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The Center for Teaching and Learning began operation in 2004 thanks to the efforts of an ad hoc committee of faculty and staff, and its mission from the start has been to promote and enhance student achievement and champion quality teaching at Miami University-Middletown. The role of the CTL is to foster a sense of collaboration among all campus educators — full- and part-time faculty, staff, and administrators — and all students as a means of fulfilling that mission. The CTL is founded on the principle that the diverse student body and committed faculty are Miami Middletown's greatest resources; by working together and learning from one another, faculty and students can create an inclusive community which encourages all learners to reach their full potential. The CTL is committed as well to serving as an advocate for the teaching mission of the regional campus and its faculty within the university, academe, and the community at large.

Fulfilling the mission
In order to fulfill its mission, the CTL is dedicated to promoting innovation, providing services, and fostering a scholarly approach to teaching. Understanding that the processes of learning and teaching are complex and evolving and that definitive answers do not usually exist, the CTL promises to help faculty and students explore possible answers to important questions such as:

  • How can faculty incorporate the goals of the Miami Plan into their teaching?
  • How can teaching and learning at Miami Middletown connect with the surrounding community in ways that might transform both the campus and the community?
  • How can faculty use reflective practice to improve student learning?
  • How can the scholarship of teaching and learning provide insights that might enhance learning and teaching at the Middletown campus?
  • What are some of the ways to make teaching and learning more inclusive at the Middletown campus?
  • How can faculty better collaborate and learn from one another in order to teach more effectively?
  • What are effective ways to teach that will help students become more responsible citizens?
  • How can students contribute to their learning and to the learning of faculty?
  • How can the CTL respond to emerging needs of the campus?

Because new questions and answers about teaching and learning continually arise, this mission statement is intended to be a starting place only. As the CTL grows, its mission statement--and the questions the CTL raises--will need to grow with it.

Revised September 2007