Open AccessConnect, Change, and Conserve: Building a Virtual Center for Teaching Excellence
Author(s) -
Schoening Anne M.,
Oliver Sarah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/tia2.20046
Subject(s) - mindset , excellence , process (computing) , center of excellence , virtual laboratory , center (category theory) , engineering management , knowledge management , engineering , engineering ethics , public relations , computer science , political science , multimedia , database , artificial intelligence , law , operating system , chemistry , crystallography
In an era of limited fiscal and human resources, educational developers are seeking innovative ways to connect with their constituents. Developing a “virtual” center for teaching and learning (CTL) is one approach to consolidating development resources and reaching busy full‐time and adjunct faculty. This article will describe the process used to create and sustain a Virtual Center for Teaching Excellence (vCTE) at a diverse, mid‐sized university campus. This process required connection between departmental faculty developers and stakeholders, change of the campus mindset, and conservation of resources through shared efforts. Challenges faced and recommendations to overcome those challenges will be presented.