Programs for Instructors
CELT offers a mix of professional development programs throughout the academic year. CELT also offers specialized programs that provide participants with ways to engage deeper in a topic with the guidance of a program mentor. These specialized programs include:
Faculty New to Iowa State
Participants address course design, evidence-based teaching strategies, inclusive classroom practices, peer-review of teaching, and teaching effectiveness.
Supplement departmental mentoring by pairing with a senior instructor from a different discipline who is a successful and experienced teacher.
Participate in a program that encompasses the best teaching practices and student support resources available at Iowa State.
Online Teaching
A collaborative opportunity for ISU instructors to build skills to design or substantially revise their courses.
Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process based on best practices to measure the quality of online and blended courses.
Effective Teaching and SoTL
Instructors have the opportunity to practice techniques and design strategies focused on active learning that can then be implemented in their courses.
Investigate questions related to student learning, with the goal of improving your own classroom, as well as advancing practice.