Lenore Thomas, associate professor and chair of the Department of Studio Arts, woke up with a clear vision: to create an interactive gallery for the 2021 Student Exhibition where visitors could learn about and experience the success of the department’s…
The Teaching Center has developed resources to support recommendations made by the Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence (ACIE) to improve and expand assessment of teaching. In addition to the existing library of resources on assessment of teaching and student…
Michael Arenth, director of Educational Technologies for the Teaching Center, received the 2019 University of Pittsburgh Staff Council Mentor Award. The award recognizes staff members who place immense value on the act of mentorship and exhibit a passion for fostering…
We’d like to congratulate Andrew P.K. Bentley (instructional designer), Lex Drozd (instructional designer), Max Glider (learning space services coordinator), Joy Hart (senior program coordinator), Cressida Magaro (assistant manager of Educational Software Consulting) and Team Testing (Sue Richardson, manager, and testing…
As we all continue to strive to create the very best environments for our students to live and learn, we want to encourage you to think about how your engagement with students can support their well-being during this uniquely stressful…
The 2021 Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment virtual conference begins on Monday Feb. 1, and runs through Feb. 12. Pitt has purchased a license for all faculty to participate in this event. There will be 60 one-hour sessions delivered using…
To support faculty who may be teaching in learning spaces with the newly installed Flex@Pitt classroom technology, the Teaching Center has developed several resources: Our Zoom Rooms Introduction video provides an introduction to the technology installed in the classroom. The Zoom Rooms Technical…
As we head into the winter recess, the start of the spring semester looms on the horizon. For those of you who didn’t teach in the fall and are in the midst of planning how you will tackle the challenges…
As you plan for the spring semester and update your course syllabus, consider how you can support your students’ well-being. This spring, two Student Self-Care Days are scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23 and Wednesday, March 24. Explicitly acknowledge these dates…