What Faculty Are Saying

CETL provides many helpful opportunities to improve my teaching such as Mid-Semester Feedback and Class Observations. Thank you CETL!

The support from CETL has been invaluable in enhancing my teaching skills. I attended several workshops after I joined Virginia Tech in August 2023, all of which were worth attending. Specifically, their training on project-based learning, problem-based learning and the course design clinic have contributed to the best-designed syllabus and course I have ever created. Last semester, I used their mid-semester evaluation service, which helped me improve the mistakes I was making in the classroom. This summer, my involvement in the faculty innovation groups for large classrooms and Interventions to Improve Student Learning has enriched my understanding of students needs and fostered a collaborative environment for continuous improvement.

I come from corporate training. Despite teaching adults vs college-age students and the inherent differences, it is fairly similar to teaching in the academic setting.

I cannot imagine making that transition without diving deeper into curriculum and pedagogy development - for which I’ve received substantive support and mentoring from CETL. I cannot express how critical and valuable CETL has been as a resource and foundation to my achievements and development in academic instruction.

I love my students and care deeply for their development. So do all the experts at CETL who also simultaneously care for and support me. I wish I could find the words to express my appreciation for everyone at CETL for being immensely significant and sizable ripples in the pond of what we do as teachers and how effectively we are able to do it.