Programs and Initiatives

Designed to investigate topics of interest in teaching and learning.

The conference showcases the best pedagogical practice and research in higher education today. Sessions address disciplinary and interdisciplinary instructional strategies, outcomes, and research.

Professional development opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral associates seeking to gain teaching-related knowledge and skills.

Explore topics relevant to your teaching experiences, interests, and needs with fellow Virginia Tech faculty.

Explore tools and resources for designing or redesigning your courses.

A learning space that brings together faculty, administrators, students, and industry partners committed to the experiential learning mission.

Student focus groups are a way to elicit feedback directly from students about their experiences in courses or a program. We work with you to develop a protocol that prompts students on topics and aspects of their experience that you are most interested in exploring.

Interactive workshops and place-based activities to share and model effective practices for global education.

An opportunity for new faculty to learn strategies to establish faculty-student connections and techniques to create a positive learning environment.

Learn about project-based and problem-based learning at Virginia Tech.

An opportunity for faculty to engage in and develop substantive knowledge and skills.

We offer workshops, consulting, grants, and an annual writing retreat to support Virginia Tech faculty and instructors with their SoTL.

Designed for teaching faculty members at Virginia Tech to gain information, inspiration, and ideas for strategies that they can implement in their teaching to increase student engagement.