Programs and Initiatives

Professional development program designed specifically for adjunct/contingent faculty at Virginia Tech.

Designed to investigate topics of interest in teaching and learning.

Designed to foster teaching and learning knowledge and skills.

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.

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

Explore tools and resources for designing or redesigning your courses.

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.

We partner with the Global Education Office to provide support for faculty members to develop as global educators and to support Virginia Tech’s Beyond Boundaries vision for the future of learning.

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

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

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

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