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Mission Statement
The mission of the Georgia State University Center for Teaching
and Learning is to support and promote high quality educational
opportunities within a learning-centered academic culture
that addresses the needs of qualified students, non-traditional
as well as traditional. The Center reflects the collective
expertise and continued commitment to excellence in teaching
by the university faculty.
The Center promotes student learning by encouraging and supporting
faculty efforts to explore the teaching-learning process.
Such explorations include development of instructional skills,
reflection on current instructional practices, implementation
of teaching innovations, and use of emerging technologies.
Further, the Center serves as an advocate for excellent teaching
and for the expansion of incentives for the continued improvement
of teaching and learning at the University.
In collaboration with the colleges of Georgia State University,
the Center promotes the availability of existing efforts that
develop and expand excellence in teaching and learning.
The Center serves the University by:
- Functioning as a clearinghouse of information and resources
related to the continuing improvement of teaching at GSU
- Developing initiatives which encourage on-going faculty
commitment to excellence in teaching
- Promoting continuing development of a community of scholars
interested in teaching-learning excellence
- Identifying information and resources that support high-quality
teaching, and
- Coordinating the University's role as a leader in the
regional, national, and international network of scholars
interested in instructional excellence.
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