Supporting a fundamental activity: A Teaching and Learning Institute

The concept of a Teaching and Learning Institute (TLI) was supported by teaching employee groups and management in 2010 and Coordinator, Theresa Southam, was hired in early 2011.

The institute is peer-administered and allows faculty to collaborate on goal setting and identification of services to be provided such as: developing training for colleagues, developing and documenting shared understandings of good teaching practice, developing an appropriate resource library, and aligning the entity with professional development commitments of faculty.

The institute works closely with Education Council and the Office of the Vice President Education and Students to align its work—supporting excellence in teaching as well as curriculum renewal and development and appropriate resourcing of the institute.

Photo: TLI Coordinator, Theresa Southam.