Center for Advancing
Teaching & Learning

Welcome to the UW-La Crosse Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning homepage. The mission of CATL is to support the development of teaching and learning at UW-L. The purposes of this site are 1) to raise awareness of university-wide teaching improvement activities and events, 2) to provide a portal to teaching improvement resources, and 3) to invite faculty and staff to join ongoing conversations on teaching and learning. Information about events and projects related to these purposes will be posted on the CATL Blog. Read more about CATL...

Upcoming Events
Schedule of Events
University wide teaching and learning events, dates, locations, registration information
CATL Schedule

Annual Teaching Conference
The 2008 UW-L Teaching Conference, “Achievement, Equity and Retention: Key Pedagogical Changes that Can Make a Real Difference in ANY College Classroom,” will be held August 26. Seating is limited, register at catl@uwlax.edu. More information is available on the CATL Blog.
Contact: Bill Cerbin

Ongoing Projects

The Lesson Study Project
Instructors work in small teams to jointly design, teach, study and refine class lessons. They develop learning goals, design instruction to address goals, observe and analyze student learning, and develop materials that can be used by other instructors.
Contact: Bill Cerbin
Lesson Study Project Site
College Lesson Study Blog

The Teaching Portfolio Project
Instructors meet during the year to develop, discuss, evaluate and refine teaching portfolio materials. Each participant creates an evidence-based portfolio that documents teaching and student learning.
Contact: Scott Cooper
CATL Blog

Writing & Teaching
Opportunities are provided for instructors to learn strategies to help students improve both their writing skills and their ability to use writing as a tool of learning. Support is also provided for faculty involved or interested in Writing Emphasis and Writing-in-the-Major.
Contact: Bryan Kopp
Writing Emphasis Site
Writing in the Major Site
CATL Blog

New(er) Faculty Orientation
To help newer faculty make the transition to the university community, orientation includes timely email bulletins on key topics throughout the year.
Contact: Betsy Morgan
New Faculty Bulletins

Teaching & Technology
Enhancing Student Learning through Technology (ESLT2) is a campus clearinghouse for information about teaching and technology.
Contact: Jim Jorstad
Educational Technologies Web Site
CATL Blog

Additional Opportunities


Faculty Seminar on Teaching for Diversity
The Teaching for Diversity Seminar focuses on a broad range of diversity issues. Each session includes discussion around a selected reading. The seminar meets 4:00-5:30 on alternate Tuesdays in 111 Carl Wimberly Hall. Check the Seminar Schedule for dates and readings.
Contact: Deb Hoskins
Teaching for Diversity Seminar Web Site



Additional Resources


Faculty Development Grants
The UW-L Faculty Development Committee offers three types of grants to support improvement of teaching and learning projects: Teaching Innovation, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, and Professional Development.
Contact: Bill Cerbin
Grant Guidelines

UW System Resources
The Office of Professional & Instructional Development (OPID) sponsors The Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Teaching Scholars Program and Faculty College.
Contact: Bill Cerbin
OPID Site
Teaching Fellows & Scholars
Faculty College

The UW System Leadership Site for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning supports research on teaching and learning.
Contact Bill Cerbin
SoTL Leadership Site
SoTL Funding Opportunities

The Learning Technology Development Council encourage System-wide collaboration and individual campus efforts which promote professional development in the effective use of learning technologies and explore new teaching and learning applications of existing and emerging technologies.
Contact: Jim Jorstad
LTDC Web site
Curricular Redesign Grant Program

National Teaching & Learning Forum A link to the NTLF, a periodical about college teaching and learning.