Teaching

Center Comparisons

The following table provides a summary of what each teaching center offers based on their website
University
Physical Presence and Services and Programs
Web Presence
Belmont
Housed in Library
Programs
University
Link to Center
Luncheon discussion groups
Travel grants to attend conferences relevant to teaching
Midcourse formative feedback from students
Individual teaching consultations
New Faculty Seminars and Groups
Resources page with
On campus workshops and programs
Conferences
Helpful links
Newsletters produced by the center
Travel Grant Applications
Union
Does not mention
Dialogue Groups focused on specific books and meet 3 times a
University
location
semester.
Link to Center
Extensive Resource page that are specific to the university as
well as links to other outside resources.
An events page with programs that are new each year as well as
the following annual programs:
Collegium on Christ
Faculty Workshops
New Faculty Orientation
In the Academy
Union Beginnings I
Conferences
List of Grants that are both specific to the university as well as
outside grants with deadlines brief description to links
Elon
William Henry Belk
Programs offered
Pavilion
CATL Scholars competitive awarded to faculty for
Link to Center
release time and financial support to attend conferences
in return develop programs for the school
Diversity Infusion Project
Faculty Groups and Seminars includes Course Design
Working Groups, Mentoring Groups, New Faculty,
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Visual Culture
Group
Faculty Writing Residency 4 day retreat focused on
writing for publication mostly in SoTL journals
Resource page that is very well organized into specific topics:
Engaged Learning, Inclusive Classrooms, and New Faculty.

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Mercer
University

Radford
University

Physical Presence and

Web Presence
Doesnt describe a
physical location
says it is for all
campuses
Link to Center:

Walker Hall
Link to Center

Services and Programs

Faculty Learning Communities a peer led group to student
specific topics during the academic year members earn a
stipend

Faculty Workshops Held at 3 different Mercer campuses

Offers technology webinars, lunch programs, Tailgating
Resources page with links to:
The university library created teaching and learning
subject guide
Course design
Instructional strategies
Assessment
Flipped classrooms
Collaboration in the classroom

Consulting services specific to academic units The Center
welcomes the opportunity to consult or collaborate with deans,
program directors, department chairs, curriculum committees,
course directors, and anyone else involved with teaching and
learning design, implementation, assessment, evaluation, and
research.

Has resources describing how they support faculty in the SoTL
journals and conferences.
Faculty Training and Orientation Programs throughout year

Teaching Resources only has 2 links

New Faculty Resources seem to be specific to the university,
e.g. HR, Administrative, Technology resources

Resources created at the university on distance education

New Media Center with resources on using new media in the
classroom they are a member institution of the New Media
Consortium

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Vanderbilt

Samford

Physical Presence and Services and Programs

Web Presence
Gives address: 1114
Offers individualized consulting services on Blackboard, for
19th Avenue South
specific departments and schools, and on these topics:
and is described as
Syllabus and Course Design Consultation
having a library,
Student Evaluations Consultation
reading room, coffee
Technology Consultation
bar, comfortable
Teaching Documentation
seating and workshop
Small Group Analysis
rooms
SoTL Consultations
Link to Center:
Teaching Observation
Video Recording Consultation
Grant Consultation
Vast variety of programs, orientations
They have a dedicated library
They have developed a set of Guides that summarize best
practices for 68 different topics
They have a faculty blot with updates and spotlights on faculty
as well as specific topics.
Other resources:
newsletter
confidentiality policy
list of articles and materials they have published
annual report that highlights accomplishments of the
center.
Doesnt list a physical Describes themselves as a multifaceted resource
address.

Link to Center
Primary areas of emphasis include: innovative teaching and
learning techniques, high-impact practices, integration of
technology in teaching, and the scholarship of teaching.

Very limited website that lists 30 minutes workshop topics and
Talks led by outstanding faculty award winners.

Provides Faculty Development Grants, including those who
wanted to try new technologies

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Abilene
Christian

Physical Presence and

Web Presence
Walter Adams Center
with classrooms and
conference rooms
Link to Center

University of Unable to determine

Virginia
if they had a physical
location
Link to Center

Services and Programs

They describe their center as a gathering place for faculty to
share resources with a focus on hospitality with places to pick
up coffee and lunch

Learning Resource Lab classrooms that are equipped to
capture classroom activities which can be used by faculty who
are conducting research on a specific teaching technique or
want to self-assess their teaching.

They have a list of resources for faculty development that are
specific to the university, e.g. grants and leave programs.

Digital Scholarship Center purpose to digitized old
media to make it secure and viewable again.
Offers Workshops
Teaching with Technology Fair
Offer Consultations
One on one with professors
Teaching with Technology
In-class observations
Teaching Analysis Poll creates electronic surveys for
mid-semester reports about a specific course
Large Class feedback
Faculty Programs
Academy of Teaching
Ignite ( for new faculty)
Nucleus (STEM program)
Course Design Institute
Excellence in Diversity
Contemplative Pedagogy Program
Awards Offer a large list of teaching awards as well as
fellowships and grants

Well organized Resources Page that provide summaries of the
literature as well as sample documents. Includes resources at
UVA and beyond.