Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

Mission Statement: Foster excellence in teaching and support for faculty.

Vision Statement: The vision of the Casper College Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment is to empower faculty to create transformative learning experiences that prepare students to thrive in a complex and interconnected world. The center will aim to foster experiential teaching in an environment where faculty can achieve their full potential. This will be accomplished through:

Professional Development:

• Opportunities for faculty to increase their own pedagogical and scholarly knowledge to directly impact student engagement and learning;
• Opportunities during orientation, roundtable discussions, workshops, and faculty seminars, CTLA will offer faculty information, presentations, and resources to support and improve instructional skills and assessment of student learning;
• Research-based study that fosters academic engagement, learning, and success for all students;
• Support the development of experiential learning opportunities for students.

Comprehensive Mentoring:

• The CTLA will promote a culture of innovative teaching, active involvement, and scholarly pursuits by using a comprehensive approach to mentoring faculty, from faculty arrival and throughout their career at CC;
• Cohort luncheons, portfolio development workshops, roundtable discussions, and one- on-one consultations; CTLA will support faculty in an ongoing, flexible manner that is responsive to individual needs.

Community & Collaboration:

• CTLA values interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty and seeks to further the mission through a variety of events that foster communication and a sense of community;
• Monthly/semester faculty seminars and a yearly Faculty Appreciation Week, CTLA will provide institutional and informal opportunities for faculty to learn from one another.