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The Center for Excellence in Teaching was established in 2001 to promote and support exemplary teaching, to facilitate the continued professional development of faculty as teachers, and to introduce new faculty to the culture of excellence in teaching at Boston University. The Center provides a forum for the discussion of the knowledge, tools, and the spirit of inquiry that are central to teaching and learning processes. The Center cultivates teachers able to transmit their own passion for an area of inquiry and curiosity about what remains to be discovered. It encourages teachers to motivate students to participate actively in their own education and to guide them on their way to becoming life-long learners.
The Center promotes excellence in teaching by:
- assisting and supporting both new and established faculty members in their role as teachers;
- facilitating the appropriate use of new technologies in classrooms and laboratories;
- refining methods, instruments, and procedures for the evaluation of teaching;
- working with the administration to improve the teaching infrastructure in classrooms and laboratories;
- improving the training of Teaching Fellows and their preparation for teaching careers;
- providing feedback on classroom performance through videotaping, observing, and mentoring.
Led by Director Janelle Heineke , Professor of Operations and Technology Management in the School of Management, the Center offers a range of resources to enhance faculty teaching. Workshops, seminars, and technological support, as well as a collection of audio, video, and print materials are available for all teaching faculty.
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