Our News & Announcements page is your one-stop shop for all the recent resources, events, and news from CTL! This page will be updated periodically with contributions from CTL staff, Graduate Teaching Consultants, and Faculty. We invite your feedback and suggestions for topics—please reach out to us at ctl@bu.edu.
The Pedagogical Prelude: Playing Music Before Class
Contributed by Deb Breen, with thanks to Steve Donweber and Irit Kleiman (3 minute read) Music educators have long known that the benefits of listening to music... More
Meet our Spring 2021 Adobe Catalyst Program Cohort!
BU’s Adobe Catalyst Program (ACP), a Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and Digital & Learning Innovation (DL&I) partnership has started its third cohort. The... More
The Neuroscience of Stress and Learning
How does stress affect learning? Please join CTL for an interactive presentation with Dr. Mays Imad on Thursday, April 15, from 12.30-1.45pm. Dr. Imad’s presentation will connect... More
Interdisciplinary Conversations on Teaching
CTL is pleased to announce our first collaborative endeavor with BU Arts Initiative – an interdisciplinary conversation about integrating the arts into the curriculum. We... More
Supporting Graduate Students as Teachers
The CTL, with help from our Graduate Teaching Consultants (GTCs), offers a variety of programs and services designed to help graduate students grow as teachers... More
Supporting Students in the First Weeks of the Semester
Notes from the Virtual Hub & Pub (2 minute read) At the recent Virtual Hub & Pub (February 2, 2021), facilitated by the CTL-Hub Teaching Excellence Faculty... More
CTL-BU Hub Opportunities to Learn and Share
This Spring, the BU Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and the BU Hub will be teaming up once again with new offerings! Please browse... More
Keeping On In Challenging Times
Contributed by Deb Breen (2 minute read) As someone not born or raised in the US, I am often mystified by political and cultural approaches here that... More
InClassLfA Student App
With thanks to Christine Paal, University Registrar, for this information. InClassLfA, an app that students can use to reserve seats in classes they wish to attend... More
Funding Opportunities from CTL
With the intercession period coming up, please take some time to browse this announcement to see what funding opportunities are available to support your professional development... More