Centers for Teaching Excellence

In the pass few days, Centers for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at the University of Illinois and Texas A&M have been getting my attention.

Last weekend, while at the Armory at the University of Illinois to watch our oldest daughter Lindsey (sophomore sprinter for DePaul University) compete in an indoor track meet, I noted the Armory is not only the winter home of Illini Track and Field but also the home for the university's Center for Teaching Excellence .

Today, Texas A& M University via twitter (@TAMUtalk) linked to a informative release on their Center for Teaching Excellence. Valuable points are made regarding the need to promote SoTL - the scholarship of teaching and learning and the necessity of matching faculty development with the learning outcomes of the students.

While universities have huge needs to constantly develop graduate assistants and new faculty, small colleges like Greenville College can also benefit from a structure promoting SoTL. Maybe we can make something like these CTEs a part of what we do.

Bloom's digital taxonomy

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo and others on twitter for passing on this cool 2009 discussion of Bloom's taxonomy in the digital age by Joshua Coupal.

Larry's tweet:

Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo)

10/14/10 6:22 AM

RT @TheConsultantsE: Bloom's Taxonomy on Prezi http://bit.ly/dk9bYj via @mike08 @1TEACHER4edu

Joshua's presentation:

Bloom's on Prezi