Best Practices in University Teaching
An in-person BPUT is hosted annually in-person in January on the Homewood Campus and virtually in the summer. Please see below for details.
CTEI has moved to the Greenhouse!
CTEI has moved operations to the Greenhouse to sow the seeds of good teaching at Homewood! Come see us behind Gilman and the Decker Gardens! Read more...
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Learn MoreEvents
Continuous Improvement: Maintaining Engagement in the Classroom as an Instructor
A casual discussion over lunch where experienced faculty sharing innovative teaching practices and demonstrating how others might implement similar strategies.
Excellence in Online Teaching Symposium 2024
Bringing faculty and instructional staff together to share best practices in designing and facilitating online courses and programs.
Fall 2024 Theme: Cultivating Creativity in your Course Design and Students Learning Experiences
Journal Club for December 2024
Check out upcoming Journal Clubs for Fall 2024!
Blog Feed
Brian Klaas opened the presentation by highlighting the valuable role storytelling plays in the classroom, while sharing facts is essential, building a narrative around those facts provides the context that gives them meaning.
Quick Tips: Low to No Prep Classroom Activities
Student engagement is a critical component of higher education and a frequent topic of interest among instructors. Actively engaging students in the learning process helps increase motivation, supports collaboration, and deepens understanding of course material.
The Teaching Fellows Project: Community-Based Learning in Baltimore City Schools
The Teaching Fellows – twelve undergraduates chosen by application from across KSAS – lead weekly creative writing groups in under-resourced elementary and middle schools across the city.
Lunch and Learn: Generative AI Uses in the Classroom
On Tuesday, April 23rd, the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI) hosted a Lunch and Learn on Generative AI Uses in the Classroom.
Lunch and Learn: Active Learning Techniques
On Tuesday, March 12th, the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI) hosted a Lunch and Learn on Active Learning Techniques: Advice and Guidance from Experienced Faculty.
Preparing to Teach: Lessons from a Gamemaster
Once upon a time, just before the age of COVID-19, I was asked to teach a course for an undergraduate minor program through JHU’s Center for Leadership Education...