Center for Teaching Excellence
Center for Teaching Excellence
Midlands Technical College’s Center for Teaching Excellence provides workshops, training sessions, one-on-one consultations, faculty learning communities, and a wide range of resources to support faculty in achieving teaching excellence. The CTE fosters a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability in teaching and learning.
CTE Mission
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Midlands Technical College advances the college’s mission by promoting high-quality, evidence-based instruction that supports student learning, success, and retention. The CTE provides faculty and staff with professional development opportunities, instructional resources, and pedagogical support that strengthen teaching effectiveness. Through intentional alignment with institutional priorities, the CTE fosters a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability in teaching and learning.
Guiding Principles
1. Commitment to Faculty Development: The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is dedicated to helping faculty become better educators, positively impacting student success and retention. All initiatives are designed to enhance instructional effectiveness and advance the professional growth of MTC faculty across all disciplines.
2. Evidence-Based Practices: The CTE advances strategies grounded in research, assessment, and data. Faculty development emphasizes proven pedagogical approaches.
3. Alignment With Institutional Priorities: The CTE’s work aligns with the college's mission, and leadership priorities, while supporting faculty needs.
4. Collaboration: The CTE is a collaborative partner working with faculty to deliver effective professional development.
5. Innovation with Purpose: The CTE encourages creative, forward-thinking teaching approaches. Innovation is embraced when it improves student learning, strengthens engagement, or enhances instructional design.
6. Practical, Actionable Resources: The CTE offers faculty training, materials, walkthroughs, and job aids that are hands-on, concrete, and useful.
7. Respect for Faculty: CTE programming is designed to be efficient, flexible, and respectful. High-value development is the standard.
8. Continuous Improvement: The CTE regularly evaluates its own practices, seeks faculty feedback, and evolves programming to remain relevant and effective.
CTE Vision
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) aspires to be a recognized leader in faculty development and instructional innovation in two-year colleges, contributing to an institutional environment where excellent teaching is expected, supported, and celebrated. The CTE envisions a faculty community that consistently employs effective data-informed teaching practices, engages in ongoing professional growth, and advances the college’s commitment to academic quality as well as student success and retention.