The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) supports a wide variety of programs for full-time and adjunct faculty and librarians, including:
- Mentorship of incoming faculty and librarians
- Grants to encourage the use of new technologies or teaching methods in the classroom
- A host of pedagogical and instructional technology workshops
- Monthly Teaching and Learning Hours
- Annual Summer Institutes
The CTL is located in Library 212, right above the circulation desk. The space is open to all faculty and librarians Monday through Friday 7:45 a.m. - 5 p.m. when not otherwise reserved.
The Center for Teaching and Learning at Fitchburg State University enhances the teaching and learning experiences of all faculty, librarians, and students by sustaining, promoting, and celebrating pedagogical practice, innovation, and excellence. The Center’s opportunities for collaboration and professional development advance a culture of creative inquiry into the scholarship, science, and art of teaching and learning. The Center supports the mission of the University and enriches the University’s academic community through its programs and resources.
The Center for Teaching and Learning seeks to develop a culture focused on the scholarship of teaching, learning, and student success. To meet that end, the Center will capitalize on faculty and librarian expertise, fund faculty travel, host experts in the areas of critical thinking and pedagogy, and develop mechanisms for peer feedback, including pedagogical learning communities. The Center strives to develop a regional and national reputation for excellence.
Teaching and Learning Hours
As indicated in the academic calendar, the third Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. is dedicated to the CTL Teaching and Learning Hour. 2025 Teaching and Learning hours are as follows:
- September 16, 2025 - The Unplanned Curriculum: Navigating Newsfeeds and Nuance in the Classroom
- October , 2025 - Student Engagement
- November 18, 2025 - Digital Accessibility
- January 20, 2026 - Teaching and Learning Hour: ADA Compliance and Library Resources
- February 17, 2026 - TBD
- March 17, 2026 - TBD
- April 21, 2026 - TBD
Summer Institutes
Stay tuned for information about upcoming summer institutes.
CTL Innovation Grants
The CTL supports the pedagogical innovation and the teaching and learning scholarship of Fitchburg State's faculty and librarians! Applicants can request up to $750 to support teaching, pedagogical innovation, educational technologies, teaching or advising-related professional development, and teaching and learning scholarship. The call for grants comes out annually in December, with a due date in late January. Applications are reviewed by a sub-committee of the CTL Council, and awardees are notified in early February.