The University of Waterloo's Centre for Teaching Excellence collaborates with individuals, academic departments, and academic support units to foster capacity and community around teaching and to promote an institutional culture that values effective teaching and meaningful learning.
Last year, CTE reached over 1,400 instructors, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff members through a variety of cross-disciplinary, institution-wide events and programs, including our annual conference that was attended by 422 participants! See our other "vital statistics" for that year!
Upcoming Workshops & Events
Teaching Dossiers for Graduate Students & Postdocs (ongoing)
Writing a statement of teaching philosophy and teaching dossier are excellent ways to reflect on who you are as an instructor and consider your growth and development with regards to teaching.
Mode: Online (self-paced course)
Assessment Redesign and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) - (CTE7556)
This two-part assessment redesign workshop explores the implications of GenAI for assessment design, offering strategies to both harness GenAI as a learning tool and address challenges. Over two half-days, the workshop provides space, time, expertise, and peer feedback to help participants create assessments that are both innovative and resilient in the age of GenAI.
Getting Started in LEARN - In Person (CTE6656)
Please note: this workshop is intended for instructors that will be using LEARN in the upcoming term.
This two-hour in-person session will introduce you to LEARN (D2L Brightspace), uWaterloo's learning management system for presenting course activities and resources in on-campus and blended courses.
CTE News
Announcing the October 2025 LITE Grant recipients
The Learning Innovation and Teaching Enhancement (LITE) Seed Grants support small-scale teaching and learning research projects with funding of up to $7,500.
2026 UWTL Conference Call for Proposals now available
The theme of the 17th Annual University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference is The Human Factor: Shaping the Role of AI in Higher Education.
Research from CTE staff members
Donna Ellis, CTE’s Director and Annik Bilodeau, Educational Developer, Research and Consulting have each recently published and have been recognized for their research.