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The 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.

“Staff members of CTE are very highly respected among educational developers in Canada, as well as around the world. Their work is scholarly, grounded in current research on teaching and learning, innovative and carefully designed. CTE is one of the teaching centres we look to as an outstanding centre that models excellence in educational development.” — Feedback received via a "reputation survey" that CTE conducted as part of its 2017 External Review. 

News

  1. Dec. 4, 2019ePortfolios at the University of Waterloo: A Teaching and Learning Story
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    When I was an undergraduate student, there was no Internet. We lined up to register for courses in a hot gym. I went to class, researched and wrote papers, studied for exams, passed x courses with a minimum grade of y to receive z credits in return for a diploma. After it was over, I didn’t look back.

    Perhaps that’s still the perspective new students have when they approach the University of Waterloo for the first time: What do I have to do to get my diploma? The answer, they’ll find out, is that they still have to navigate their way through a series of classes, coursework, exams, and maybe co-op placements and volunteer opportunities.

    What has changed is the technology that’s available to help them make meaning of their experiences as a university student. But I’m getting ahead of myself, because it’s not really about the technology.

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  2. Nov. 27, 2019Call for proposals! 12th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference: Learning Through Assessment
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  3. Nov. 11, 20192018-2019 Annual Report
    Front cover of CTE's 2018-2019 annual report: three University of Waterloo students smiling and looking at a laptop computer

    Hot off the press! See what we've been up to, including an overview of our core activities. View an accessibile PDF.

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Events

Call for proposals! Teaching and Learning Conference

Learning Through Assessment"

View CTE's 2018-2019 Annual Report (accessible PDF):

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