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Welcome to the Centre for Teaching Excellence

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 provided 2464 consultations to 978 instructors, graduate students, and staff members! See our other "vital statistics" for that year!

Upcoming Workshops & Events

Thursday, December 12, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Getting Started with peerScholar - In Person (CTE7548)

Please note: this workshop is intended for INSTRUCTORS that will be using peerScholar in the upcoming term.

This two-hour, in-person session will introduce you to peerScholar, uWaterloo's centrally supported peer review and group member evaluation tool.

Monday, December 16, 2024 8:30 am - Friday, December 20, 2024 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW, CTE7007)

The Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) is an intensive 40-hour workshop held over 5 days that prepares participants to deliver the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) to others. Led by Trainers from the ISW Network, the core of the FDW is another ISW with the further skills of facilitation as the primary focus.

CTE News

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

CTE Highlights

Highlights of our work in 2023-24, including stories about supporting faculty development, promoting student engagement, and supporting ongoing and emerging needs are now on our website.