CTE Annual Report 2023-2024

CTE at a Glance: Participation in our Programs and Services

Individuals from across campus and beyond engage with CTE through consultations, workshops, and the Teaching and Learning conference. Here are our numbers for the 2023-24 fiscal year. 

1744 instructors, staff, graduate students, and post-doctoral candidates participated in CTE programs and services
2464 consultation requests from 978 instructors, graduate students, and staff members
1744 individuals engaged in CTE's services in 2023-2024 from across all six faculties.

Programming

CTE programming includes workshops designed for instructors and workshops designed specifically for graduate students.

730 people attended 150 workshops (total participation = 1886 workshop completions)
141 graduate students completed a CTE certificate program 127 graduate students completed the Fundamentals of University Teaching 14 PhD students completed the Certificate in University Teaching
Total participation in CTE workshops by role
Respondents rating of learning outcomes for faculty-oriented programming

Teaching and learning conference

The University of Waterloo's 15th annual Teaching and Learning Conference focused on the theme of Sparking and Sustaining Engagement this year.

458 people attended the Teaching and Learning Conference 393 attendees from the University of Waterloo 65 external attendees spanning 4 countries and 27 institutions 64 in-person sessions, 16 online sessions, and 17 posters
UWTL attendees by role data

Custom support and services

CTE tailors its support to the needs of instructors, based on needs assessment surveys, feedback, consultation requests, emerging trends and issues, and the University of Waterloo's strategic plan.

256 events and consultations on curriculum development held for 54 departments
101 custom workshops and events attended by 1725 participants
380 unique individuals working on 182 research projects have been supported by LITE Grants since 2012
Number of Curriculum Consultations and Events by Faculty
LITE Grant breakdown by faculty for the 18 grants awarded

Contributions by CTE staff

Our staff members are widely recognized as leaders in educational development. We are frequently called upon at Waterloo and beyond to join groups and committees, serve as editorial board members, and share research and best practices at conferences and in journals. 

30 unique committees served by 9 staff members
  • 14 staff members delivered peer-reviewed conference presentations
  • 9 staff members contributed to 30 unique committees
  • 10 unique staff members contributed to the review of 10 unique publications (4), conferences (5), and grant programs (1)
  • 2 unique staff members published in 3 peer-reviewed journals
  • 5 invited presentations and workshops given by CTE staff members at other institutions

Online resources

Online resources include teaching tips, videos, and various social media platforms.

2.04 M views of CTE's website this year 984 Facebook followers, 1159 Instagram followers, and 914 Twitter (X) followers

In the 2023-24 fiscal year, we added ten new videos to the CTE YouTube channel, including sessions from the University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference and other presentations on PebblePad, WatCV, and extended reality technologies. The total number of resources on the CTE YouTube channel is 189, with some of those videos accumulating tens of thousands of views. 

We developed new resources for our repository of Teaching Tips — such as Exam Wrappers: Meta-Cognitive Questions to Help Students Reflect on Their Exams — but we also undertook an intensive review of our existing 160 Teaching Tips to update them based on recent evidence-based practices. Our review of our 160 Teaching Tips will be completed in the new fiscal year.