Teaching and Learning Center
Services Offered
The Teaching and Learning Center, located in McNeil Room 124, provides and coordinates resources for faculty members from all disciplines who are interested in helping their students become more effective learners. All Teaching and Learning Center consultations are confidential. Services and activities include:
- consultations with individuals or groups interested in revising courses, improving lecture style, exploring new teaching strategies, improving tests, etc.
- linking up faculty members with USciences colleagues who have common instructional concerns
- confidential classroom observations and constructive feedback
- workshops and informal discussion groups on issues such as teaching large classes effectively, developing teaching portfolios, considering students' learning styles, and balancing teaching and research
- assistance in funding attendance at conferences on teaching and learning with travel grants
- resource collection of books, journals, and newsletters on the teaching and learning process
- Disseminate Teaching Tips
- Conduct Faculty Enrichment Workshops
- Develop Documents of Innovation
- Develop Rubrics for self-Assessment of Teaching
Please drop by or call us at 215-895-1168. We will do everything we can to help make your first years of teaching at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia a rewarding experience.
Phyllis Blumberg, Ph.D.
Director, Teaching and Learning Center
e-mail: p.blumbe@usciences.edu
Mary Rafferty
Administrative Assistant, Teaching and Learning Center
e-mail: m.raffer@usciences.edu