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Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CSALT)

Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CSALT)

Faculty who attended the CII workshop discuss ways to improve the curriculum.

Faculty discuss ways to improve the curriculum, Curriculum Innovations Workshop January 10 & 11, 2011.

Vision:

To transform learners through an inspired faculty using both traditional and innovative evidence-based pedagogy and technology.

 

Instructional designers respond to faculty questions about Blackboard at the Tech Hop on May 11, 2012.

Faculty and staff at Tech Hop on May 11, 2012

Instructional designer assists faculty with the Blackboard gradebook at the Tech Hop on May 11, 2012.

Faculty and Staff Attending Tech Hop May 11, 2012

Mission

Provide all educators with services, resources and support to foster student learning and quality teaching through effective pedagogy and instructional technology.

A Reminder of The University Mission

California State University, Fresno powers the New California through learning, scholarship, and engagement. The University faculty, staff, and administrators work together to:

  • Make student success our first priority;
  • Embrace a culture of diversity, internationalization, and inclusion;
  • Advance our established distinction in liberal arts and sciences, professional programs, and community engagement;
  • Produce transformative scholarly research and creative works that target regional issues with global significance;
  • Exemplify the ethical stewardship of capital and human resources; and
  • Develop institutional, community, and intellectual leaders.

Theme 1:

The University will improve learning for its diverse student population by placing emphasis upon effective traditional teaching methods, innovative pedagogy and active learning through research experiences, internships, service learning, and learning communities/cohorts. We will accomplish this by promoting teamwork, academic rigor, learning assessment, personal inquiry, information literacy, ethics, and problem solving.

Theme 2:

Commitment to Student Transformation and Success
The University will aggressively focus on student success and transformation, emphasizing data driven and research-based strategies, and provide support for faculty to undertake these activities.

- Copied from: Strategic Plan for Excellence IV (2011-15)

What CSALT can do for you:

Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CSALT) represents a center that focuses on the pre-eminence of learning and the vital roles of engagement, innovation, teaching and faculty development.

Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CSALT) is an:

  • Idea incubator, think tank, & faculty forum
  • Evidence-based learning laboratory
  • Individual faculty development
  • Initiative-based change agent