Professional Development

TILT supports student and teaching success by providing research-based, classroom-tested professional development for all faculty, instructors, post-docs and GTAs. These experiences can be used to prepare for annual review, tenure and promotion, or a first teaching job.

Teaching Effectiveness Initiative

TEI is a voluntary Professional Development program designed to recognize and reward faculty who invest in growing their teaching practice.

Develop Your Instructional Skills

Graduate Student Teaching Certificate of Completion (GSTCC)

A program for graduate students. Learn about, reflect on, and practice teaching at the post-secondary level. Participants can earn a Certificate of Completion.

GSTCC Information

PostDoc Teaching Certificate of Completion (PDTCC)

A program for postdoc students. Learn about, reflect on, and practice teaching at the post-secondary level. Participants can earn a Certificate of Completion.

PDTCC Information

Resources and Awards

Graduate Teaching Assistant Training

Programs and Resources for Graduate Students

N. Preston Davis Award

International Student and Scholar Services

Service Learning Award

Conferences and Events

Graduate Teaching Assistant Training

Summer Conference

Fall Faculty Ramp-Up

Courses and Offerings

Complete descriptions of courses and workshops.

Complete descriptions of courses and workshops. Review the events calendar for current offerings. Contact TILT to schedule professional development for your department.

Conferences and Workshops: TILT offers Fall Ramp Up and the Summer Conference annually while conducting a variety of workshops on an ongoing basis.

Community of Practice: Explore types of assessments, more equitable grading practices, student-generated rubrics, mastery grading, standards-based grading, and more.

Best Practices in Teaching: 3-week online Canvas courses on evidence-based instructional approaches.

Teaching Squares: Semester long, peer observation program. Observe others a few times during a semester, using an agreed upon set of observation norms.

TILT Book Clubs Gather with colleagues to read one of TILT’s favorite books on teaching.

Teaching Excellence Network (TEN) Faculty leaders in each of the Colleges, the Library, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs develop TEN programming each semester for their colleagues.