Center for Teaching and Learning

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Mission Statement

The Center for Teaching and Learning aims to be the nexus for people, projects, and initiatives that advance the art and science of effective teaching. We recognize the importance of collaboration in the pursuit of transformational learning environments and are committed to encouraging conversation, experimentation, and research that contribute to a dynamic academic community at Centre College.

To fulfill this mission, we:

Promote faculty growth and renewal during all stages of one's career.

Support the adoption and sharing of innovative and effective pedagogical studies and practices.

Encourage research and scholarly conversation related to teaching and learning practices.

Provide instructional technology support and mentorship to faculty, staff, and students in one-on-one and group settings.

Collaborate with people and programs on Centre's campus and beyond to support the advancement of teaching and learning initiatives and research.

Contact the CTL

Nisha Gupta

DIRECTOR
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
Crounse Hall, 3rd floor
Work Phone: 859.238.6294
Work Email:nisha.gupta@centre.edu
Website: Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

Biography

Ph.D. in Cultural Foundations of Education, Philosophy, Syracuse University, 2005 | Master of Education in Higher Education Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont, 1990 | Bachelor in Art in Psychology and Religious Studies, Indiana University, 1988

Nisha Gupta joined Centre College in 2021. Prior to Centre, Gupta had been a Specialist for Faculty Development in the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. In this role, she helped faculty develop culminating student experiences, bringing focus to the second-year experience, and instilling inquiry-based learning, community-based learning, and learning theory into assignments, course development, and assessment measures. She also had been an instructor in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Department and the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Transformation program at UofL, and she is an active community volunteer, with particular interests in anti-oppression organizing. Prior to coming to Louisville in 2009, Gupta was the associate director for professional development programs at the Graduate School of Syracuse University.

Gupta’s scholarship includes inquiry models, implicit bias, social justice topics, curricular design, and queer studies.

Lisa Curlis

OFFICE MANAGER
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
Crounse Hall, 3rd floor
Work Phone: 859.238.5288
Work Email: lisa.curlis@centre.edu
Website: Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

Biography

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Berea College, 1995.

Primary Areas of Responsibility:

Lisa provides administrative and organizational support to the staff of the Center for Teaching and Learning. Some of Lisa's responsibilities include managing the CTL website, social media accounts, and digital signage system; manage the CTL common space reservations, maintenance, and usage policies and practices; manage the academic building after-hours reservations using Centre's online reservation system, EventCentre; assist the Director of the CTL in organizing New Faculty Orientation, Pedagogy Luncheons, and other CTL sponsored events.

Outside of Centre Lisa likes to spend her time with her husband Brett, and their family and friends. Her interests include listening to all types of music, watching movies, and attending various sporting events. She is a member of the Stanford Christian Church Adult Choir and the Lincoln County Fair Board.