Teaching and Learning Transformation Center
- Katherine Worboys Izsak
The TLTC inspires and supports effective, engaging, efficient, and equitable teaching innovations among the University’s instructors and assistants. The office provides faculty, students, and staff with training, resources, professional development activities, and individualized consultation to transform their classrooms and careers. Instructors may seek an individual consultation at https://tltc.umd.edu/consultations or view training events at https://tltc.umd.edu/events.
TLTC has invented and helped to implement the “Fearless Teaching Framework”, which is a conceptual model of an effective course based on decades of educational theory and empirical research. It is an evidence-based approach to quality teaching and focuses on creating successful climates, content, practices, and assessments that motivate and engage students. TLTC also offers a mid-semester evaluation based on these principles which is a scientifically validated instrument. It is optional and instructors are not required to show the results to anyone; however, instructors receiving strong responses may wish to include their survey data in any promotion packages. More information is available at https://tltc.umd.edu/fearless.