Columbia State Center for Teaching and Learning

The primary goal of the CTL is to support part-time and full-time faculty members in improving their teaching practices, promoting effective learning experiences for students, and fostering a culture of continuous learning across Columbia State by providing resources, training, and guidance on current pedagogical approaches and technologies.

We have many resources for faculty members on our virtual site here, but we will also have resources and trainings available in our physical space on the Columbia Campus in Warf 107. Contact Dr. Amy McDonald if you would like to schedule or suggest an event.

We'd love to hear what resources and trainings would best help you in your teaching practice. Please fill out the survey at the bottom of the page and let us know what you need!

Updated Resources!

The AEI department has updated some resources for full-time and part-time faculty. As you can see to the right, the Faculty Guide to Online Learning is newly revised for 2025-2026. In addition, CTL2020: Course Development, the required course for any faculty member wishing to develop a new online course or redesign an existing course, has been revamped and updated. Finally, our department is offering new services, thanks to the addition of a 2nd Instructional Designer. If you are the "curator" of an online course that is out of contract and you would like to refresh it a bit, but don't have the time or energy to do a full contracted redesign, let us help! Tell us what you would like to do, let us apply our design skills, approve the changes we make, and then roll out the updated course. We can also help with ADA compliance and provide ideas to liven up web-enhanced in-person courses. Our department strives to make your job easier, so that you can focus on your students!