Personnel: 9FTE
Year Founded: 2012
Mission: The Center for Teaching and Learning partners with faculty to inspire, enrich, and innovate Berkeley’s collective practice and pursuit of teaching excellence.
Location(s): Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Website(s): https://teaching.berkeley.edu/
Contact(s) for more information: teaching@berkeley.edu
Dr. Jenae Cohn, Executive Director, jenae.cohn@ucberkeley.edu
Personnel: 4.83 FTE
Year Founded: 1989
Mission: Preparation of Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) for teaching at Berkeley and for the teaching they will do in future academic and non-academic careers
Location(s): 301 Sproul Hall #5900
Website(s): https://gsi.berkeley.edu
Contact(s) for more information: gsi@berkeley.edu
Dr. Linda von Hoene, Director and Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development, lvh@berkeley.edu
Personnel: 10.6 FTE, 8-12 Fellows/GSRs
Year Founded: 2015 (merger of a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the STEM-focused group. Descendant of the Teaching Resource Center from early 1990s)
Mission: To promote and support effective learning for all UCD students
Location(s): Room 1342, The Grove
Website(s): cee.ucdavis.edu, assessment.ucdavis.edu, sotl.ucdavis.edu
Contact(s) for more information: cee@ucdavis.edu
Dr. Amy Forester, Educational Specialist for Graduate Student Instructional Development, amforester@ucdavis.edu
Matt Steinwachs, Assistant Director, mksteinwachs@ucdavis.edu
Kim Heintz, Communications & Operations Manager, kheintz@ucdavis.edu
Personnel: 20-23 FTE, 4-6 Faculty Fellows, 4-5 Graduate Fellows
Year Founded: 2015 (descendant of Teaching Center established in 1989)
Mission: The Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) is dedicated to partnering and fostering community with faculty, graduate students, and postdocs to maximize students’ academic success through inclusive excellence
DTEI’s goals align with the Office of the Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning (OVPTL) and pillar 2 and 4 of the UCI strategic plan: Pedagogical Training, Equity and Student Success, Digital Learning, Emerging Educational Practices, Culture of Inquiry
Location(s): 3rd Floor, Anteater Instruction and Research Building (AIRB)
Website(s): dtei.uci.edu
Contact(s) for more information: dtei@uci.edu
Danny Mann, Executive Director, dmann@uci.edu
Personnel: 40+ FTE
Year Founded: 2023 (with several name changes and restructurings since the 1970s)
Mission: The mission of the TLC is to bring together a campus wide community of educators, support their well-being, equip them with the instructional skills and pedagogical knowledge to elevate their teaching, and further inspire an enduring commitment to student success.
Location(s): 160 Powell Library Building
Website(s): https://teaching.ucla.edu/
Contact(s) for more information: help@teaching.ucla.edu
Kem Saichaie, Executive Director of the Teaching and Learning Center, ksaichaie@teaching.ucla.edu
Personnel: 7 FTE, 2 Postdoctoral Scholars
Year Founded: 2014
Mission: The Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) creates a collaborative community of instructors committed to advancing teaching excellence, assessment, diversity, and scholarship, resulting in the enhancement of student learning experiences in the Life and Physical Sciences at UCLA
Location(s): 251 Hershey Hall
Website(s): ceils.ucla.edu
Contact(s) for more information: media@ceils.ucla.edu
Rachel Kennison, Executive Director, rkennison@ceils.ucla.edu
Jess Gregg, Senior Associate Director, jessgregg@ceils.ucla.edu
Personnel: 6.5 FTE; 3 Faculty Associates; 8 Faculty Fellows
Year Founded: 2020, incorporating the Center for Engaged Teaching and Learning, founded 2016 (previously the Center for Research on Teaching Excellence founded in 2010), Academic and Emerging Technologies, and Students Assessing Teaching and Learning
Mission: Our Mission is to provide a centralized physical and virtual location for programs, resources, and services focused on delivering student-centered, innovative, and high-quality learning experiences to improve student outcomes. Teaching Commons is held by three pillars:
Pedagogy – the development and implementation of high-impact, innovative evidence-based teaching practices
Academic Technology – training and adoption of effective and emerging technologies for teaching
Education Research – evaluation and investigation to improve programs, teaching, and learning
Location(s): Kolligian Library, Suite 316
URL(s): https://teach.ucmerced.edu/
Contact(s) for more information: cetl@ucmerced.edu
Dr. Eileen Kogl Camfield, Interim Director, ecamfield@ucmerced.edu
Personnel: 12 FTE; 2 Fellows/GSRs
Year Founded: 2020
Mission: The XCITE mission is to partner in creating innovative and impactful teaching, learning, and research solutions that drive academic and inclusive excellence
Location(s): Tomás Rivera Library
URL(s): xcite.ucr.edu, teaching.ucr.edu
Contact(s) for more information: xcite@ucr.edu
Dr. Richard Edwards, Executive Director for XCITE, richard.edwards@ucr.edu
Personnel: 46 FTE
Year Founded: 2015
Mission: The Teaching and Learning Commons offers programs and services which create a contiguous, multi-layered network of support that jointly enhance learning and increase academic success
Location(s): Geisel Library, Lower Level, West Wing; Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, 2nd Floor; San Diego Supercomputer Center, 1st Floor East Expansion
URL(s): commons.ucsd.edu
Contact(s) for more information: commons@ucsd.edu
Dr. David Ruiter, Faculty Director, Teaching and Learning Commons, commonsfd@ucsd.edu
Personnel: 10 FTE
Year Founded: 2018 as Center for Innovative Teaching Research and Leraning (CITRAL), 2024 as Office of Teaching and Learning
The Office of Teaching and Learning includes a the following centers and services, all led by AVC Linda Adler-Kassner: the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL), Transfer Student Center, Opening New Doors to Accelerate Success, Instructional Consultation, Course Evaluations, and Assessment
Mission: The Office of Teaching and Learning collaborates to create equitable, socially just teaching and learning through seminars, research, workshops, innovations, and assessments
Location(s): UCSB Library Room 1576
Website: otl.ucsb.edu
Contact(s) for more information: citral@ucsb.edu
Dr. Lisa Berry, Senior Instructional Consultant, lisa_berry@ucsb.edu
Personnel: 12 full time staff, 1 half time staff (with concurrent lecturer appointment), 1 Faculty Director, 1 Assistant Faculty Director, 1 half time Academic Coordinator (with concurrent lecturer appointment), 1-3 Faculty Associates, 6-8 undergrad student assistants (video editing, accessibility support, admin support), 1-2 grad student fellows (see website for more information)
Year Founded: 2016 (restructured in 2023)
Mission: Created to both honor and renew the university’s longstanding tradition of outstanding teaching and bold educational experimentation, the Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) serves all members of the UCSC teaching community. The TLC uses research and equity-minded practices to strengthen the culture of teaching, promote student success and equitable outcomes, and support teacher-leaders at UC Santa Cruz, a thriving minority-serving research institution. We collaborate with campus educators and other partners to inspire the exploration of innovative and accessible teaching practices and technologies that advance equity, foster deep learning, and increase student engagement.
Organizational Location: Division of Academic Affairs
Website: tlc.ucsc.edu
Contact(s) for more information: tlc@ucsc.edu
Dr. Samara "Sam" Foster, Managing Director, ssfoster@ucsc.edu