The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology has a commitment to actively pursue excellence in teaching.

Special Events - Each year we hold the Teaching and Technology Forum, which is a venue to increase faculty communication as well as enrich the overall campus community. Our other events include Blitz Week and the 12 Gadgets of Christmas, which showcase best practices with teaching and technology.

Teaching & Learning Seminars- In conjuction with other faculty, CTLT staff puts on teaching workshops to encourage teaching excellence. These workshops are designed stimulate ideas and have an open dialogue among educators.  Many of these are facilitated by our Teaching Scholar-in-Residence.  Registration for these events can be completed online at http://campus.murraystate.edu/training.htm

Academic Software Support – CTLT administers and supports the use of the Blackboard Learning System and Elluminate Live! online collaboration sessions.

New Faculty Orientation Program - The Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology in conjunction with the office of the Provost, is pleased to coordinate the New Faculty Cohort/Colleague program (NFCC).  This program provides a year long series of activities and events to assist new faculty as they settle into the MSU community.

Instructional Development Grants - CTLT can assist in finding instructional development grants. Instructional development grants can provide funding to better serve developmental activities focusing on teaching and learning.

Instructional Media Development - If a piece of technology can add to your classroom experience, CTLT can work with you to develop multimedia which will be an asset in the classroom.  We can assist with developing animations, video clips, audio clips, screen casts or other streaming media.

Instructional Design Support - By request, CTLT staff can support instructors while designing in terms of Blackboard and other course enhancements. We can also meet with instructors to help with course planning based on teaching standards.  CTLT also helps support initiatives on-campus such as the Tablet PC grants and RacerInk.

Publications – CTLT produces several publications throughout the year.  These include the Murray State Teaching Chronicles, the Teaching Postcards and the Roundtable Newsletter that includes the Students Nominate Great Teachers article.

Managed Classroom Development and Maintenance – Managed Classrooms can make teaching more effective and efficient while also amplifying the learning experience. We engage in testing many of the products used in classrooms and consult on design considerations.