The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) was created to promote teaching excellence for student success in alignment with the Mercy College mission. CTL is dedicated to fostering faculty development and the pursuit of teaching excellence by providing Instructional Design across all disciplines to support faculty development and enhance the qualitative nature of pedagogy. CTL goals include:

• Optimizing the quality of instruction to increase student learning and success
• Offering high quality and transformative faculty development events and activities

Leading college-wide efforts for adjunct integration, engagement and excellence in the service of student success

The CTL vision for this important initiative includes four key elements pertaining to pedagogy:

• Heightened Awareness of bottlenecks in learning and best practices to improve learning
• Broad Implementation of sound pedagogical strategies aligned to student needs
• Deep Reflection on how teaching and learning practices perform in different contexts
• On-going Evolution of faculty practices on the path to excellence and improved instructional quality

All faculty members, and especially new faculty members, are welcome to schedule a consultation with an CTL instructional designer at any point in the semester. As colleagues in teaching and learning, we are readily available to serve as a resource for all matters related to student success. If you would like to work with a CTL Instructional Designer on pedagogical practices, including how to engage in collaborative planning, or how to refine a current instructional practice, reach out to the Center for Teaching and Learning: CTL@mercy.edu.

Mitch Fried, DPS
Interim Director, Instructional Designer

Juli S. Charkes, M.S.

Instructional Designer

Gloria Schlisselberg, PhD

Instructional Designer, PT