The Mission of the CTLA
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment cultivates a community of inquiry and practice to promote excellent teaching, learning, and scholarship in the liberal arts. We nurture the learning environment of Grinnell College by fostering conversation and reflection at the intersection of pedagogy, the scholarship of teaching and learning, instructional design, and academic technologies. We advance practices of teaching and learning that are accessible, inclusive, and grounded in the best available evidence.
Community Friday: “What are We Advising Toward,” with Joyce Stern, Tim Arner, and members of the Tutorial and Advising Committee
Friday, April 19, Noon–1 p.m., Humanities and Social Studies Center, Room A1231 (buffet opens at 11:45 a.m.)
This year the Tutorial and Advising Committee has been working to draft foundational elements to reflect the meaning and purpose of Grinnell’s academic advising program. To date, we have written a program mission statement, with other pieces (e.g., goals, student learning outcomes, and advising competencies) to follow. These foundational statements help us collectively imagine and celebrate the purpose and objectives of this critical college program. In addition, this work supports the Quality Initiative on Academic Advising; having key foundational statements set the stage to guide the advising program forward.
In this session, Joyce Stern, Tim Arner, and members of the Tutorial and Advising Committee will share the new mission statement, discuss how the Committee created it, and brainstorm with interested community members about program goals, student learning outcomes, and a curriculum for developing advising competencies.