About the CTL
Mission
Our mission is to promote transformative teaching and reflection to ensure Sinclair's diverse students have varied opportunities for developing their potential as members of the global community.
Vision
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) fosters and sustains faculty development in the pursuit of exemplary practices in teaching and learning. The CTL goals include:
- Classroom: Encouraging innovation, classroom research, best practices, and discipline-specific and multi-disciplinary interaction.
- Community: Creating an opportunity for students, faculty, administration and the community to dialogue about teaching and learning.
- Teaching assessment and peer review: Teaching assessment and peer review to aid in the continuing development of faculty.
- Mentoring: Mentoring faculty to build learning communities and relationships between colleagues.
- Resources: Providing resources to support teaching and learning strategies.
- Advocacy: Promoting and advocating for teaching excellence.
CTL Leadership
The CTL staff includes:
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Dr. Marita Abram, EdD, Director, since 2024, marita.abram@sinclair.edu
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Mr. Brenden Dines, Adminstrative Assistant, since 2024, brenden.dines@sinclair.edu
The CTL Faculty Fellows include:
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Dr. Sarah SW Finch, PhD, Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Fellow, since 2024, sarah.finch@sinclair.edu
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Professor John Porter, PhD, Strategic Planning Fellow, since 2024, john.porter@sinclair.edu
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Professor Kelly Smith, MA, First Year Faculty Experience Fellow, since 2024, kelly.smith@sinclair.edu
The CTL receives support from eLearning Division staff, including:
- Krissy Mayes, Innovation Lab Manager, Staregy & Innovation
For a full listing of division staff and leadership, see the division Org Chart.
Committees and Annual Reports
ANNUAL REPORT
View the current Annual Report
ARCHIVE
Past Annual Report archive back to 2010-2020
As of November 1, 2023: For archive annual reports, please contact ctl@sinclair.edu
COMMITTEES
Summary of CTL-related or sponsored committees
