Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Supporting all members of the URI instructional community with evidence-based, inclusive, and innovative strategies that foster and elevate student learning and instructor success.

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Summer Institute

Discover how to seamlessly blend online and in-person teaching methods at ATL Summer Institute 2025 beginning May 19, 2025.

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Spring 2025 Programming

View the schedule of events hosted by the ATL for the upcoming term.

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Difficult Dialogues Resource Guides

These quick guides are filled with strategies you can use now to prepare for and reflect on crucial conversations in your classroom.

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Qualified Online Faculty List

Qualified faculty members who can be assigned to teach online courses.

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Our Teams

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Academic Testing Center

The Academic Testing Center offers professional proctoring services that promote honesty, integrity, and equity and providing accessible and inclusive assessment opportunities for students, faculty, and academic departments at the University of Rhode Island.

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Faculty Development

The Faculty Development team helps faculty create high quality learning experiences, reflect critically on teaching practice, and adapt evidence-based teaching strategies to enhance learning for all students.

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Online Education & Instructional Design

The Online Education & Instructional Design team offers training and support for faculty designing and teaching online courses for both URI and URI Online, including workshops in Online Pedagogy and Online Design, as well as individual consultations in instructional design.

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Student Learning Outcomes Assessment & Accreditation

The Student Learning Outcomes Assessment & Accreditation team promotes student success, improved learning, and continuous program improvement through program-level outcomes assessment and curricular innovation.

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