Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Welcome

The Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (ATL) promotes excellence and innovation in teaching and learning at URI. Primarily a faculty-facing group of professionals, ATL brings together Faculty Development, Online Education, Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation, the Academic Testing Center, and URI Online. These groups work independently and collaboratively to advance the mission of ATL, to support URI’s Agenda for Change, and to promote the University’s Strategic Plan.

Who We Are

Meet the ATL team and learn about each of the five groups that make up ATL —Faculty Development, Online Education, Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation, the Academic Testing Center, and URI Online— as well as each team member’s expertise.

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What We Do

ATL serves the University of Rhode Island with the broad mission of advancing teaching and learning. Each of our groups offers workshops, programs, and funded initiatives that enable faculty to improve upon, advance, and assess their teaching in various ways.

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Services

Design for Learning

Designing for learning involves the intentional process of planning programs and courses, from aligning learning goals, to syllabus and assignment design, to providing meaningful student learning experiences, to online course site design. ATL offers resources for each step of the learning process in every modality and Faculty Development and Online Education team members are available for consultation, depending on your design needs.

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Teaching Strategies

Whether you’re in the initial planning, active teaching, or reflective revision stage of your face-to-face, online, or blended course, ATL has various techniques, strategies, and resources to support your teaching practices and goals. Faculty Development and Online Education team members are available for consultation, depending on your teaching needs.

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Program Assessment

Program assessment refers to the collection, review, and use of student learning information for the purpose of continual improvement by monitoring the impact of the curriculum on student success. The Assessment team supports all phases of the assessment process, providing templates, resources, and consultation services.

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Consultations

The ATL team holds a wide range of experience and knowledge to help you meet your teaching and learning goals, regardless of modality, level of experience teaching, or discipline.

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SoTL Opportunities

ATL supports faculty efforts to engage in SoTL by offering workshops and consultations, funding opportunities, and providing access to curated resources to facilitate the planning, execution, and publication of your research.

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