American University of Beirut

​ ​​Background 

"The establishment of the Center for Teaching and Learning at AUB was one of the recommendations that the Task Force on Teaching Excellence made in its report (July, 2000). This recommendation has now been implemented (October, 2004).  However, before the official establishment of this Center, numerous activities that a center for teaching and learning normally organizes have taken place (activities that took place from the academic year 2001-02 to 2003-04 are now available on this site).  The activities were organized by Drs. Saouma BouJaoude and Amal BouZeineddine from the Department of Education at AUB.  They were successful activities, as evidenced by the high degree of satisfaction of the faculty members who participated in them.  The presence of capable resource persons amongst the AUB faculty who were willing to be facilitators contributed significantly to the success of these activities. 

Proposal to create CTL

Mission 

The mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning is to promote and support high quality teaching and learning at the American University of Beirut in keeping with the mission of the University, particularly the university's commitment to excellence in teaching and the enablement of students to think independently and become life-long learners.

Goals

• Promoting faculty reflective dialogues about excellence in teaching and learning.
• Advocating and supporting collaborative, learner-centered education.
• Planning, coordinating, and implementing activities on teaching methods for the improvement of student learning.
• Promoting greater understanding of pedagogic methodology and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
• Providing support for individual faculty members.
• Functioning as a resource center that archives and disseminates teaching and learning resources in order to assist faculty members in their efforts to become more effective teachers.
• Promoting and sharing scholarship in teaching and learning excellence in higher education.
• Planning and sponsoring activities that enhance students' learning excellence.