Our Partners

Faculty Commons partners represent expertise from every unit on campus that supports teaching. Faculty Commons partners encourage all those who teach to engage and collaborate with any (or all!) of the partners.

PRIMARY PARTNERS

Academic Technology Services (ATS)

IT Academic Technology Services (IT-ATS) helps faculty and all those who teach at the University of Delaware improve teaching and learning through the effective application of technology. We provide personal assistance for in-class instruction and online learning.  Our primary offices and studios are in Pearson Hall with additional services available across campus. 

Our services include: Canvas learning management system, UD Capture tools to create and share videos, Zoom video conferencing, Poll Everywhere, and instructional design and online program development.

Professional and Continuing Studies (PCS)

Professional and Continuing Studies is the portal to the University of Delaware for adult and post-traditional learners. Our services for faculty include instructional design support, focusing on non-credit and certificate program development, and exam administration through the UD Online Proctoring Center. For directors of online programs, PCS is the point of contact for state authorization as well as marketing strategy.

Additional services include academic advisement for non-traditional learners and UD employees at the ACCESS center, and Osher Lifelong Learning (OLLI) programs at Dover, Wilmington, and Lewes/Ocean View.

Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning (CTAL)

CTAL is a university-wide unit that supports instructional activities. Specifically, CTAL provides a range of free and confidential instructional services to help all members of UD’s teaching community to enhance the teaching, learning, and assessment processes.

  • We believe that teaching, learning, and assessment are inextricably linked.
  • We believe that teaching is a skill that can be developed and informed by knowledge, research, and reflection.
  • We believe that learning is the essential outcome and purpose of teaching.
  • We believe that the best learning occurs when guided by experts who continually assess their students’ and their own development, skills, and knowledge.

Library, Museums & Press

The mission of the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press advances teaching, learning, research and discovery for the University of Delaware Community by providing access to information worldwide, offering electronic, print and unique collections and establishing services and learning environments responsive to users’ needs. As the most comprehensive and broadly based collection in the state of Delaware and as one of the largest research libraries in the nation, the Library supports the needs of the citizens of Delaware and the national and international scholarly community.

PARTNERS

Institute for Transforming University Education (ITUE)

The Institute for Transforming University Education is a group of faculty from various disciplines who work together to help new and experienced faculty create and deliver active, engaged, high quality instruction. Since the mid-90s, ITUE has led many faculty development workshops at UD and on other campuses, both in the US and in other countries. Workshops focus on problem-based learning (PBL), student engagement, and team-based learning. ITUE maintains a web site and the PBL Clearinghouse, a resource for well developed, peer reviewed problems, organized by disciplines. ITUE actively partners with various groups across campus and student support services.

ADVANCE

UD ADVANCE is aimed at increasing opportunities for UD’s faculty. We are proud to join other higher education leaders across the country who are developing new ways to increase the representation and advancement of women faculty in STEM and social science careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce.

Interdisciplinary Humanities Resource Center (IHRC)

The mission of the IHRC is to:

  • strengthen faculty research and creative activity
  • enhance its visibility as well as its vertical integration into the curriculum
  • support initiatives involving multi-disciplinary research teams (both within the university and with external partners)
  • foster intellectual community and public engagement

Interdisciplinary Science Learning Laboratories (ISLL)

The University of Delaware’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (ISE Lab) is a hub of teaching and research on campus. The 194,000-square-foot facility brings together students and faculty from various disciplines to teach, learn and conduct research in a collaborative environment. Research provides content for the curriculum and students learn through the exploration of real-world problems.

Community Engagement Initiative (CEI)

The Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) is charged with prime responsibility for carrying out the University’s strategic vision for community engagement. CEI works with faculty to foster engaged scholarship in research/creative activities, teaching and public service and to expand community engagement opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students. It administers the Community Engagement Scholars course of study and the Graduate Community Engagement Certificate.

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