West Virginia University Teaching and Learning Center
The WVU Teaching and Learning Center is a scholarly, evidence-based center for teaching. Established in 2024, we serve those who teach across all career stages from graduate teaching assistants to late-career faculty members. The Center follows the Ethical Guidelines for Educational Developers as set forth by our professional association, the POD Network.
Services are available to those who teach full time, part time, or on a contract basis for the campuses of West Virginia University, WVU Institute of Technology, and WVU Potomac State College. Our events and programs are sometimes tailored to specific audiences, which are outlined within the description or call.
The Center is supported in part by a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Funds are managed by the WVU Foundation. Chartered in 1954, the WVU Foundation is the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University.
Mission and Vision
The WVU Teaching and Learning Center advances excellence in teaching and student learning by supporting those who teach through evidence-based practices, collaborative communities of practice, and scholarly approaches to teaching.
Our Center strengthens teaching across WVU by…
- Developing those who teach through evidence-based educational development programming.
- Consulting confidentially with those who teach to explore teaching challenges and opportunities as informed by the literature.
- Providing opportunities for those who teach to critically reflect on their practice and document their teaching improvement efforts.
- Elevating those who teach as they make their teaching public through the presentation or publication of their effective practices.
Our Center strives to…
- Foster a culture of scholarly teaching across West Virginia University.
- Make time and space for teaching growth and continuous improvement in a supportive environment of interdisciplinary colleagues.
- Inspire WVU instructors to take their teaching public and break out of teaching silos.