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CATLOE

Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education

Advance Your Teaching with CATLOE

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The Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education (CATLOE) is a central source for teaching and learning at UAlbany.

We provide leadership and support for:

  • evidence-based, scholarly teaching
  • effective use of technology in teaching
  • the growth of online education across the University

 

Pause for Teaching Podcast

Pause for Teaching, CATLOE's podcast for teachers in higher education, features thoughtful conversations about the issues that matter to you. Our 2024-25 season focuses on Teaching and AI, featuring interviews with faculty from UAlbany and beyond. We invite you to pause, listen, and learn!

 

Specialized Services

We offer a range of teaching resources and career development tools available online. Additionally, we host events, workshops and webinars each semester to support your professional and educational development.

We also provide specific services for faculty, instructional staff and graduate students who teach.

  • Our Short Guide to Preventing and Responding to Disruptive Behavior provides concrete strategies to help instructors ensure a productive classroom environment.
  • Early semester surveys, available until the midterm, are designed to help instructors gather student feedback on their course and make ongoing adjustments in response to concerns.
  • Customized workshops are designed and facilitated by CATLOE to address a department's specific need that require focused attention.
  • Test scanning is a service for facilitating and grading multiple-choice exams for UAlbany instructors teaching large classes.

 

Visit CATLOE

CATLOE is located in Library 69 but cannot be accessed through the University Library. Whether you are dropping by for a scheduled event, receiving a personalized consultation, or meeting with a staff member, you may find directions to the CATLOE offices helpful.

News and Resources
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New UAlbany Podcast Explores Effective Teaching in the Age of AI
UAlbany’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education has launched a new podcast aimed at delivering effective teaching information to faculty, with the first season exploring the role of artificial intelligence in education.
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CATLOE Pause for Teaching Podcast Premieres
CATLOE is excited to launch Pause for Teaching, a podcast series for teachers in higher education. Our first season, focused on Teaching and AI, features interviews with faculty who share their experiences with helping students navigate their learning in this new landscape. This month, we invite you to pause…and join us for our first episode, a thoughtful and engaging conversation with UAlbany’s own Dr. Jason D’Cruz, Associate Professor in Philosophy.
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Faculty Lunch Workshop on Engaging Students in Discussions of Controversial Topics
In the current political and social climate, instructors might find introducing and leading discussions about “hot button” topics challenging, but we can’t always avoid them. In this highly interactive workshop designed for faculty and instructional staff, we will explore research-based strategies for navigating difficult or “hot” topics and help ensure that an unexpected turn doesn’t derail a class discussion. Join us for CATLOE's Faculty Lunch Workshop, part of the Great Dane Dialogue series, on Tuesday, September 17, 12:00 - 1:00 pm.
Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education
Library 69

University Library, 1400 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12222
United States

Email
[email protected]
Phone
518-442-5521
Office Hours

Fall and Spring Semester Hours
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Summer Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please note we are closed on the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day

Directions

If you are walking to our office, stand in front of the Main Library, facing the library. Turn right and walk around the side of the library. As you turn the corner, you will see a sunken courtyard to your right. Take the stairs down that courtyard and then, underneath the stairs you just descended, you will see double doors. Walk through those doors and then you will be standing in front of our office suite.

If you are a person who has mobility issues, take the podium elevator to the mezzanine level. When you leave the elevator, go toward the library stairs. You will go through the glass door that leads to those stairs and make a right in front of the stairs to go toward the EOP entrance. Enter through the doors to the EOP offices, and take your first left. At the end of the hall you will turn right. Go through the doors at the end of that hallway and you will find our office suite on your right.

If you are having difficulties finding us, please call 518-442-5521 or e-mail [email protected] for an escort!

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