Center for Teaching and Learning
Advancing Teaching and Learning at MCPHS
The Center for Teaching and Learning supports student success by helping faculty strengthen their teaching, expand their skills, and explore new approaches to learning. The Center provides accessible professional development opportunities designed to support faculty success and foster a vibrant academic community at MCPHS.
Through programs, resources, and partnerships, the Center promotes innovative, high-impact, and evidence-based teaching and learning. Programming supports faculty across all fields of study, teaching formats, and learning environments.
Led by the Office of the Provost, the Center collaborates with academic programs and support units across MCPHS and with external higher education partners.
Purpose, Mission, and Vision
Purpose: Promote student success by advancing evidence-based, innovative, and high-impact teaching and learning practices.
Mission: Support faculty and their professional development to advance effective teaching and learning practices throughout MCPHS.
Vision: Engage students and faculty in transformative learning experiences that prepare students for careers that contribute to a healthier, more equitable world.
Strategic Priorities
Provide faculty with professional development opportunities
- Design opportunities that support the Center’s strategic priorities.
- Engage faculty across programs and instructional environments.
Expand high-impact practices for student learning
- Engage students in high-impact learning practices.
- Expand effective practices based on their impact on student success.
Amplify evidence-based teaching and learning
- Strengthen assessment of student and program learning outcomes.
- Expand research and scholarship focused on teaching and learning.
Advance leading-edge teaching and learning strategies
- Promote educational innovation across MCPHS.
- Leverage technology to support effective teaching and learning.
Support the academic mission of MCPHS
- Align with and support the Academic Master Plan.
- Support the development of University Learning Outcomes.
- Oversee implementation and assessment of learning outcomes across academic programs.