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The CTL serves the teaching and learning community—together we can achieve teaching excellence at Concordia.

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Vision

The CTL strives to inspire and empower educators to transform learning, fostering innovative, accessible, equitable, and collaborative education.

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Mission

The CTL advances innovative and impactful approaches to teaching and learning for the Concordia community. Our work is guided by principles of collaboration, learner-centred education, evidence-based practices, culturally diverse ways of knowing and doing, and Indigenous Decolonization. 

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Values

Care & Compassion: We prioritize a holistic approach that fosters learner success through compassionate relationships, valuing the well-being of both educators and learners as well as demonstrating ethical care for all community members. 

Collaboration: We are more impactful when we work together within our team, with the Concordia community, and with other external partners. We unify for the best outcome in learner success.   

Creativity & Curiosity: We bring genuine curiosity, open-mindedness, and attentiveness to the needs of diverse community members to allow for wonder, joy, and newness in our work. We also take time to understand a new situation, adopt a forward-looking approach and, when appropriate, leverage experience and experimentation.  

Transparency: We are committed to openness and accountability in our purpose, processes, expectations, information sharing, and partnerships. We strive to create an environment where community members feel informed, involved, and empowered to contribute to our shared goals. 

  • Nurture an open and collaborative community of educators that values teaching and learning. 

  • Foster a teaching and learning culture anchored in open-mindedness, curiosity and mutual respect. 

  • Explore, identify and promote evidence-informed practices within the Concordia community to improve experiences of and access to teaching and learning.  

  • Advance and support the Strategic Plan on Decolonizing and Indigenizing Curriculum and Pedagogy, as well as the university-wide strategic plan on teaching and learning “Learning for Impact.” 

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