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University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence (KU CTE)

Our primary purpose is to build community among faculty members at KU and to help make student learning visible. KU CTE is truly a grassroots organization.

Faculty initiated our development, and they continue to guide our programs. We are advised by a board of faculty members (TEAM) and a group of campus-wide department liaisons called Ambassadors. Our primary purpose is to build community among faculty members and to help them make student learning visible. To fulfill these purposes, we support faculty members and instructional staff in various ways

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- Facilitate meetings with small groups of faculty members to find time-efficient and effective ways to improve student learning.

- Assist faculty with representing the intellectual work they do in teaching, including developing portfolios.

- Host workshops, conferences, and discussion forums on teaching and learning in higher education.

- Publish newsletters, research reports, and other works on the scholarship of teaching.

- Meet individually with faculty and instructional staff who want discuss any facet of teaching and student learning.

05/12/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Celebration of Teaching.

A special shout-out to our faculty participants who shared their course and curriculum transformation strategies. Seeing your curiosity and exploration of new ideas is what makes our KU learning community so vibrant.

Thank you for being part of this journey of discovery and excellence. We can't wait to see how these insights continue to transform our classrooms! 💙

04/29/2026

Mark your calendars! ✨
Join us on Friday, May 8, at the Kansas Union Ballroom from 3–5 p.m. for the CTE Celebration of Teaching.

We’ll showcase over 80 posters highlighting incredible course and curriculum transformations from the 2025-26 academic year.

Find out more: https://cte.ku.edu/celebration-teaching

02/13/2026

We are grateful to all the KU faculty and instructional staff who joined us at this year’s Student Learning Symposium held in the Kansas Union in January.

The event invited participants into Curriculand, a creative, metaphor‑driven experience designed to spark reflection, highlight student strengths, and strengthen connections across KU’s teaching community.

Each Curriculand adventurer took on a role managing an apprentice, one with with unique strengths (endurance, invention, guidance and connection) to collective tasks that mirror the complexities and joys of academic life.

Thank you for bringing your energy, curiosity, and collaboration to this year’s program.

Learn more 🔗 https://cte.ku.edu/student-learning-symposium

11/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the AI Symposium AI Symposium, held on November 7th at the Burge Union!

Over 50 KU educators attended to explore ways others are effectively integrating generative AI into their teaching.

A panel of presenters from the KU faculty community discussed:

🗣️ AI Fluency
⚖️ Process Over Product
🔒 Safe and Compliant AI Tools
🤝 Promoting Trust in Student AI Use

The key theme across all presentations was the necessity of teaching students how to use AI tools critically and responsibly, rather than just banning it in courses.

10/22/2025

Join the KU CTE, FLITE Center, and KU Libraries on Nov. 7 for the Adapting Courses to Generative AI Symposium.

Learn from colleagues about AI literacy, assignment adaptations, and custom chatbots. Lunch is provided.

Registration is required by next Tuesday, October 28.

Find out more: https://calendar.ku.edu/event/adapting-courses-to-generative-ai-a-symposium-for-instructors?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=The+University+of+Kansas

07/16/2025

ku_cte A huge congratulations to our very own Drew Vartia, an education program manager at CTE, for being named a KU Staff Employee of the Month for July!

A special thank you to all the faculty colleagues who joined us to share in the good news—it was wonderful to see you all at CTE over the summer break!

07/14/2025

Calling all KU faculty & instructional staff, the 2025 Teaching Summit returns on August 14.

Tia Brown McNair, author of Becoming a Student-Ready College, will present the keynote, Empowering Student-Ready Educators to Advance Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

Following the keynote, there will be three waves of conference-style breakout sessions led by faculty members.

Register online by August 7. ➡ https://cte.ku.edu/teaching-summit

05/20/2025

Day one of our Course Design Institute (CDI) was a great success. This morning a new cohort of faculty and departments gathered to spend time reflecting and reimagining their courses.

We kicked off the day with small group conversations centered around preassigned readings and discussions on course goals. The discussions lead to the "Just-in-Time" poster preparation and presentation. The posters allowed participants to share information with the broader CDI community about their course, goals for student learning and goals for CDI.

The energy and enthusiasm exhibited by our participants on day one were truly impressive, setting the stage for day two tomorrow.

05/13/2025

What an inspiring Celebration of Teaching!

We were so impressed by the innovative course and curriculum transformations showcased.

Thank you to all the faculty who shared their incredible work and to everyone who came out to celebrate. We love to see KU faculty connecting and learning from each other.

We are excited to get back to work with faculty next week at our Course Design Institute.

Be sure to mark your calendars for August 14 for the annual Teaching Summit. We look forward to seeing you there!

05/09/2025

Preparation is underway!

CTE staff and grad student fellows will set up a record 88 academic posters for today's Celebration of Teaching, each representing the innovative work and results of our program participants to transform learning at the University of Kansas.

Come to the Kansas Union Ballroom today at 3 p.m. to celebrate teaching at KU.

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135 Budig Hall 1455 Jayhawk Boulevard #135
Lawrence, KS
66045

Website

https://cte.ku.edu/

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