Teaching@UW is part of a robust ecosystem of instructional support. Its members play key roles in projects and committees that advance reflective, inclusive, evidence-based teaching across the University of Washington.
Projects
Teaching@UW members contribute to a variety of projects that strengthen teaching at the University of Washington.
Five for Flourishing
Developed in collaboration between the UW Resilience Lab, UW Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Office of the Provost, the Five for Flourishing project launched in 2024 to support faculty in the implementation of interventions designed to improve student well-being and social connection in large enrollment courses.
Future of Teaching and Learning Initiative
Members of the Teaching@UW Leadership Committee contributed to the Provost’s Future of Teaching and Learning Initiative, which focused on the course and program access and instructional quality. The project resulted in draft legislation aimed at updating the Faculty Code to advance evidence-based, inclusive teaching practices across the institution.
Resilience and Compassion seed grant: Honoring International Faculty
This project focuses on understanding the teaching experiences and needs of UW’s international instructors through a series of one-on-one interviews. The project will highlight their contributions and use their experiences to improve instructional support for international faculty at the UW.
Resilience and Compassion seed grant: Neurodivergent Voices: Identifying Teaching Practices That Support All Learners
This project involved working with neurodiverse students at the UW to identify their learning needs. Using student input from a survey and focus group discussions, the project identified barriers neurodiverse students might encounter in their learning environments. These responses served as the foundation for a webpage and workshop focused on strategies instructors can adopt to better serve neurodivergent students.
Simpson Center grant: A Classroom-Centered Inquiry into Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Writing Praxis
Funded by a grant from the Simpson Center for the Humanities, this Cross-Disciplinary Research Cluster studies the challenges that generative AI technologies pose for the teaching of writing and is developing an AI toolkit for instructors who teach writing in a wide variety of disciplines. In the long term they aim to develop support networks to help grow UW as a hub for thoughtful pedagogies in the era of AI.
Writing@UW
The CTL associate director serves as an advisor for the Writing@UW website and related initiatives to support instructors of writing-intensive (“W”) courses at the UW.
Partnerships, Committees, and Shared Governance Work
Members of Teaching@UW contribute to partnerships, committees, and shared governance work that advance teaching at the UW.
Advisory Council on Technology-enhanced Teaching (ACTT)
Teaching@UW members serve on the Advisory Council on Technology-enhanced Teaching (ACTT), which shares and disseminates ideas for supporting technology-enhanced teaching and learning.
Digital Learning Alliance
Teaching@UW members serve on the Tri-Campus Digital Learning Alliance (DLA), a working group and advisory body that seeks to improve instructional practice and support for digital learning on all three campuses. The DLA supports evidence-based digital learning by looking for ways to leverage the university’s resources and talent, reduce unnecessary duplication of effort, and elevate existing efforts to the broader UW teaching and learning community.
DRS Advisory Group
Teaching@UW members serve on the Disability Resources for Students (DRS) Advisory Group, led by Vice Provost Phil Reid and Associate Vice President for Student Life Glenna Chang. This group helps establish near- and long-term strategy for the DRS Office in order to advance accessibility at the UW.
Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning
The UW Center for Teaching and Learning director serves on the Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning, which is responsible for all matters of policy, both academic and non-academic, relating to improvement of teaching and learning in the university.
Community Engagement Professional Development for Faculty and Staff – Spring 2025 Pilot
Teaching@UW is serving in an advisory capacity to the Building Tri-campus Capacity for Community Engagement team developing content and modalities for a community engagement training pilot for all UW faculty and staff to be tested in Spring 2025. The curriculum and experience will be grounded in the new UW definition and guiding principles for community engagement and informed by recommendations from faculty, staff, students and community partners. Teaching@UW guidance will ensure that pilot design and delivery is in alignment with best practices for accessible and inclusive teaching and scholarship.
Office of Global Affairs Advisory Council
Through service on the Office of Global Affairs Advisory Council, Teaching@UW members provide advice and partners to develop instructional support that advances the university’s mission to educate and engage across geographic borders and divisions.
University Committee on General Education
The University Committee on General Education ensures that UW’s General Education program consistently and coherently provides students with intellectually challenging and vibrant learning experiences. Teaching@UW members serve on the Diversity (DIV) and Writing (W) Requirement boards.
UW AI Task Force
Charged with preparing a comprehensive vision and AI strategy for the UW, the AI Task Force explored the impact of AI in five key areas: Research and Knowledge Creation/Transfer, Student Services, Teaching and Learning, Infrastructure, and Administration. The UW Center for Teaching and Learning director co-chaired the AI Task Force working group on Teaching and Learning and hosted a town hall meeting in December 2024 aimed at gathering feedback from instructors.
UW Accessibility Liaisons
UW-IT Accessibility Liaisons promote the procurement, development, and use of information technology that is accessible to everyone at UW—particularly faculty, staff, and students with disabilities. One of CTL’s instructional consultants serves in this role, which includes sharing information about the UW’s IT Accessibility Policy and promoting the IT Accessibility Plan.