Learning and Teaching Center (Old)

The LTC coordinates programs for new and experienced faculty, circulates new information about teaching theories and strategies, and helps to identify problems and suggest solutions for classroom practice.

The LTC was established in 1992, the result of work done by a faculty-student committee. It was begun, in part, by a grant from the Bush Foundation. An endowment from the Bush Foundation now supports the Coordinator position in the LTC in the form of an endowed chair titled the Humphrey Doerman Professor of Liberal Learning.

We are now the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching thanks to a generous endowment from Lawrence Perlman to support the operations of the center.

Located in Willis Hall 207, the LTC is home to a small library and reading room, open throughout the day while classes are in session. Drop by to read, research or talk. But also think of the LTC as a metaphor for the creation of the quiet space and the free moments it takes to examine the work we do and why we do it.

The LTC Advisory Committee 2004-2005

The LTC Advisory Commmittee assists the coordinator by suggesting ideas, and providing feedback on the Center's programs. The Committee for the 2004-2005 academic year is listed below. Contact them if you have questions or concerns, or are interested in serving on the committee in the future.

• John Ramsay, Professor of Educational Studies, Associate Dean of the College
• Peter Balaam, Assistant Professor of English
• Jennifer Cox Johnson, Assistant to the Coordinator, Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching, Assistant Coordinator, Mellon Faculty Lifecycles Grant
• Daniela Kohen, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
• Adriana Estill, Assistant Professor of English and American Studies
• Mary Savina, Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, Humphrey Doermann Professor of Liberal Learning, Coordinator, Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching and Mellon Faculty Lifecycles Grant
• Rietta Turner, Director of Student Support Services, Assistant Director of Academic Support Center
• Serena Zabin, Assistant Professor of History
• Sara Ganaha, '06, student member, assigned 2003
• Yotaro Komatsu, '08, student member, assigned 2004
• Ad hoc: Carol Rutz, Lecturer in English, Director of the College Writing Program
• Ad hoc: Cathryn Manduca, Director, Science Education Resource Center
• Ad hoc: Robert Tisdale, Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of English and the Liberal Arts

LTC Mission Statement (circa 1992) (also in Word format)