Anglo-American University in Prague Center for Teaching & Learning
About the CTL
The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) was founded in 2022, with the aim of promoting excellence and innovation in teaching and learning at AAU, by providing faculty with training in up-to-date pedagogical methods.
Data collected from faculty through annual satisfaction surveys, at new faculty orientation, and following professional development events are used to assess the efficacy of CTL activities and shape the institutional debate on instructional development at AAU.
Through the CTL’s offerings, faculty participate in professional development training to reflect on their current practice and strengthen their skills, thereby improving the learning experience for AAU students.
Quick TIP: how to create a drop box to run student papers through Turn.It.In.com
To create a Turn.It.In drop box in NEO, click “ADD an assignment”, found at the top right (as usual), whereupon the types of assignment will appear in the form of four tabs across the top. While the first tab is the more frequently selected, in this case, click on the third tab titled “INTEGRATIONS”. You will now see the blue icon for creating a Turn It In assignment.
Create it as you normally would and when it is finished, you will see the blue Turn.It.In.com icon indicating that the assignment will be automatically linked to the evaluative software when students submit their papers there. Be sure you indicate the deadline for paper submissions—once the software “closes” there is no way for students to upload late papers.
CTL Director Angel Hoekstra
CTL Director Dr. Angel Hoekstra offers one-on-one consultations related to all things pedagogical. Feel free to email her with any questions or requests pertaining to the Center for Learning & Teaching at Angel.Hoekstra@aauni.edu.
CTL activities:
Spring 2025
- Faculty Discussion, Effective and Efficient Grading: Rubrics for Discussions, Presentations and Papers w/ Angel Hoekstra, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
IN-PERSON meeting: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2 pm – 3 pm
ONLINE meeting: Effective and Efficient Grading Rubrics for Discussions, Presentations and PapersFriday; February 28, 2025, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
AAU Assessment Rubics
Faculty Rubric Samples
In these sessions, we will look at existing rubrics—from AAU institutional guidelines and some from AAU colleagues—to help guide the grading of in-class discussions, presentations, and papers. Our goal is to discuss techniques for making the grading load lighter and more efficient, while promoting quality in the process of giving students feedback on their work.
- (anticipated) second annual “Faculty-Student Discussion of Effective Teaching & Learning”
- AAU New Faculty Orientation (See presentation.)
Fall 2024
- “Using AAU’s TurnItIn.com data: How can I tell if a student’s written work is AI-generated, and should we be encouraging students to use AI?” , co-hosted with Vojtech Ripka
- Pedagogical workshop, hosted by Dr. Hoekstra: link to slides:”From Basic Strategies to the Flipped Classroom: How can I support active learning?“
Spring 2024
- Faculty Discussion: “What is Personalized Learning? Specific Strategies”, co-hosted with Miroslav Svoboda, PhD
- Faculty-Student Discussion: “What makes for effective teaching and learning at AAU?”
Fall 2023
- NEO Workshop: “Basics & Specifics”, co-hosted with Valeria Fomina
- “Understanding ChatGPT, Turn.It.In.com data & (Potential) Student Plagiarism”