Anglo-American University in Prague Center for Teaching & Learning
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.
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.
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.
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
- (Anticipated) Using Rubrics to Facilitate Effective (and Efficient) Grading of Student Presentations and Papers
- (Anticipated) Second annual Faculty-Student Discussion of Effective Teaching & Learning at the AAU Café, following the success of the inaugural event in April 2024
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?
- From basic strategies to the flipped classroom: How can I support active learning?” (View PowerPoint presentation here.)
Spring 2024
- Faculty Discussion: What is Personalized Learning? Specific Strategies Co-hosted with Mirek Svoboda
- 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, co-hosted with Vojtech Ripka