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Overview
The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at Prince Sultan University was established in September 2012 to promote excellence in teaching at all levels and excellence in student learning outcomes. The goal of the TLC-PSU is to ensure a professional commitment of faculty members and teaching assistants and implement an excellent teaching environment at the University. We aim at fostering effective teaching that goes beyond the content-based approach that merely relies on the transmission of information, towards a more focused outcome-based approach where the learner and the outcomes he is supposed to achieve are the core of the teaching process. Indeed, successful teaching and learning approaches are able to effectively attract the attention of students and convince them about the relevance and importance of what they are learning. The TLC has seen the light at PSU to make true the aforementioned ambitions and set-up an efficient teaching culture that helps producing high quality graduates.

TLC Mission
The main aim of the TLC is to work with faculty, students, and staff to promote instructional excellence at Prince Sultan University through the use of emerging technologies (e-learning, LMS, etc…) evidence-based pedagogy, the latest research on learning, engagement, and instructional innovation. In addition to providing one to one support for instructors, the center collaborates with academic departments and divisions across the University to sponsor workshops, seminars, and peer mentoring on all aspects of the teaching and learning processes.

Values

 * Leadership and continuous support for Teaching and Learning: The center will be a proactive leader and provide all types of support to improve and enhance the processes of Teaching and Learning
 * A primary resource for material on Teaching and Learning: The center will provide the best of resources to support good practices
 * Engagement: The center is committed to the success of students and the values of PSU mission
 * Innovation: The center will encourage and support innovation in the area of Teaching and Learning

Interact with Us

 * Provide us your expectation from the Teaching and Learning Center through the Faculty Members Expectations Form
 * If you have any comment or suggestion about the website, please send an email to [mailto:tsc@tlc.psu.edu.sa tsc@tlc.psu.edu.sa].

Date:              Tuesday February 18th, 2014

 * Topic:              Experiential Learning
 * Presenter:          Mr. Carlos Castillo and Mr. Timothy Bell
 * Time:               12 Noon
 * Place:              The Prince Salman Hall, New Building.

Date:              February 05th 2014

 * Topic:              Computerized Adaptive Testing
 * Presenter:          Mr. Timothy Bell
 * Time:               12 Noon - 1.00 PM
 * Place:              The Prince Salman Hall, New Building.

Date:              December 3rd

 * Topic:              Technical Aspects of Moodle
 * Presenter:          Dr. Mohammed Rahman
 * Time:               12 noon
 * Place:              Prince Salman Hall, New Building

November 26, 2013

 * Place:     Prince Salman Hall
 * Date:      rescheduled, will be announced later
 * Time:      12 noon
 * Presenter: Carlos Castillo
 * Topic:     Faculty Professional Development and Community of Practice
 * Abstract:  to follow.

November 21, 2013

 * Place:     Prince Salman Hall
 * Date:      November 21st
 * Time:      12 noon
 * Presenter: Quinton Hohls
 * Topic:     Ergonomics and Teaching
 * Abstract:
 * Introduction to The Holistic Health Paradigm and its necessary introduction into the educational environment
 * Discussion of common ailments effecting teachers and the causative nature of poor ergonomics
 * Possible treatment regimes to adequately treat these common conditions
 * Preventative measures to delay or reduce dis-ease amongst the teaching population (diet and exercise)
 * An open floor discussion to cover questions or concerns encountered by the participants