What We Do

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Transform and Innovate Teaching at UTA

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Help Faculty Select and Use Effective Teaching Technologies

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Promote Critical Thinking, Reasoning & Deep Learning

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Develop Active and Inquiry-Based Learning Experiences

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Integrate the Maverick Advantage Hallmarks

CRTLE partners with faculty to advance evidence-based, technology‑enhanced teaching that improves learning, equity, and student success across UTA. Through consultations, professional development, signature programs, and collaborative initiatives, we help faculty design, refine, and scale high‑impact pedagogy.

We guide faculty in choosing and effectively using digital tools including Adobe Express & Firefly, H5P, Canvas, aPlus+ Attendance, generative AI tools, and emerging instructional technologies to align with teaching goals. Our Technology Test Kitchen, Adobe partnership, and hands‑on workshops support instructors as they experiment, practice, and integrate new tools into their courses.

CRTLE supports faculty in designing assignments and activities that strengthen students’ analytical reasoning, problem-solving, argumentation, and reflective learning, all skills essential for academic and career success.

We help faculty implement active, inquiry-driven, and experiential approaches, including flipped classrooms, project‑based learning, digital storytelling, case‑based teaching, and research‑focused assignments.

CRTLE collaborates with faculty to embed the five Maverick Advantage hallmarks: Leadership Development, Undergraduate Research, Community Engagement, Career Development, and Global Engagement into curriculum and course design.

Faculty can participate in high‑impact professional development programs such as:

  • Technology Test Kitchen (hands‑on digital tools practice)
  • Pedagogy NEXT (research‑based teaching insights and blogs)
  • Faculty Voices Workshop Series (faculty-led innovations & storytelling)
  • ACUE Microcredential (evidence-based teaching certification)
  • AI Course Redesign Institute (responsible and effective use of generative AI)

Foster Interdisciplinary Connections

CRTLE brings faculty together across disciplines to form learning communities, support grant proposals, and design cross‑departmental teaching and research collaborations.

Advance Pedagogical Research and Dialogue

We host seminars, faculty lounges, workshops, and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) focused on educational best practices, generative AI and teaching, active learning, and innovative instructional practice.

Teaching Consultations

We offer individual and group consultations—virtual or in‑person—focused on course challenges, teaching redesign, strategy support, and department-level programming.

Professional Development

CRTLE delivers ongoing, year‑round development for faculty, instructors, and graduate teaching associates.

Course Design Support

We assist with designing or revising online, hybrid, or on-campus courses, including syllabus development, assignment design, rubric creation, accessibility strategies, and multimodal content development.

Classroom Management & Instructional Guidance

CRTLE helps faculty navigate teaching challenges, student engagement, classroom climate, communication strategies, and integrating new pedagogical approaches.

Recognition and Spotlights

Through Spotlight on Faculty Teaching & Mentoring, newsletters, and campus events, CRTLE highlights faculty achievements and innovative teaching practices.

Pilot and Scale New Teaching Innovations

CRTLE partners with instructional experts and units like OIT, CDE, and the Libraries to test and expand new pedagogical practices including generative AI, Adobe Creative Campus tools, learning analytics, open educational resources (OER), and digital literacy frameworks.

Implement and Assess Innovations

We support faculty in evaluating new tools and teaching methods and share outcomes through Pedagogy NEXT, workshops, and campus symposia.

Develop and Launch New Courses

CRTLE collaborates on designing new courses and instructional models, including flipped, hybrid, experiential, and multimodal designs connected to UTA’s strategic plan, EIR Accessibility goals, and student success priorities.