Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
The Gwenna Moss Centre is committed to supporting and improving teaching and learning at the University of Saskatchewan. We provide service to the USask community in designing courses and programs, and by supporting ongoing improvements to teaching and learning. We are proudly located on Treaty 6 territory and the homelands of the Métis.
- Address
- Room 50, Murray Building | Fourth floor, Williams Building
- Hours
- 8:30am - 4:30pm
Programs
We support teaching and learning through:
- Offering a variety of events, workshops and ongoing programs, and online resources;
- Helping educators and program teams develop evidence informed, inclusive, and strategically aligned teaching and learning practices and curricula;
- Support for using educational technologies in courses and programs, including instructional design of distance and blended courses and micro-credentials;
- Using data in educational decision-making, including program enhancement, and learning analytics;
- Recognition and development of teaching excellence, including teaching and learning certificates and teaching awards.
Mission, mandate, and structure
Our mission is:
To aid USask educators and leaders to set the standard in learning by offering intentionally designed, supportive, and excellent learning experiences.
Our mandate is:
- Supporting all USask educators in the continuous development of research-supported teaching and learning practices aligned with intended outcomes for student learning.
- Inspiring and empowering the Indigenization of teaching and learning.
- Helping USask educators use design, teaching, and assessment practices aligned with student engagement, well-being, access, and equity.
- Achieving local and institutional aspirations in teaching and learning through delivery of professional learning programs, supports and resource materials for educators.
- Facilitating flexible curriculum development, design, and renewal at the course and program level.
- Enable ongoing, data-informed enhancement of teaching and learning.
Structure:
The GMCTL has 3 key teams supporting teaching that sets the standard in learning for USask.
Flexible Learning Technology: The FLT team supports the design and delivery of technology-enhanced and flexible programs and courses through course and program design and support for educational technologies.
Teaching and Curriculum Development: The TCD team supports individual educators, departments, and colleges/schools with designing for, teaching for, and assessing for learning competencies and to meet learner needs through workshops, resources, one-to-one consultations, and facilitation of change processes. The team has responsibility for supporting USask strategies, like Indigenization or work in equity, diversity, inclusion, and access. The team offers certification in university teaching and recognition for teaching excellence.
Teaching and Learning Enhancement: The TLE team supports institutional processes related to data gathering and structures that support ongoing, systematic enhancement of teaching, like student course feedback, learning analytics, program enhancement, and peer review of teaching.
