About the TLC

 

Mission

 

The TLC contributes to student success in a learning-centered community by cultivating and supporting teaching excellence.

 

Brief History

The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) was established at Clark College in 2006. The first Director of the TLC, Gail Liberman, established a range of essential programs which demonstrably strengthened collegiality and the learning environment, leading to the TLC's commendation in the 2008 Accreditation Report.

Clark College’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) supports tenured, full-time and part-time faculty in the areas of teaching excellence to promote student learning, curriculum/program development, and classroom/program assessment strategies. Together these activities support student achievement and help faculty maintain their focus on Clark as a Learning Centered College.

 

Faculty development programming ranges from professional development workshops, retreats, institutes, Faculty Speaker Series, and mentoring opportunities. In addition to Faculty Development offices and resources, the TLC also houses offices and resources for Employee Development and Environmental Health and Safety.

Faculty and staff are welcome to check out books and utilize the three computer stations set up in the TLC's resource library area as needed. During finals week this is a quiet space available for faculty to grade and report grades.

 

Key Contacts

• Melissa Payne ~ (Program Coordinator for Faculty Development and Outcome Assessment) Phone: 360-992-2516 or mpayne@clark.edu

• Brenda Walstead ~ (Outcome Assessment Liaison) Phone: 360-992-2528 or bwalstead@clark.edu

• Jim Wilkins-Luton ~ (Outcome Assessment Liaison) Phone: 360-992-2225 or jwilkins-luton@clark.edu

• Karen Ferguson ~ ( Employee Development Program Coordinator) Phone: 360-992-2317 or kferguson@clark.edu

• TLC Committee

 

Faculty Development Goals

1. Celebrate the teaching profession and champion a collegial work environment.
2. Provide faculty with programs, services, and resources to ensure student success in a learning-centered environment.
3. Address "Power, Privilege, and Inequality" in workshop offerings and ongoing programs.
4. Develop and maintain systematic assessment of TLC programs.
5. Strengthen internal operations and enhance TLC's visibility.

Faculty Development's Goals and Activities