Mandate

The Office for Teaching and Learning Development was established formally through Board Resolution No. 2283, series of 2020 dated February 7, 2020.

Functions

To develop continuing professional activities for faculty members with emphasis on on-line and blended teaching and learning to maximize their capacity in fostering teaching and learning in different modes under the Flexible Technology Enhanced Learning (FlexTEL);
To collaborate with different units of the University, Branches and Satellite Campuses, and external agencies in providing capacity-building opportunities that will utilize various instructional technologies for faculty members;
To initiate trainings and workshops to encourage the production of quality instructional materials for flexible teaching and learning situations;
To assess and endorse instructional materials that pass the center’s standards before disseminating them to the end users;
To promote innovations using tools and advance technologies that will aid teachers and learners in various learning environments;
To organize meetings and consultations with novice to expert teachers to support learners in operationalizing information learned in the classroom; and
To design pocket seminars, workshops, and courses to help learners become independent and self-directed.