About
Learning outcomes are only as good as the conversations they generate
TLA Vision, mission, values, goals, and strategies
Vision
CSUMB educators* help every student integrate learning within and beyond the campus
Mission
Help CSUMB educators* better facilitate curricular and co-curricular learning
*CSUMB educators include faculty, student affairs professionals, staff, students, and community partners
Values
- Relationships
- Empathy, honesty, inclusion, communication, collaboration
- Holistic mindset
- Open-mindedness, reflection, empowerment, proactivity, intentionality, strategic thinking, wholeness
- Open-mindedness, reflection, empowerment, proactivity, intentionality, strategic thinking, wholeness
- Inquiry
- Bravery, uncertainty, confusion, struggle, curiosity, exploration, problem-solving
- Bravery, uncertainty, confusion, struggle, curiosity, exploration, problem-solving
- Transformation
- Awareness, growth, improvement, systematic and collective change
Core goals: help faculty & staff...
- Increase expertise in culturally responsive facilitation and assessment of student learning
- Increase holistic alignment
- Increase holistic wellness
- Strengthen community in the classroom and other learning spaces
Core strategies
- Support culturally responsive assessment of student achievement and use of results
- Facilitate professional development activities
- Partner with other CSUMB educators
- Network with local, regional, and national organizations
Organizations that influence our work
- ITL: California State University Institute for Teaching and Learning
- FDC: California State University Faculty Development Council
- WSCUC: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and Universities Commission
- AAC&U: Association of American Colleges and Universities
- NILOA: National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
- WestEd: Reading Apprenticeship
- POD: Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
- NCORE: National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education
- MEIA (formerly KORU): Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults
- ACMHE: The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education
- ACE: The American Council on Education
- Strata: Strata Education Network
Meet Our TLA Team
- Vivian Waldrup-Patterson, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Assessment
- Rebecca Kersnar, TLA Specialist
- Salina Lopez, TLA Analyst & Faculty Associate
TLA Faculty Teaching Associates
- Corin Slown, Associate Professor
- George Station, Lecturer
- Yhashika Lee, Lecturer
- Ibrahim Shelton, Lecturer, RWEC Project Coordinator, OIE & Sustainability Faculty Liaison