Gladys M. Snyder Center for Teaching and Learning

The mission of the Gladys M. Snyder Center for Teaching and Learning at Finger Lakes Community College is to foster innovation, communication, and opportunities for professional development in all areas of teaching effectiveness.
Our long-term vision positions us at the intersection of scholarship and teaching.

Goals:

To foster teaching effectiveness and enhance student learning.
To facilitate and support faculty development.
To coordinate and share educational resources and expertise.
To encourage classroom research and teaching innovation.

To support peer mentoring.

Objectives:

To provide opportunities for learning about new classroom strategies and new teaching technology, and to facilitate discussions of pedagogical issues.
To create opportunities for peer interaction and cooperation.
To increase awareness of the learning needs of an increasingly diverse student body and to develop and implement strategies to meet these needs.
To sponsor workshops, seminars, conferences, and sharing sessions requested by faculty.
To increase and strengthen faculty networks for the exchange of ideas, teaching materials, and instructional information.
To work with neighboring educational institutions, including secondary schools, colleges and universities, in the promotion of teaching effectiveness.