Teaching & Learning Innovation (TLI) maintains strategic partnerships with Teaching & Learning Centers across the region to strengthen faculty development and advance shared priorities in teaching and learning.
Through collaborations with both UT System institutions and SEC member universities, TLI fosters meaningful dialogue, shares resources, and promotes collective growth.
UT System Institutions
The UT System Teaching & Learning and Faculty Development Leaders Group brings together colleagues from all UT System campuses to share insights, discuss teaching and learning needs, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.
- UT Knoxville
- Ferlin McGaskey, Director of Professional Development
- UT Chattanooga – The Walker Center for Teaching & Learning
- Victoria Bryant, Director of the Walker Center for Teaching & Learning
- UT Health Science Center – The Teaching & Learning Center
- Tom Laughner, Associate Professor of Graduate Health Studies & Director of the Teaching & Learning Center
- Check out the UTHSC Teaching & Learning Center’s Fall 2022 programs & professional development experiences
- Tom Laughner, Associate Professor of Graduate Health Studies & Director of the Teaching & Learning Center
- UT Martin
- Stephanie Kolitsch, Professor of Mathematics & SACSCOC Liaison and Director of Accreditation
- UT Southern
- Melissa Ryckman, Associate Professor of History & Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence
SEC Conference Institutions
The SEC Teaching & Learning and Faculty Development Leaders Group connects faculty development leaders from across the Southeastern Conference through regular Zoom meetings. This group discusses emerging issues, exchanges ideas, and strengthens partnerships to support teaching and learning across all SEC universities.
Auburn University
- Asim Ali, The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning
- Lindsay Doukopoulos, The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning
- Shawndra Bowers, The Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning
Louisiana State University
- Jenny Baumgartner, LSU Learning & Teaching Collaborative
Mississippi State University
- Michael Seymour, Center for Teaching & Learning
Texas A&M University
- Debra Fowler, Center for Teaching Excellence
- Heather Wilkinson, Office of the Dean of Facilities
University of Alabama
- Rachel Thompson, Center for Instructional Technology
- Melissa Greeen, Center for Instructional Technology
University of Arkansas
- Lynn Meade, The Wally Cordes Teaching & Faculty Support Center
- Carole Shook, The Wally Cordes Teaching & Faculty Support Center
University of Florida
- Jennifer Smith, Center for Teaching Excellence
- Alexandria Bitton-Bailey, Center for Teaching Excellence
University of Georgia
- Megan Mittelstadt, Center for Teaching and Learning
- Mary Carney, Office of Faculty Affairs
University of Kentucky
- Trey Conatser, Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching
University of Mississippi
- Josh Eyler, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Emily Donahoe, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
University of Missouri
- Victoria Mondelli, Teaching and Learning Center
University of South Carolina
- Nathan Carnes, Center for Excellence
University of Tennessee
- Ferlin McGaskey, Teaching and Learning Innovation
Vanderbilt University
- Derek Bruff, Center for Teaching