Getting to Know the Center for Teaching Learning and Mentoring (CTLM)

Interested in learning more about generative AI? Care to know where lifesaving Narcan nasal spray is available on campus? Eager to attend and/or participate in campus conferences and events?

All this and more can be found at UW-Madison’s Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring (CTLM).

What exactly is the CTLM?

The Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring supports UW-Madison faculty and staff in their growth as instructors. There are more than 12,000 academic staff professionals at UW-Madison and roughly 2,800 teach courses. The Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring offers programs and resources that support academic staff instructors, such as:

New to Teaching on Campus? 

From learning evidence-based teaching approaches to creating your syllabus and Canvas course, the CTML has your back. The Center’s programs help you to tackle the challenges of teaching and connect you with colleagues in a supportive and collaborative environment. Resources for new academic staff teachers can be found here. 

Teaching Fellows Learning Community 

The CTLM coordinates a dynamic Teaching Fellows Learning Community which offers a space to explore pedagogical teaching practices while unpacking the challenges and successes of teaching. The learning community takes into account academic staff instructors’ interests and needs while exploring equitable and inclusive course design and strategies for providing efficient feedback to students. 

The learning community is open to academic staff with any level of teaching experience who are teaching credit-bearing courses at UW-Madison. 

Don’t miss the 2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium, May 15 at Union South! The theme: “Engage and Inspire: The New College Classroom.”  

Who works with the CTLM? 

Many wonderful and experienced people! For example, meet Julie Hunt Johnson who is featured in our Academic Staff Profile.

Interested in Collaborating with the CTLM, or have questions? Contact the Center. They will happily answer any inquiries you may have!