Mission – The University at Albany’s Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership promotes and supports evidence-based teaching and professional practice to improve faculty careers and increase student learning.
Focus – To fulfill our mission, ITLAL provides professional development to faculty, instructors, and graduate students. Our programs and services focus on these key areas:
- Teaching and learning support to foster exemplary teaching practice
- Career support for faculty at all levels on their path to and through promotion and tenure
- Professional development and support for graduate students on their path to the professoriate
Values – ITLAL acts upon the following values:
- Responsiveness
- Equity and inclusion
- Shared leadership and collective responsibility
- Professional integrity
- Ethical practice and confidentiality
- Creativity and originality
- Teamwork and collaboration