Center for Teaching and Learning at Kent State University

Make grading time for finals week relaxing and refreshing.Set aside distractions and grade alongside your peers in a supportive environment. Transform grading from a solitary task into a shared, productive experience. Bring your laptop, assignments, and exams and join us for focused grading time, light refreshments, and optional pedagogical conversation breaks.

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The Teaching Scholars Program applications are open.Those interested in conducting scholarly examinations of strategies designed to enhance student learning are encouraged to apply. The primary goal of this program is to support faculty in the design, implementation, and assessment of scholarly projects that identify and create significant learning environments. Participants will receive a $2000.00 stipend upon completion of the program.

Caroline Spence, Graduate Student Instructor, English as a Second Language 💬🌎 | Kent Campus⚡

Caroline is being recognized for their commitment to ongoing professional development in teaching. Caroline is committed to providing a supportive environment for international students that recognizes their cultural differences and learning challenges they may experience in an unfamiliar educational environment.

Celebrate our educators as always here!
https://www.kent.edu/ctl/featured-educators-month

April news letter! https://www.kent.edu/ctl/newsletters

Come celebrate the great work you've done here at KSU!
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March into a New CTL newsletter! 🌦❄
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our February newsletter!❄🌹🏂
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Samantha Bonaduce, DNP, RN, CNE, Associate Professor, Nursing⚕🏥 | Tuscarawas Campus is our and CTL’S featured educator for February!🎉❄

Dr. Samantha Bonaduce is an educator whose excellence in the nursing classroom is helping her students learn problem- solving skills through branching scenarios and virtual escape rooms. These learning games are built through google forms that give students the virtual opportunity to critically think and learn while "playing." She has been recognized for her dedication to student learning, innovation in teaching and excellence in nursing education with the 2025 Elsevier Educator of the Year Award from the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN). Congratulations Dr. Bonaduce!

Celebrate our educators as always here!
https://www.kent.edu/ctl/featured-educators-month

Curious how AI can truly support student learning? Join us as faculty share examples of how they’ve integrated AI into their courses to save time, spark student creativity, deepen engagement and enhance critical thinking.
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