Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
The Barbara and George Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning sustains a culture of sharing expertise, experiences, and best practices to support the mission of the College and to meet the needs of our students.
The Barbara and George Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Our Mission
The Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning fosters a culture of reflection about teaching and promotes development in teaching across the disciplines. The Cromwell Center supports the instructional improvement efforts of Washington College’s teaching community, initiates programs and activities that enrich and improve teaching and learning, and facilitates partnerships and collaborations with a broad range of groups and colleagues. The Center seeks to cultivate an institutional climate that values, rewards, and supports teachers throughout their careers.
 Emily SteinmetzChair of Anthropology & Archaeology; Associate Professor of Anthropology; Co-Director, Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
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 Sean MeehanProfessor of English; Director of Writing; Co-Director, Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
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To Accomplish this mission, the Center has Three Main Areas of Focus:
Washington College is firmly committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where all students, staff and faculty feel valued. To that end, the Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning co-sponsors events with other offices on campus, in particular, the Office of Intercultural Affairs, the Office of Academic Skills, and the Office of English Language Learning. The Center also gathers resources to help teachers better serve all of our students in and out of the classroom.
Through the Cromwell Fellows Program, the Center offers three different types of grants—for Innovative Pedagogy, Interdisciplinary Course Development, and Interdisciplinary Program Development—which are designed to encourage faculty to explore, among other things, new uses of technology in the classroom and to develop interdisciplinary connections with other colleagues. Each semester, the Cromwell Fellows from previous semesters report back to colleagues about what they’ve learned and what they can share.
The Center supports programs that create space and time for faculty to learn from each other as teachers. The Teaching Cluster program offers a chance for small groups of faculty to work together in a focused way to their needs and interests. Masticate and Confabulate invites faculty and educational experts together to discuss best practices in Higher Education. Finally, the Center helps faculty members find the mentoring they need to address challenges and opportunities they face in their teaching.
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Vist The Catalyst, our Cromwell CTL blog for a full listing of Events and Resources.
Washington College faculty can also access our Cromwell CTL Resources page in Canvas.