Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Observe. Reflect. Connect. The Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP) is a semester-long faculty learning community designed to spark new insights into your teaching through peer observation and reflective dialogue. This program is formative, collaborative, and fully faculty-driven—and that’s what makes it powerful. Fall 2025 Cohort | Student Engagement and High Impact Practices Alternating Tuesdays from 12:30-1:45pm […]

Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto by Kevin Gannon, historian and educational developer.  Five Biweekly Meetings starting September 10th Wednesdays @ 12:00 - 1:00pm In-person (virtual participation can be accommodated if required) Elevate your teaching skills, expand your understanding of teaching in higher education and connect with other interested graduate students.  Open to any and all […]

The SoTL Writing Circle is a new initiative designed to strengthen and expand faculty scholarship programming through a supportive, semester-long writing community. Open to both new and experienced scholars of teaching and learning, this program offers a structured space for faculty to develop, draft, and refine Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects—whether preparing an […]

Launch your teaching journey at UMaine with confidence, connection, and community. This welcoming, semester-long program is designed specifically for recently hired faculty who are new to teaching at UMaine. Together, we’ll explore our students, institutional policies, and the foundational practices of effective teaching. You’ll engage with real classroom scenarios, build a personalized teaching development plan, […]