Overview of Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning
Discover our goals, objectives, and commitments towards academic excellence.
Background of CETL
The Green University Center of Excellence for Teaching And Learning refers to a team, a shared facility or an entity that provides leadership, evangelization, best practices, research, support and/or training for a focus area in the teaching and learning contexts. CETL also aims at revitalizing stalled initiatives. Within the university, CETL refers to a group of people, a department or a shared facility. It also is known as a competency center or a capability center. The term also refers to a network of institutions collaborating with each other to pursue excellence in a particular academic, research and/or training area.
CETL center’s structure
The Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL) of Green University of Bangladesh comprises two mutually integrated units that address key aspects of teaching and learning enhancement within the university. These units are the E-Learning Unit and the Teaching Learning Unit.The E-Learning Unit is responsible for the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the university’s e-learning systems. It supports the strategic initiatives related to digital education and works in close collaboration with the IT Wing of Green University of Bangladesh to ensure effective implementation and technical support for online learning platforms.The Teaching Learning Unit focuses on the development of teaching quality, learning enhancement, and staff development across the university. It is dedicated to capacity-building initiatives for faculty members, students, and administrative officials, aiming to strengthen overall academic excellence and institutional performance.The CETL operates under the direct supervision of the Honorable Vice Chancellor and Pro Vice Chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh. The Director of CETL is responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and managing all activities of the CETL units. Each unit is led by an Assistant Director who manages its respective operations, while faculty members are appointed to each unit based on requirements determined by the Director of CETL.An Advisory Committee supports CETL in its strategic direction and policy formulation. The committee includes the Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor, Deans, Treasurer, Registrar, all Chairpersons of departments, and selected external members, ensuring broad academic and administrative guidance for effective functioning of CETL.
PHILOSOPHY OF THE CENTER
Free of expression, open inquiry and respect for difference arc fundamental to a comprehensive and dynamic education. The Green University Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL) is committed to upholding these ideals by encouraging the exploration, engagement and expression of divergent perspectives and diverse identities. Therefore, three major themes are playing significant role to create the philological background of the center.
Future Planning
CETL endeavors to be a professional and lifelong learning center to facilitate andragogy inspired teaching and learning; to effectively apply and integrate e-learning or electronic technologies for online, distance, virtual and blended modes of education; to train faculty for 21st century teaching and learning, to prepare staff for adaptation to interactive digital media development, usage, and application; to administer and enhance the university’s Learning Management System and to prepare, assist in deployment and innovate emerging technologies through continuous renewal.
Director’s Message
The Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL) at the Green University of Bangladesh is a team of educators and researchers dedicated to improving teaching and learning. They provide leadership, best practices, research, support, and training to help faculty and staff develop and implement effective teaching strategies. CETL also works to revitalize stalled initiatives and collaborate with other institutions to advance teaching and learning.
The CETL’s goal is to help Green University achieve academic excellence. They believe that by improving teaching and learning, they can help students succeed and positively impact the world.
Director
Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning
Our Mission & Vision
Empowering learners to grow, communicate, and succeed in a global world.
Mission Our Mission
The CETL fosters the values and practices of excellent teaching and learning for students’ learning and staff’s professional development.
CETL endeavors to be a professional and lifelong learning center to facilitate andragogy inspired teaching and learning; to effectively apply and integrate e-learning or electronic technologies for online, distance, virtual and blended modes of education; to train faculty for 21st century teaching and learning, to prepare staff for adaptation to interactive digital media development, usage, and application; to administer and enhance the university’s Learning Management System and to prepare, assist in deployment and innovate emerging technologies through continuous renewal.
Vision Our Vision
The CETL of Green University of Bangladesh is a proactive, professional and, visionary academic center that inspires, supports and recognizes best teaching and learning practices in community engagement and inclusive learning
environments through the use of emerging instructional technologies incorporating e-learning or online education.