Welcome to the FTLC

The Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) supports faculty success by fostering innovative, inclusive, evidence-based teaching practices through relevant and impactful programs and by creating opportunities for professional growth.

Core Values

  • Sharing current, relevant pedagogies based on the science of learning
  • Creating a community of practice in which participants learn from each other
  • Nurturing an atmosphere of caring and trust
  • Celebrating teaching innovation and faculty success
  • Providing faculty development that aligns with CSUB鈥檚 Strategic Plan, especially with respect to increasing faculty retention

Vision

The FTLC will be recognized across the university as a

  • Hub: a place for exchange of ideas and where collaborative actions can occur. The FTLC will be seen as a 鈥済o-to鈥� unit for collaborations with other groups on campus.
  • Incubator: a place that fosters growth and development, cultivating individuals and communities, nurturing relationships, and creating a sense of belonging. Faculty members who participate in FTLC programming are earning tenure and promotion and/or moving into positions of leadership.
  • Temple: a place that provides legitimacy, credibility, authority, and even recognition for instructors. The FTLC hosts campus-wide recognition events for innovative teaching, publications, and research supported by our competitive mini-grants. 
  • Sieve: the center curates research on effective, evidence-based practices on student learning and works with faculty to implement new pedagogies. The FTLC is valued for regularly updating (or even stopping) its offerings in response to new research and/or campus-based needs assessments.

Faculty Teaching and Learning Resources

Preparing to Teach
Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Artificial Intelligence
Faculty Leadership Academy
Mini-Grants
Learning Communities
Teaching Strategies
Assessing Learning
Course Design

 

Spring 2026 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

All courses are asynchronous & facilitated by CSU faculty & staff about the courses and access the course syllabi & testimonials.  Limit to one course per semester. 

Spring Training Cycles (registration Begins Dec. 2025)

Spring Session 1: February 23 - March 15, 2026
Spring Session 2:  March 23 - April 19, 2026  

Courses offered include:

Preparing Quality Online Courses 

  • Introduction to Teaching Online -  
  • Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online  

Artificial Intelligence Courses

  • AI Tools for Teaching & Learning - 
  • AI Tools for Higher Ed. Professionals/Staff -  

Questions- Please reach out to ocs@calstate.edu.

Contact Us

Email questions to the FTLC at tlc@csub.edu