INstructional resources
This page lists resources offered to help Illinois faculty carry out instruction. See also the campus faculty-specific information page.
Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
217-333-3370
Campus-wide service unit responsible for assisting faculty,
academic units, and teaching assistants in improving instruction.
The staff consults and advises on a wide variety of instructional
issues. CTE includes four divisions:
- Instructional development
Consultative services for individual faculty members and TAs, workshops and seminars for academic units, colleges, or the campus on instructional, course, and curricular issues. - Measurement and evaluation
Instructor and course evaluation, student outcomes assessment, and the assessment of instruction and curriculum.
University Library
- Undergraduate Library Reserves Desk
Online and in Library Reserve Material
244-3771
CITES Classroom Technologies
Classrooms, requesting training and codes, 333-8165.
CITES Educational Technologies
Online learning, course management systems, 244-7000.
CITES Instructional Computing Sites
Computer labs for instruction
Online Course Resources (for students)
Course management tools (WebCT, Blackboard); requirements, registration, and grades; distance learning.
Office of Continuing Education
Provides leadership for lifelong learning and distance education. Through shared visions with faculty, OCE opens the campus community to students of all ages.
Imaging Technology Group
Provides imaging facilities for researchers using the Microscopy Suite and the Visualization, Media, and Imaging Laboratory (VMIL). ITG develops advanced imaging technologies with an emphasis on projects in remote and automated instrument control.
College and Department Instructional Resources
- Agricultural Instructional Media Laboratory (AIM Lab) is a unit in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) and part of Information Technology and Communication Services (ITCS)
- Anderson Laboratory for Global Education in Engineering provides support for engineering faculty in the development of interactive credit and non-credit course modules for delivery over the internet.
- Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts and Sciences (ATLAS) in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) supports the technology needs of students and faculty for both teaching and research.
- Educational Technologies Center for the School of Life Sciences is a resource for faculty and staff within the School to explore the use of new technologies in teaching.
- Language Learning Lab (LLL) is a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences unit whose primary mission is to digitally enable language learning and research.
- Office of Continuing Engineering Education (OCEE) provides educational programs on a continuing basis to practicing engineers, especially those in Illinois. In pursuit of this mission, the OCEE offers both credit and noncredit courses utilizing the outstanding faculty and facilities of the college.
- Office of Educational Technologies provides active leadership, valuable resources, and quality support to enable College of Education faculty, staff, and students to improve research, to enhance teaching and learning, and to facilitate service through the use of technology.
- Office for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education supports activities to promote communication and collaboration among the many campus projects in mathematics, science and technology education.