Mission Statement, Vision & Values
Mission Statement
We provide leadership and support to the entire Illinois State University
campus
and area higher education professionals in the pursuit of innovation and
excellence in teaching, learning, and technology.
Goals
This mission is reflected in the following goals:
- Develop and share teaching, learning, and technology resources to assist the pursuit
of instructional and professional excellence.
- Promote an engaged and collaborative culture of exemplary teaching connected to
scholarship, where teachers at all levels are dedicated to continual progress toward
excellence.
- Compile, support, initiate, and share scholarship on instructional and professional
practices and technologies.
We pursue these goals through the following areas of focus:
- Developing Knowledge and Skills
We offer a wide range of opportunities to help members of the campus community to
develop, apply, and evaluate the application of knowledge and skills. These include
short courses, intensive programs, customized workshops, consulting services, and
formative instructional evaluation services.
- Expanding Knowledge With Colleagues
We organize and facilitate a wide range of opportunities to participate in interactive
explorations of issues and ideas. These include seminars, panel discussions, peer
consulting, teaching-learning communities, and conferences.
- Instructional and Professional Support
We provide material, informational, and financial resources to support the campus
community in developing and applying expertise as well as pursuing scholarly projects.
These resources include access to equipment and software, CTLT website and library,
assistance producing instructional and scholarly materials, assistance documenting
project outcomes, and grant programs.
- Scholarship Support
We support scholarship on innovative instructional and professional practices and
technologies through grant programs for projects, research data analysis services,
and scholarship collaborations. We also initiate and disseminate original research
on professional and instructional practices and technologies.
Values
Our shared values guide us in pursuing these goals. We view ourselves, and through
our actions over time we seek to have others view us, as:
- Visionary leadership that is innovative, creative and responsive;
- Helpful and supportive problem solvers who are approachable, respectful and friendly;
- Knowledgeable collaborators, mentors, and advisors;
- Dedicated professionals.
