The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) was developed during the academic year 2015/2016 with the goal of developing the AUIS human capital in a responsive manner and for the benefit of its students.
Mission
The CTEL offers continuous training for faculty and staff. It aims to nurture and develop key skills and attitudes necessary for effective performance in quality teaching and learning at AUIS. CTEL is dedicated to promoting excellence in teaching through the development of faculty and staff, and assisting in the realization of staff and faculty’s potential. Faculty and staff annual evaluations highlight areas for development and provide the center with the topics to be addressed through its curriculum.
Goal
The goal of the center is to develop faculty and staff’s potential to become the best they can be with regard to three functions: teaching, service and scholarly activities. CETL attains this goal by:
- Sharing best (current and successful) practices in andragogy.
- Supporting a culture of excellence in teaching.
- Addressing individual faculty and staff needs for development related to teaching and learning.
Curricular Index 2016
Click on this link to view the courses available for staff and faculty on AUIS Moodle site.
Workshop Planning
The Center will plan and host workshops and instruction seminars throughout the year, based upon recommendation from faculty and staff. The training sessions will take into consideration faculty and staff needs as reflected in their annual evaluation.
Director
Dr. Atheer Matroud
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology
Atheer Matroud is a faculty member and former chair of the Information Technology Department at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. He is a computational biologist/mathematical biologist/bioinformatician with 12 years of experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in computer science, mathematics and bioinformatics. His current research interests include computational biology, bioinformatics, networking and graph theory.
Contact Us
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning would be happy to hear from you. Please use the email address below to contact us.
CETL Director Atheer Matroud
atheer.matroud [at] auis.edu.krd (subject: Center%20for%20Excellence%20in%20Teaching%20and%20Learning%20)