The Teaching and Learning Resource Group was initiated, therefore, to provide faculty with assistance in their quest for self-improvement as they explore new avenues of teaching. The TLRG strives to provide faculty with the opportunity to develop new courses or to redesign existing ones, to test new pedagogical methods, and to create new ways to utilize technology to enrich teaching and scholarly research. The TLRG coordinates initiatives that assist faculty in identifying, developing, and evaluating innovative pedagogical models and technology tools to enhance the learning process. Most important, it encourages the discussion and sharing of these methodologies within the Washington and Lee community. One very basic goal of the TLRG is to bring a true spirit of scholarly rigor and openness to the craft of teaching.
Scholarship is by definition public, subject to peer review and accessible for use by others.
The TLRG assists faculty in finding methods to bring the highest level of scholarly scrutiny to their pedagogy and in stimulating the educational conversation between them and their colleagues at other campuses. The Teaching and Learning Resource Group coordinates the activities of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable . The TLTR is a larger group of faculty, administration, and staff committed to promoting teaching excellence on the Washington and Lee campus. The TLTR engages in discussions concerning current issues related to teaching and learning and assists in the long-term planning required to achieve our goals. Finally, the TLRG, in conjunction with the TLTR, makes recommendations to the University administration on the allocation of existing and new resources, including people and capital, necessary to accomplish these objectives.