The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the Center director on professional improvement and instructional research activities that will enhance teaching and learning excellence and improve assessment and evaluation in all learning environments. The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee also assists with judging teaching excellence awards. Details about membership, term, and duties and responsibilities can be found on the FCTL Advisory Committee website.
Meeting Schedule
The Committee as a whole meets once annually, early in the fall term. The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee typically conducts business by subcommittee meetings as needed. For the complete schedule of meetings for each of the subcommittees, see the FCTL Advisory Committee website.
Committee Reports
The committee submits a brief annual report of the committees’ activities by the end of the second week of August each year. Below are the annual reports for the committee.

Committee Members
Patricia Farless, Co-Chair
College of Arts and Humanities
History
Email: Patricia.Farless@ucf.edu
Martha Hubertz, Co-Chair
College of Sciences
Psychology
Email: Martha.Hubertz@ucf.edu
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College of Graduate Studies-School of Modeling, Simulation & Training
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Student Learning and Academic Success-UCF Connect; Administrator
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College of Community Innovation and Education-School of Public Administration; Senate Representative
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Division of Digital Learning-Center for Distributed Learning; Ex Officio
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College of Health Professions and Sciences-Health Sciences; Senate Representative407-823-0254
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UCF IT-Information Technology; Ex Officio
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College of Sciences-Psychology; Senate Representative; Co-Chair, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee407-823-4344
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Division of Digital Learning-Office of Instructional Resources; Ex Officio
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Student Development and Enrollment Services-Student Accessibility Services; Ex Officio
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College of Sciences-Mathematics; Senate Representative407-823-6284
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UCF IT-Telecommunications; Ex Officio
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College of Nursing-Nursing Practice; Faculty Representative
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College of Arts and Humanities-Modern Languages & Literature; Senate Representative407-823-2472
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UCF IT-Administration; Ex Officio
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College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative; Physical
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Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning-Administration; Committee Administrator407-823-3544
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College of Health Professions and Sciences-School of Kinesiology & Physical Therapy; Faculty Representative
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Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Tourism, Events & Attractions; Faculty Representative
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College of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty Representative
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College of Medicine-Medical Education; Senate Representative; Chair, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee
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University Libraries-Student Learning & Engagement; Faculty Representative
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College of Business Administration-Integrated Business; Faculty Representative
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College of Arts and Humanities-History; Faculty/Senate Representative; Co-Chair-Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee407-823-2225
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College of Engineering and Computer Science-Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty/Senate Representative; Co-Chair, Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee407-823-1655
Membership
The committee consists of a minimum of at least one faculty member from each academic unit and a faculty member representing UCF Connect, who shall be the voting members of the committee. The chair and vice chair of the committee shall be a faculty member elected annually by the membership. The ex officio members of the committee shall be the vice president for Information Technologies and Resources (or designee), an associate or senior instructional designer, and the directors (or their designees) of offices that impact teaching and learning, who shall be designated by the director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. Terms of service shall be three years, staggered. Faculty members of the committee are selected by the Committee on Committees in consultation with the director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning and the college deans.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supporting and developing faculty professional development in areas of teaching, learning and the scholarship of teaching for all faculty, including full-time, adjunct and graduate teaching assistants.
- Overseeing and administering professional teaching development activities.
- Coordinating the nomination, review and selection of faculty fellowships and other awards for creative teaching and the innovative use of technology in teaching and learning.
- Administering and reviewing an annual assessment of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning activities.
- Considering and recommending to the Faculty Senate and administration regarding the needs and activities of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.