CTL Mentors
The CTL Mentors contribute to the professional development of Brandeis educators in several ways. First, they act as faculty allies by offering confidential mentoring on teaching and career development and informal, confidential peer teaching observations. Their approach is consultative and dialogic, grounded in mutual learning. Second, they lend their disciplinary expertise to CTL-offered faculty development programs such as pilot programs for mentoring new faculty of color and contract faculty. Third, the Mentors provide insights and knowledge from across the schools and disciplines about emerging pedagogical development needs at Brandeis in areas such as faculty pedagogical development, TA training, inclusive pedagogy, assessment of teaching strategies, innovations in teaching, learning design, educational technology, and universal design.
The Mentors maintain confidentiality as recommended in the POD Network Ethical Guidelines for faculty development. Interactions with CTL Mentors will not be connected to promotion or tenure review, although you may choose to include them in your promotion portfolio as evidence of your own teaching development.
Membership and Terms
The Mentors are nominated by their dean or division chair and usually serve 2-3 year terms.
Past CTL Scholars
Susan Birren, Zalman Abraham Kekst Chair in Neuroscience
Joel Christensen, Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Professor - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
George Hall, Professor of Economics and International Business School
Dan L Perlman, Professor of Environmental Studies and of The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Rajesh Sampath, Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights, and Social Change
Aida Yuen Wong, Professor of Fine Arts, and East Asian Studies - Nathan Cummings and Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Chair in Fine Arts