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Contact Teaching, Learning + Technology (TLT)

Mailing Address:
Teaching, Learning + Technology
S-1464 Melville Library
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3350

Web Address:
http://tlt.stonybrook.edu

Phone:
(631) 632-8050

Fax:
(631) 632-1373

E-Mail for Faculty/Staff:
tlt@stonybrook.edu

E-Mail for Students:
helpme@stonybrook.edu


About Teaching, Learning + Technology (TLT)

Teaching, Learning + Technology is an organization of close to 40 full-time professionals and more than 130 part-time student employees who are tasked with supporting faculty teaching and student learning at the University.  TLT's services cover general purpose classrooms, open computer labs and classrooms, audio-visual services, multimedia development, academic technology such as Blackboard, faculty development in pedagogy and the use of technology in teaching, and informal student education in the use of technology to support and enhance their education.

TLT is divided into five major groups:

TLT's Mission

The mission of Teaching, Learning + Technology is to improve the educational experience and student success at Stony Brook University by:

  • Guiding and encouraging innovation based on educational research and best practices.
  • Encouraging adoption of appropriate instructional technologies; pedagogical, assessment, curricular and course design strategies.
  • Supporting and advocating for appropriate numbers of, appropriately equipped and designed learning spaces.
  • Providing faculty and students with access to computer and instructional technology, and education in its effective use to support teaching and learning.
  • Providing the enterprise-wide systems to support educational access and delivery.
  • Providing multimedia development services and resources.

TLT's Vision

TLT's vision is the long-term impact of accomplishing its mission. Faculty will be empowered and motivated to:

  • Work toward a student-centered learning environment.
  • Adopt appropriately sound pedagogical adn technological approaches to support teaching and learning, and classroom management.
  • Use assessment to effectively design programs, curricula, and courses.
  • Experiment with new tools, media, and approaches to teaching.
  • Share and implement best practices.
  • Consider students as lifelong learners and design courses and programs around this concept.
  • Understand that teaching is a team effort combining content, technology, and pedagogical experts.
  • Consider pedagogical research and publishing as a natural component of their overall research agenda.

Learning Spaces
The classrooms and other learning spaces faculty use will be well-equipped, reliable, and configured to support a variety of teaching and learning styles. Faculty will be provided with the tools, facilities, and assistance needed to support any reasonable need that improves the educational experience of their students.

Students
Students will feel empowered to learn with and without technology and be comfortable with and capable of excelling in diverse learning situations. They will be satisfied by the quality of their educational experiences and by the environments in which that learning occurs.

TLT's Strategic Plan

TLT's 2007-2010 Strategic Plan discusses strengths and weaknesses of current conditions, goals and objectives, and implementation planning.