The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), arising from the NOVA: Strategiv Vision 2015: Gateway to the American Dream, is dedicated to assisting faculty and staff in improving the quality of teaching and learning services. CETL has a central team consisting of a Coordinator, a Faculty Developer and an Administrative Assistant. Integral to the central team, but located on each campus are CETL Faculty Associates. These folks carry on the mission of CETL on each campus.
THE CETL TEAM
Cindy Miller
CETL Interim Coordinator
703.323.2157
Cindy is the Interim Coordinator for CETL. She comes to CETL from the Annandale Campus Biology Department where she teaches Anatomy and Physiology. She is passionate about the teaching excellence exhibited by the NOVA faculty and is dedicated to filling NOVA’s mission for world-class teaching.
Robin Muse
CETL Administrative Assistant
703.764.7386
Robin has been with CETL for several years and has dedicated her work to growing CETL from a fledgling project without any home, to a fully-staffed and fully developed center. She runs CETL’s lending-library and her capable touch marks all the workshops CETL offers throughout the year.
The CETL ASSOCIATES
Note: currently being updated for 2012-13. For a full list with contact information, visit: http://blogs.nvcc.edu/cetl/faculty-associates/
Barbara Crain : Loudoun Campus
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.948.7742
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/bcrain/
Barbara is an assistant professor of geography at the Loudoun Campus. Barbara has been teaching geography (social science) and geology at the Loudoun campus since 2005. She’s originally from Heidelberg, Germany, where she spent her formative years training and teaching in secondary/higher education. Like all geographers she loves the outdoors and traveling. At home she enjoys cooking international foods, photography, knitting and reading.
Alicia de la Torre Falzon, Ph.D.: Annandale Campus
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.323.2129
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/afalzon/
Alicia is a professor of Spanish at the Annandale Campus. Alicia, known as Dra./Sra, has taught Spanish since 1983. She teaches all levels of Spanish and is the Sigma Delta Mu Advisor, a Spanish Honor Society. She has developed and taught several functional Spanish courses to NOVA employees, introducing them to culture and language skills.
Patricia Ottavio: Medical Education Campus
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.822.6570
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/pottavio/
Patty is a physical therapist and an associate professor in the physical therapist assistant program at the Medical Education Campus (MEC). Patty enjoys using a variety of teaching methods to enhance student learning, including the use of hybrid courses, technology, the human patient simulation center, field trips and guest lecturers. She is a member of the MEC Campus Council, the College Senate and the Student PTA Club Advisor.
Cynthia Rathjen: Annandale Campus
CETL Faculty Advocate
703.323.5026
Cynthia is an instructor of mathematics at the Annandale Campus. Cynthia is originally from Texas. She enjoys teaching math as well as learning tips and tricks from others who teach it. She has begun two communities of practice: The Math Community of Practice and the Developmental Math Community of Practice.