About
About The Office of Teaching & Learning
The Office of Teaching and Learning supports teaching, learning and educational opportunities at NDSU and beyond. Our work connects NDSU faculty and instructors, K–12 educators and students, and professional and lifelong learners with programs, resources and opportunities designed to support learning and professional growth.
Mission
Creating and sharing best practices to enhance inclusive learning and teaching.
Vision
Teaching excellence for improved learning.
Values
Good teaching practices support student success and great teachers commit to professional change. We introduce you to, and provide training in, teaching models that enhance student learning. Engaging students in the learning process produces better results.
We Believe In:
Collaboration
An essential element in maximizing improvement of student learning. Collaboration enables OTL to do more than it could do alone. It also allows us to be aware of the needs of our internal and external stakeholders, meeting your educational needs through campus-based professional development.
Inclusivity
A university-level initiative. OTL recognizes the importance of ensuring all classrooms use practices that intentionally create an environment of belonging to meet the needs of all learners.
Diversity
Goes hand-in-hand with inclusivity, assuring multiple perspectives and voices are represented in designing educational experiences and deliberate inclusion of diverse individuals in these experiences.
Excellence
The constant goal of both the work of OTL and the instructional practices of the educators we serve. Excellence is not an endpoint but rather an opportunity for continuous improvement.
Innovation
An ongoing shift of best-practices as research evolves. It also refers to the importance of knowing the educational needs of stakeholders and identifying the best ways to meet those needs.
Our History
2025 — Continued Learning
Distance and Continuing Education became Continued Learning, expanding opportunities in youth programming and workforce development.
2015 — Office of Teaching and Learning
Distance and Continuing Education joined other NDSU teaching and learning initiatives to form the Office of Teaching and Learning.
1960s–present — Continuing Education at NDSU
NDSU's continuing education programs have provided professional and lifelong learning opportunities for more than six decades.