About Zipf Teaching & Learning Center
The Zipf Teaching and Learning Center (ZTLC) at North Carolina Wesleyan University encourages and advocates teaching excellence. ZTLC seeks to accomplish this by aiding faculty in the use of innovative teaching strategies, providing forums that foster the discussion of college teaching best practices, and supporting faculty in research and other scholarship endeavors that involve students.
The ZTLC Objectives
- Coordinates instructional workshops and lectures for faculty that feature evidence-based teaching and learning scholarship.
- Provides a resource center on campus that includes a lending library, technology library, and instructional technology support.
- Maintains a resource-based website designed for NCWU faculty.
- Aids faculty in designing class content consistent with intended student outcomes.
ZTLC Staff
Heather Louch, Ph.D.
Director, ZTLC
Professor of Biology
Office Location: GSC 112
252.985.5139
hlouch@ncwu.edu
Jonathan Sarris, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, ZTLC
Professor of History & Program Coordinator
Office Location: PCB 180
252.985.5190
jsarris@ncwu.edu
Ayra Sundbom, Ed.D.
Director of Instructional Design and Technology
Assistant Professor of Education
Office Location: PCB 187
252.985.5143
asundbom@ncwu.edu
The ZTLC Advisory Committee
Dr. Aaron Allen
Dr. Jason Buel
Dr. Shannon Crowley
Dr. Jarrod Kelly
Dr. Joe Lane
Mr. Chip Larkin
Dr. Morgan Wood
