About the Roberta S. Matthews Center for Teaching and Learning

Mission

The mission of the Brooklyn College Roberta S. Matthews Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is to foster an outstanding educational experience for all students by providing faculty with resources for effective teaching and learning. As a forum for the thoughtful and respectful exchange of ideas and practices, the CTL encourages high-impact learning and active engagement with students. It supports curricular development, pedagogical innovation, program improvement, planning, assessment, and a campus-wide culture focused on excellence in teaching, through an emphasis on self-reflection among the teaching faculty.

Who We Are

Staff

Karen Stern-Gabbay
Director
Professor, History

Melissa Panek
Associate Director
Lecturer, Modern Languages and Literatures

Keanna Benjamin
College Assistant

Advisory Board

• Beth Evans, Library
  School of Humanities and Socials Sciences—term ends 2025
• Meral Kaya, Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education
  School of Education—interim appointment
• Rona Miles, Psychology
  School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences—term ends 2025
• John Paul, Accounting
  Koppelman School of Business—term ends 2025
• MJ Robinson, Television, Radio & Emerging Media
  School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts—term ends 2025
• Mara Schvarzstein, Biology
  At-Large Member—term ends 2025