Abstract
Centers for teaching and learning (CTLs) are well-positioned to support instructors in implementing evidence-based teaching strategies such as student-centered learning (SCL). CTLs play a valuable role in helping instructors mediate between the disciplinary imperatives that they bring to their teaching, knowledge about effective practices that promote student learning and students' hopes and expectations for their education. This chapter provides a case study of one teaching and learning center, the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University, describing the impediments they have identified to instructors using SCL, and how the center helps faculty and graduate student instructors infuse SCL into the curriculum. The center collaborates with faculty to design their courses and create meaningful learning experiences for their students. Instructors benefit from the perspective of the center's undergraduate fellows, who provide feedback on newly designed assignments as well as classroom culture. Additionally, the center helps instructors reflect on and deepen their knowledge of teaching. Collectively, the center's offerings enable instructors to develop a range of teaching practices that prioritize student engagement, motivation and learning.