Established in December 2010, CTLS is a unit that reports to the office of the Principal, CEES. CTLS is an arm of the college that enables her to engage in knowledge and technology partnerships related to the CEES mandate. CTLS is dedicated to innovating and supporting teaching and learning through facilitating learner-centered and competency based pedagogical practices at Makerere University, with (in) different learning institutions in Uganda and beyond. The Centre offers a variety of workshops, seminars that facilitate the development of educators, teachers, students, professionals and individuals. It offers capacity building and retraining of staff, teachers and students to respond to changing curricula and national needs. CTLS strives to support learning institutions to create a socially responsive and contextually relevant teaching and learning environments that embrace principles of openness at all levels of education starting from pre-school, to post-secondary (higher education). Our key areas of innovation and support at different educational levels include: staff development, capacity building, trainings, mentorship, curriculum and instructional design, development, implementation and evaluation, as well as innovative utilization of digital tools, to promote Quality, Equitable and Inclusive education in humanities, Sciences and related disciplines. We collaborate and partner with national and international institutions with a focus of improving the quality of teaching and learning. CTLS will leverage external funding and collaborations to ensure and afford sustainability of its operations.
