Our Director

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation (CATT).

We aim to provide the university community with an efficient structure for the provision of instructional and programmatic support as we collectively work to achieve programmatic and instructional excellence and increased student learning and success. CATT serves as a comprehensive conduit between academic units and instructors, and curricular and instructional resources and supports in pursuit of this objective.

The main pillars of CATT’s portfolio include:

• Pedagogical expertise in teaching and learning in physical and virtual learning environments.
• Expertise in assessment, teaching and learning analytics, and their interpretation and utilization to improve student learning and program effectiveness.
• Management of and expertise in university learning systems and technologies.
• Coordination of university-wide projects and initiatives that may fall under our office’s various areas of expertise.  

Should you have any questions or feedback, we welcome your thoughts, and encourage you to reach out to us via ubcatt@buffalo.edu. Please accept my very best wishes for a successful upcoming academic year!

Sincerely,

Carol Van Zile-Tamsen, PhD
Director