Center for Teaching and Learning
Center for Teaching & Learning + Academic Technology
The Center for Teaching & Learning now houses Academic Technology services, providing integrated support for effective teaching, learning innovation, and instructional technology. Our team supports course design, LMS troubleshooting, educational tools, and pedagogical development—all in one place.
Continue to submit academic technology Helpdesk tickets to helpdesk@mercer.edu.
Faculty Research and Writing Colloquium Fall 2025
The Colloquium is a semester-long, longitudinal faculty development experience intended for new and junior faculty members who are actively working on a research and writing project.
The purpose of the program is to provide a protected development time for writing, accompanied by mentoring, coaching, and peer review to help faculty members complete their research and writing projects.
Fall Cohort: September-December 2025
Meeting dates: Thursdays from 3:30-5:30pm in The Mercer Writer’s Hub (Ryals 205)
A Spring 2025 Colloquium will be offered. Faculty members participating in the fall Colloquium may be eligible to continue in the spring.
The Colloquium cohort is located on the Macon Campus and is led by Dr. Deneen Senasi, Professor of English and Writing Director, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Check this site for upcoming descriptions of faculty professional development opportunities and academic technology training.
The Center for Teaching & Learning offers university-wide support for instruction to all Mercer faculty members.
The Center offers events along with group and one-on-one support and guidance for teaching in traditional face-to-face and online distance learning courses.

Dr. Susan Codone is the Center Director. She is certified as an Institutional Coordinator for Quality Matters and in Applying the Quality Matters Rubric for Distance Learning, and holds a Ph.D. in instructional design.