The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a division in Texas A&M Qatar. It was established by Dean César Malavé on March 13, 2017. It serves to improve the educational experience of students in TAMUQ. In this blog, I would describe my experiences in the CTL as someone who has become part of the CTL in Fall 2021. 

Since the emergence of the COVID19 pandemic in the year 2020, I was primarily online for the entirety of my Freshman year. However, last semester, I have finally become part of the CTL community, and I can confidently say that it is a very pleasant experience.

For one, since the CTL is one of the main divisions in TAMUQ, I was able to meet a lot of new people over there. This in turn allowed me to expand my connections, which could be proven vital in a variety of scenarios. 

Since the CTL is the place where peer tutors carry out their tutoring, I realized that it was really easy to get help when I needed it. Since most of my friends also chill in the CTL, we were able to also have a really good time despite having a really rough semester. These sources of support alleviated my positive experiences within the CTL.

When it comes to carrying out academic work, personally, the CTL was a very calm environment, despite the fact it does get loud at times. What matters is not just how loud it is, what also matters is how positive the environment is. In my experience the environment was really positive. Additionally, it allowed me to find more friends and to get acquainted on a personal level.

I am still a newbie to CTL. Nevertheless, I am excited to come across new experiences in the upcoming semesters.

Contribution by Anonymous