Merrimack's TEACH Program
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Teaching Excellence Advancement Challenge (TEACH) program brings together faculty cohorts from across Merrimack College. Faculty cohorts combine their expertise to develop new ideas and methods on how Merrimack students are taught.
About TEACH
Four Key Areas of TEACH
The first faculty cohort of the TEACH program focuses on four key areas during the 2024-25 academic year:
Highlights
This video captures highlights from the first year of Merrimack’s TEACH Initiative, which brings together faculty across disciplines to explore new approaches to teaching and learning. Through a focus on active pedagogy and generative AI, TEACH supports faculty as they redesign classroom experiences to be more engaging, inclusive, and student-centered.
The featured clips reflect the work of TEACH faculty cohorts and workshops, where colleagues experimented with movement-based learning, scaffolded collaboration, and responsible AI integration. These efforts are grounded in shared values: curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to meeting students where they are.
Looking ahead, TEACH will continue to grow as a hub for collaboration and innovation—expanding its reach across the curriculum and deepening its support for reflective, evidence-based teaching practice.
Faculty Presentations
Transforming Student Collaboration: Writing Together
Stephanie Garrone-Shufran, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Education and Social Policy
Skeleton Lecture Notes
Anthony L. Fernandez
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
School of Engineering and Computational Sciences
Redesign One Assignment Using AI
Dr. Allison Seitchik
Associate Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
AI Writing: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Dr. Dan Sarofian-Butin
Professor
School of Education & Social Policy
Participating Faculty
Active Pedagogy
CURE
TEACH Resources
TEACH Guide
The Teaching Excellence Advancement Challenge (TEACH) guide provides support and resources for Merrimack College faculty for the Office of the Provost's TEACH initiative.
The Guide is broken down into four main areas:
Contact Us
Office of the Provost
Austin Hall