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Learning opportunities for the wildland fire community are more readily available than ever before. However, one of the biggest challenges in wildland fire education is that individual instructors also have day jobs. After reviewing several university programs, the Office of Wildland Fire partnered with the University of Kentucky's Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching to increase opportunities for wildland fire instructors and trainers to refresh and hone their teaching skills.

The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) launched the Teaching Innovation Institute in 2020 as an incubator for cutting-edge instructional techniques and a transdisciplinary space for faculty to build community, engage with shared challenges and opportunities and experiment with pedagogical approaches. Two faculty cohorts have completed the program with a third on the way for the next academic year.

Henry Smith, a University of Kentucky student employee in the UK Department of Plant Pathology, is the recipient of the 2022 Student Employee of the Year award from UK Human Resources. 

The University of Kentucky has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2021-2024 term for its continuous innovation in learning, teaching and school environment.

After soliciting applications during the spring semester, CELT is pleased to announce the second cohort of the Teaching Innovation Institute.