The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) supports the Georgetown Learning Initiatives by fostering a culture of innovation, best practices, design support, and expertise in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Building on the learning of foundational knowledge and engaging students in research and
inquiry is essential for equipping them to be professionals, leaders, and citizens in the 21st century.
Georgetown is infusing its curriculum with research-based learning by:
Teaching research skills to explore the world’s most pressing challenges
Taking advantage of unprecedented access to information, by helping students learn how
to work with and interpret data, including big data, as part of in-depth analysis
Crafting coursework so that students contribute meaningfully to public knowledge and
the solutions to global challenges
Expanding opportunities outside the classroom for authentic research across the globe
Creating innovators who learn from failure and are comfortable with uncertainty
Merging world-class education with commitment to the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis, care of the whole person, Georgetown is dedicated to educating women and men for others who can connect
their academic experiences with the choices they make in life.
Aligning students' lives in and beyond the classroom, Georgetown is:
Bringing real-life issues into the classroom through readings, guest speakers, class
discussions, projects, and assignments
Pushing students to critically reflect on their lives and make transformative personal
connections between coursework and their experiences
Extending classroom discussion and reflection into community-based work
Creating citizens of the world whose educations and reflective judgment inform the way
they live their lives
Helping students develop empathy for difference and the capacity for civil dialogue
Reimagining Tradition: The Spirit of Teaching and Learning at Georgetown
Georgetown University professors, administrators, and students explore how Georgetown is working to reimagine teaching approaches and learning spaces to educate innovative and capable thinkers for the 21st century.