Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research

Welcome to the
Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER)

The Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) works with Virginia Tech faculty, administrators and graduate students to design, develop, and implement disciplinary and interdisciplinary learner-centered instruction; promote and recognize excellence in higher education instruction; support and conduct cutting-edge research on the scholarship of teaching and learning; and collaboratively advocate for a campus climate that values educating the whole student through effective, innovative and transformative instruction.

We Know Pedagogy


Where's CEUT?

CEUT has been transformed into CIDER to reflect better the changing responsibilities of the Center.


Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy

The Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy will be expanded to a two day event, February 18-19, 2010.