Center for Academic Innovation (CAI)
Distance teaching and learning has unique challenges. Maintaining Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI), ensuring accessibility, and fostering student engagement and interaction are a few of the must-dos to maintain a successful distance learning experience. The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) offers guidance as instructors develop their courses and course content using nationally recognized best practices and cutting edge technologies and techniques.
Educational development is provided for faculty specifically, but also recognizes staff and students as integral elements of success. Numerous options on topics, including educational technology use, pedagogy and andragogy, and instructional design, are offered in multiple formats. Faculty and staff can request CAI Training, book a meeting with CAI, or email cai@mtech.edu for the most current training opportunities.
The Center for Academic Innovation: Energizing STEM Education at Tech
Step into a world where fresh ideas meet cutting-edge education! The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) is your partner in transforming teaching and learning. Our expert instructional designers bring years of hands-on experience across diverse modalities, from in-person to hybrid and online classrooms. Equipped with the latest tools and strategies, we collaborate with faculty to reimagine how STEM concepts are taught—empowering instructors to engage their students while keeping their focus where it belongs...on the learning content and delivery.
Explore New Frontiers in Teaching
Innovation drives STEM, and it should drive teaching too. At the CAI, we explore emerging technologies, creative teaching methods, and novel tools to help faculty present even the most familiar topics in ways that inspire curiosity and engagement. Using such techniques as design thinking and iterative questioning, we explore ways to turn complex concepts into moments of discovery.
Shape the Future of Education
Be part of a bold vision to elevate Tech’s educational leadership in Montana and beyond. Together, we can position Tech at the forefront of innovation by exploring synergies between STEM fields, fostering dynamic cross-disciplinary partnerships, and creating tools that excite and engage today’s learners.
Discover how the Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) can help expand your impact, transform your teaching, and ignite the imaginations of the next generation.
Resources for Teaching Excellence at Tech
Visit the following offices for additional support of your pursuit of excellence at Tech:
Montana Tech Library
Disability, Accessibility, and Testing Services
Academic Center for Excellence (ACE)
The Horizon Report
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition (from the Horizon Report Webpage)