The Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (referred to as HETL) is a non-profit association whose aim is to bring together educators from around the world to dialogue, network, and collaborate on issues relevant to teaching and learning in higher education. The vision of HETL is to advance the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning in higher education. To this end, HETL works with and supports individual educators as well as all types of educational institutions, associations, centers, and other groups interested in improving teaching and learning in higher education.

HETL is a grassroots effort formed by educators for educators. Everyone involved in the working of the group volunteers their time and effort because it enhances their professional lives as educators and because it allows them to build a worldwide community of higher education professionals who want to improve teaching and learning in higher education.

The HETL Portal gives the association a public presence and serves as a digital gateway to a wide array of resources on teaching and learning. The HETL Review disseminates current knowledge and research on teaching and learning by publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary, interprofessional articles from educators and researchers from across the globe.

HETL members represent all disciplines, functions, and levels within the higher education ecosystem around the world. HETL is open to higher education professionals from all institutional types and missions. HETL members represent a broad cross-section of professionals in higher education. This diversity allows HETL to create a global interdisciplinary perspective on teaching and learning.