Modules for Faculty Development

Modules are self-guided, providing the fundamentals of teaching necessary to engage university and college students and to promote critical thinking and deeper understanding. Each module is designed to be a complete learning experience containing background information, research evidence and practical illustrations of teaching and assessing in a variety of higher education contexts. Using a faculty member's own teaching as a backdrop, suggestions and extensions for practice in the classroom are abundant. These modules provide the fundamentals of teaching that can complement existing faculty development programs.

Each module contains all that the learner needs:

Learning objectives
Embedded workbook for planning, follow-up and reflection
(view Module 1 - Planning for Learning Workbook)
Icons that create ease of navigability
All required readings
Suggested reading list and key research
Evaluation and assessment tools
Glossary of teaching terms

1. PLANNING FOR LEARNING

Designed to assist you in planning courses that bring about the desired results.

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View Module 1 - Planning for Learning Workbook

2. INTEGRATING ONLINE TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING

Learn about best practices in online technologies for learning through the modeling of effective instructional design.

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3. ASSESSING FOR LEARNING

Explore the various tools and strategies for assessing student learning.

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4. TEACHING FOR LEARNING

Present some key strategies and teaching tools based on current research related to instruction in higher education and ideas to support your instructional practice.

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5. EXPLORING STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING

Designed to introduce you to graphic organizers and how you can use them effecticely in your classroom, both for teaching and assessing learning.

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