Instructional Skills Workshops (ISW)Workshops can be
arranged for groups of 6 faculty members at a time that best suits the group.
(contact Alice Macpherson alice.macpherson@kwantlen.ca )
Facilitators - Alice Macpherson, Tally Wade, Jim Matteoni, Geoff Dean, Balbir Gurm, Colleen
McGoff-Dean, Carol Hansen, George Broderick,
Suzanne Pearce, Katryna Scott
The
Instructional Skills workshop (ISW) is a process of discovery and practise for
anyone who is interested in developing or improving upon their teaching and
learning activities. It is an intensive four-day workshop and each workshop
accommodates a maximum of six participants.
Participants
review ideas about teaching, check current practices and, within a safe and
supportive environment, deliver three 10 minute lessons.
Join in and
try new strategies and techniques, find new ways to reach your learners, and
receive peer feedback that will assist with your instructional development.
Besides the improved teaching and learning process, previous participants have
also benefited from the supportive relationships that grow between themselves
and other participants. We look forward to sharing this enriching workshop with
you.
Overall Purposes of an ISW
(1) To work
in a collegial, peer-based instructional process on methods of teaching
actively, experientially, interactively, and in a participatory manner.
(2) To foster a safe educational laboratory environment in which instructors
have the opportunity to conduct individual experiments on their teaching
skills.
(3) To give instructors the opportunity to develop a strong institutional-based
support system so they can continue to get peer feedback on their teaching
skills.
This
workshop is the equivalent of course ID3102 in the BC Provincial Instructor
Diploma Program and your Letter of Completion will be accepted for credit in
this program.