INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / JANUARY 8, 1991

 

Instructional Skills Workshop: January 7-10, 1991

‘Te College Wide Faculty
Professional Development Com-
mittee recently approved the
Spring ‘91 plan. This plan incor-
porates the offering of the Instruc-
tional Skills Workshop at strategic
times throughout the academic
year.
The Instructional Skills
Workshop Program began over a
decade ago (1978) at the request of
the B.C. Council of College and In-
stitute Principals. Although the
situation has changed somewhat,
many faculty still enter the College
as content area experts with no for-

mal teaching preparation.

The Instructional Skills .
Workshop concentrates on
development of the fundamental
skills of writing instructional objec-
tives, preparing lessons plans,
designing pre and post assessment
strategies and conducting instruc-
tional sessions.

The workshop is a voluntary
activity for individuals from all
areas within the College with vary-
ing levels of experience. Some
faculty use the workshop as an op-
portunity to learn teaching skills,
while other more experienced in-

 

Faculty Development Workshops**
Series V (Spring 1991)

Community College Exchange Program
February 4, 1991, 1000-1200, Boardroom

structors view it as an opportunity
to revitalize or enhance their reper-
toire of skills.

During the workshop, each of
5 or 6 participants practice instruc-
tional design skills, designs and
conducts three, ten minute "mini-
lessons", receives oral, written and
video feedback on the conduct of
each lesson and sets new perfor-
mance objectives at the end of
each design-instruction-evaluation
cycle.

The January 1991 Instructional
Skills Workshop, running from
January 7 to 10 totals 24 hours of
contact and utilizes two trained
ISW facilitators. It is based ona
peer training model.

For more information and
to reserve a seat for January or
future times, call Eugene Hru-
showy, Faculty P.D. Consultant,
local 5122. mi

 

April 4, 1991, 1200-1400, 1807

 

Instructional Media Services - Guided Tours
February 14, 1991, 1000-1200, 3142
March 28, 1991, 1200-1400,3142

 

*Ethical Encounters for College Personnel
February 21, 1991 0900-1200 TBA

*Learner-Participant Rentention
February 21,1991 1300-1600,2203

*Learning Committee
February 22, 1991 0900-1500, 2201

Integrated Neuro Systems
March 4, 1991, 0900-1200, TBA

Women’s Ways of Knowing
March 14, 1991, 0900-1200, TBA

 

Learning Styles
March 18, 1991, 1200-1500, 2212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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