Instructional Skills Workshop

Is an Internationally-recognized certificate program that offers educators the opportunity to explore conditions that give rise to powerful learning experiences among students.

It provides the opportunity for participants to explore:

Is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators using an intensive experiential learning approach.

Is offered in a small group setting and in a variety of 24 hour formats (i.e. 4, 6 hour sessions, 8, 3 hour sessions, 3, 8 hour sessions) and modalities (i.e. virtual, face-to-face, or hybrid)

Is the foundational component of a comprehensive three-tiered instructor development program (Instructional Skills Workshop, Facilitator Development Workshop, and Trainer Development Workshop)

During the workshop, participants design and conduct three "mini-lessons" and receive verbal, written and video feedback from other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons.

The workshop encourages reflection and examination of one's teaching practices with feedback focused on the learning process rather than on the specific content of the lesson. Effective feedback skills, practiced in the workshop, are useful for educators in the classroom and also as they conduct their regular institutional business.

Registration is very limited (8 spots available) and participants will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Facilitator Development Workshop, or FDW, is an intensive 40- hour workshop held over 5 days that prepares participants to deliver the ISW to others. The FDW involves four or five faculty participating in three roles: instructor, learner and facilitator. Led by one or two Trainers from the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Network. The core of the FDW is another Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) with the further skill of facilitation as the primary focus.