Faculty and Teaching Academic Staff
The Director
and Assistant Director provide one-on-one consultation with faculty
and teaching academic staff on a variety of teaching and learning
concerns. We view consultations as confidential and do not release
the names of anyone who seeks to improve their teaching or the purpose
of the consultation. You can call our office to arrange an appointment.
Typical topics for a confidential consultation may include:
- Course
syllabus
- Learning Goals
- Course assessment
- Active Learning Techniques
- Discussion
- Small group work
- Case Studies
- Learning theory models
- Learning Styles
- Large classes
- Class participation
- SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
- Qualitative research methods (computer software NVivo)
Graduate Teaching Assistants and Departments
CIPD
offers consultations to both individuals and departments in order
to ensure the graduate experience is a successful one. CIPD offers
resources that can improve professional development and pedagogical
skills of graduate students. CIPD also collaborates with UWM departments
in the assessment, development, and implementation of programs designed
to improve departmental communication.
Read an interview with an assistant professor who has used one on one consultations!
Mid-semester
Evaluations
The Mid-semester
Evaluation is a process designed to help you receive extensive student
reactions mid-way through your course. The Director or Assistant
Director will facilitate a student focus group and feedback process
that will help you focus on key areas in your course and teaching
that you feel are most important. The student feedback will provide
insights into your teaching in a timely manner and on areas largely
unattended to in course evaluations and student ratings, and is
one of the most effective things you can do to improve student learning.
Videotaping
Faculty and teaching academic staff members can arrange a videotaping
of their class through CIPD. This service allows the instructor
to examine specific teaching practices. CIPD provides a useful set
of suggestions to help instructors prepare for their taping session.
At the
end of the taping by a video technician, the instructor will have
complete control over the video. We encourage instructors to arrange
a consultation with CIPD for viewing the video. Some instructors
also prefer to view the tape with a colleague. If you would like
to arrange for a videotaping, please contact Connie Schroeder, Assistant
Director of CIPD, 229-5764.
Teaching
for Access: Teaching Students with Disabilities
For
instructors who have questions about accommodations for students
with disabilities and would like to develop their awareness of policies,
resources, and instructional strategies.Helpful information is available
on the Student
Accessibility Center (SAC) website
If you would like assistance in designing your course content and
pedagogy to accommodate students
with
disabilities, please contact Connie Schroeder, Assistant Director,
Center for Instructional and Professional Development (CIPD) 229-5764
or connies@uwm.edu.
Pedagogy
and Diversity
CIPD,
in collaboration with a number of faculty and the Black and Gold
Curricular Implementation Team, offers a workshop for departments
and department chairs designed to explore pedagogical and curricular
strategies for recognizing, welcoming, and validating diversity
in classrooms, departments, and schools.
Dialogues
in Diversity |
