ISW - 2023

The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is for faculty and instructional staff interested in developing or improving their teaching and learning processes. This intensive multi‐day workshop can accommodate a maximum of six participants. The Summer 2023 ISW will be delivered in an in-person format. Full participation in all sessions is required. In this online workshop, participants will review ideas about teaching, check current practices and, within a safe and supportive environment, deliver three short lessons. In addition, participants will find new ways to reach their learners and they will receive peer feedback that will assist with instructional development. Also beneficial are the supportive relationships that can grow between participants. We look forward to sharing this enriching workshop with you. Overall purposes of the course: 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 practices. 3. To give instructors the opportunity to develop a strong campus-based support system so they can continue to get peer feedback on their teaching over time. This course is the equivalent of ID3220 of the BC Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP) and your Letter of Completion from fully participating in this workshop satisfies the required credits for that course in the PIDP program