University of Ottawa COED 2009 Update

New at uOttawa’s Centre for University Teaching (CUT)

• New coordinator for CUT : Pascal Wickert

• New professional developers,

       o	Marla Arbach
       o	Nancy Vezina
       o	Jovan Groen

• Aside from regular duties with workshops, consultations, and creative planning for Centre improvements, each developer will be teamed with a particular client base : full-time faculty, part-time faculty or TAs.

• Bob Parson will continue focusing on program development and evaluation. Future plans:

• Course Design summer institute: we are developing a summer four-day institute that will focus on course design, from writing learning outcomes to pedagogy, assessment and getting results. Participants will leave with a complete course plan mapped out. Details will follow. This will be open to uOttawa teachers and faculty as well as faculty from other institutions in Canada or abroad.