Difference between revisions of "University of Waterloo COED 2008 Update"
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[http://cte.uwaterloo.ca Centre for Teaching Excellence], University of Waterloo | [http://cte.uwaterloo.ca Centre for Teaching Excellence], University of Waterloo | ||
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Finding a registration system that functions in the way we need it to | Finding a registration system that functions in the way we need it to | ||
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Retreat and meetings leading up to it have helped us to define our new identity and how to work best as a team | Retreat and meetings leading up to it have helped us to define our new identity and how to work best as a team | ||
| − | New International Teaching | + | New programming for International Teaching Assistants and our graduate level Certificate in University Teaching turned 10!! |
Numerous scholarly and leadership roles taken on by many staff | Numerous scholarly and leadership roles taken on by many staff | ||
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'''Goals in 2008-2009''' | '''Goals in 2008-2009''' | ||
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Roll out ISW to faculty members | Roll out ISW to faculty members | ||
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Increase Learning Community and Departmental support models | Increase Learning Community and Departmental support models | ||
| − | [http://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/ | + | Integrate the dissemination of UW-based SoTL work with the rest of our programming |
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| + | Continue to foster partnerships and collaborations with more UW departments | ||
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| + | UW Distance Education (updates by Aldo Caputo) | ||
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| + | Challenges | ||
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| + | * see above | ||
| + | * keeping pace with growth | ||
| + | * intellectual property, copyright, and academic integrity | ||
| + | * reorienting instructors to more interactive style online courses (from correspondence model); instructor and TA education | ||
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| + | Successes | ||
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| + | * support and focus on online education via task force | ||
| + | * enhanced focus on instructional design in courses with addition of online learning consultants and their leadership role in course development | ||
| + | * collaboration with CTE for internal professional development and faculty/course development support | ||
| + | * interest in new online master programs | ||
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| + | Goals | ||
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| + | * improve flexibility and efficiency to better accommodate instructor needs and workload demands | ||
| + | * complete participation in LMS review | ||
| + | * implement new online course evaluation | ||
| + | * implement online marking in a majority of courses to increase turnaround for assignments and feedback | ||
| + | * migrate remaining audio-based courses to fully online, interactive courses | ||
| + | * mount further instructor resources for online course design | ||
| + | * participate in Teaching Excellence Academy which will include a stream for blended and online learning for first time | ||
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| + | [http://kumu.brocku.ca/oucel/COED_Institutional_Updates Back to COED Updates] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 14 November 2008
Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo
Updates by Trevor Holmes and Donna Ellis
Challenges in 2007-2008
Recent hiring freeze across campus
Identifying and leveraging all our diverse strengths
Finding a registration system that functions in the way we need it to
Consolidating research activities and opportunities
Successes in 2007-2008
New positions have helped Centre to reach more Departments and individuals
Retreat and meetings leading up to it have helped us to define our new identity and how to work best as a team
New programming for International Teaching Assistants and our graduate level Certificate in University Teaching turned 10!!
Numerous scholarly and leadership roles taken on by many staff
Excellent support of our new Associate VP Academic
Goals in 2008-2009
Implementing a new registration system
Roll out ISW to faculty members
Increase Learning Community and Departmental support models
Integrate the dissemination of UW-based SoTL work with the rest of our programming
Continue to foster partnerships and collaborations with more UW departments
UW Distance Education (updates by Aldo Caputo)
Challenges
* see above * keeping pace with growth * intellectual property, copyright, and academic integrity * reorienting instructors to more interactive style online courses (from correspondence model); instructor and TA education
Successes
* support and focus on online education via task force * enhanced focus on instructional design in courses with addition of online learning consultants and their leadership role in course development * collaboration with CTE for internal professional development and faculty/course development support * interest in new online master programs
Goals
* improve flexibility and efficiency to better accommodate instructor needs and workload demands * complete participation in LMS review * implement new online course evaluation * implement online marking in a majority of courses to increase turnaround for assignments and feedback * migrate remaining audio-based courses to fully online, interactive courses * mount further instructor resources for online course design * participate in Teaching Excellence Academy which will include a stream for blended and online learning for first time
