Faculty Development

New Faculty Orientation

 Orientations for the new faculty members are held periodically to highlight: (1) the University's fundamental philosophy and requirements of teaching; (2) strategies to enhance teaching and learning outcomes; and (3) consultation services and solutions to teaching challenges.

Teaching Assistant Seminar

 Seminars for the teaching assistants are held periodically to address: (1) the University's fundamental philosophy and requirements of teaching assistants; (2) teaching assistants' responsibilities and skills; and (3) consultation channels and tools for self-growth.

Teaching Workshop

 Sessions include curriculum design, preparation of course handouts, preparation of course presentations, classroom communication and expression skills, course webpage design, sharing of teaching experiences, and teacher-student communication skills.

Teaching Diagnosis

 Instructors may request observation of a class by an experienced faculty member who will identify the strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. New faculty members may also request a trial teaching observed by the Center staff and senior faculty members.

Teaching Enhancement Consultation

 Instructors may request individual consultation to discuss teaching and other related issues such as: (1) curriculum planning; (2) course format; (3) adjusting the difficulty level of a course; (4) class interaction; and (5) examinations, papers and evaluation methods.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

 To enhance the professional growth of teaching assistants, faculty members are asked to supervise and evaluate their teaching assistants. Faculty nominations and student evaluations determine the recipients of the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.

Teaching Resource Library

 Faculty members and teaching assistants have access to the Center’s collection on teaching resources which includes books, journals, video and audio works, and any other related documents.