Center for Teaching & Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning at College of Western Idaho (CWI) is dedicated to the development of professional educators. We provide a full calendar of training opportunities intended to support individuals throughout their teaching careers at CWI. We support innovative classroom experiences through intentional distribution of best practices, technology adoption, and the delivery of training opportunities that focus on quality instruction in all learning environments.  

The Center for Teaching and Learning also provides technical support of faculty within the learning management system and associated technologies. This support creates opportunities for us to find new tools and techniques that meet faculty and student needs, while increasing efficiencies in management tasks associated with teaching. Our goal in the support of technology at CWI is to create opportunities for faculty to focus more time in the thoughtful preparation, and impactful teaching practices linked to the highest student outcomes.

2020-21 Year in Review

515 Faculty & Staff (2050 hours)

The Center for Teaching and Learning provides an extensive menu of effective professional development opportunities that increase instructional quality delivered through face-to-face and online group, individual and self-paced modalities. The Center for Teaching and Learning faculty advisory committee, in conjunction with feedback from the Instructional Deans and Provost, determine the specific focus for annual training events. 

2020-2021 Year in Review

Immediate Support

  • 173 Helpdesk Tickets
  • 110 Drop-In Zoom Hours
  • 120 Individual Users

Semester Preparation

  • 300 Course Copies

Surveys

  • 20 Survey Deployments
  • 18,000 Responses

Quality instruction in today’s world requires faculty expertise in navigating multiple technical systems while collecting assessment and evaluation data to make informed instructional decisions. Through immediate support to help address technical issues to larger technology, assessment and evaluation integrations CTL works to ensure faculty have what they need to create innovative and effective learning experiences. 

2020-21 Year in Review

New Major Product Installations

  • Qualtrics - End of Course Surveys
  • Honorlock - Online Remote Proctoring

Video Production

  • 50 hours of produced instruction

myCommons Extended Student Learning

  • 24,000 Completed Student Badges
  • 3500 Student Users
  • 30 Learning & Engagement Opportunities

With its management of our online learning community, the Center for Teaching and Learning is able to support the development of innovative instructional environments. My Commons is an online learning space facilitated by CTL where departments and disciplines throughout the college are able to provide learning and engagement opportunities for students. These opportunities combined with the production of engaging video content and adoption of new technologies helps CWI curriculum stay current and students to stay connected to CWI.

2020-21 Year in Review

515 Faculty & Staff (2050 hours)

The Center for Teaching and Learning provides an extensive menu of effective professional development opportunities that increase instructional quality delivered through face-to-face and online group, individual and self-paced modalities. The Center for Teaching and Learning faculty advisory committee, in conjunction with feedback from the Instructional Deans and Provost, determine the specific focus for annual training events. 

2020-2021 Year in Review

Immediate Support

  • 173 Helpdesk Tickets
  • 110 Drop-In Zoom Hours
  • 120 Individual Users

Semester Preparation

  • 300 Course Copies

Surveys

  • 20 Survey Deployments
  • 18,000 Responses

Quality instruction in today’s world requires faculty expertise in navigating multiple technical systems while collecting assessment and evaluation data to make informed instructional decisions. Through immediate support to help address technical issues to larger technology, assessment and evaluation integrations CTL works to ensure faculty have what they need to create innovative and effective learning experiences. 

2020-21 Year in Review

New Major Product Installations

  • Qualtrics - End of Course Surveys
  • Honorlock - Online Remote Proctoring

Video Production

  • 50 hours of produced instruction

myCommons Extended Student Learning

  • 24,000 Completed Student Badges
  • 3500 Student Users
  • 30 Learning & Engagement Opportunities

With its management of our online learning community, the Center for Teaching and Learning is able to support the development of innovative instructional environments. My Commons is an online learning space facilitated by CTL where departments and disciplines throughout the college are able to provide learning and engagement opportunities for students. These opportunities combined with the production of engaging video content and adoption of new technologies helps CWI curriculum stay current and students to stay connected to CWI.