The Center for Teaching and Learning 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 CTL also provides technical support of faculty within the learning management system and associated technologies. This support creates opportunities for CTL 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.
Training
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 CTL faculty advisory committee, in conjunction with feedback from the Instructional Deans and Provost, determine the specific focus for annual training events.
Support
2020-21 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.
Technology
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 College of Western Idaho.