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Instructional Skills Workshop

A three-day, 24-hour, hands-on workshop where participants learn about many aspects of instruction and get to try out a variety of skills with peer feedback.

Widely recognized as a forum for peer-based instructional development, the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is designed to strengthen instructors' skills through intensive, yet practical, exercises in learning-centred teaching. Mixing small and large group interaction, the workshop engages participants in:

• generating effective feedback and discussion;
• planning and delivering mini-lessons;
• developing participatory instructional techniques;
• listening actively; and
• learning and teaching collaboratively.

Through the workshop, facilitators will guide constructive feedback, encouraging participants to experiment and attempt new methods not normally used in their discipline. Video will be used to provide an individualized record of progress and participants will be actively engaged in the feedback process. A unique and rewarding experience, the ISW not only builds skills and confidence, but also enables participants to learn from and foster partnerships with colleagues from other disciplines.

Participants who successfully complete the 3-day program will receive a Certificate of Completion that may be applied as credit to the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program.