DE Oracle @ UMUC

UMUC faculty currently have free access to 2,180 different self-paced, online courses offered through UMUC's partnership with SkillSoft.

Classroom Commentary: Case Studies on Faculty-Student Interaction is an online faculty development workshop that explores issues related to faculty-student classroom interaction. Through the video vignettes presented in Classroom Commentary, UMUC staff members hope to open a window to some interaction challenges faced by faculty in both the online and face-to-face learning environment. The cases are based on real-life experiences, and were created specifically to help faculty prevent these types of issues from arising in their classes, and to handle them fairly and equitably in the event that they do occur.

Classroom Commentary: Case Studies on Faculty-Student Interaction is an online faculty development workshop that explores issues related to faculty-student classroom interaction. Through the video vignettes presented in Classroom Commentary, UMUC staff members hope to open a window to some interaction challenges faced by faculty in both the online and face-to-face learning environment. The cases are based on real-life experiences, and were created specifically to help faculty prevent these types of issues from arising in their classes, and to handle them fairly and equitably in the event that they do occur.

In Fall 2008, CSI will introduce DE Oracle Live sessions. Using the Wimba system, live presentations will be given on topics of interest to faculty. Archives of these presentations will also be made available for viewing for those unable to attend the live sessions.

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to announce the launch of their Workshop Certificate Program (WCP) beginning March 1, 2006.

In 2004 the CTLA 201 Teaching with WebTycho workshop was revised extensively. Read about the features of this workshop that were built on extensive input gathered from diverse sectors of the UMUC community.

Making time for training can often be one of the biggest challenges in faculty development.

The Center for Teaching and Learning has been steadily expanding the number of workshop topics and availability of sections they offer to faculty.

UMUC is known for its caring and committed faculty. However, faculty members face many challenges as they strive to meet the needs of a diverse, world-wide student body. How can faculty cope effectively with such diversity in the classroom? Many faculty members have met this challenge through the creative combination of sound pedagogy and innovative technological resources.

CTL not only offers its own faculty development workshops, but also provides access for faculty to SkillSoft self-paced online courses and the newly available Sloan-C online workshops. Facing this wealth of choices, our busy faculty may wonder how to differentiate between these opportunities.