facultydevelopment.ca

The Project:

Facultydevelopment.ca is a broadband-intensive learning resource designed to enable new and existing faculty in Canadian universities to enhance teaching and learning. By providing flexible access to interactive learning materials and a collaborative virtual environment, it addresses barriers that faculty face in their pursuit of lifelong learning - access and time.

This project draws on a unique partnership amongst key Canadian organizations in higher education, including 3M Teaching Fellows, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), Instructional Development Offices from across Canada, and a leading publisher in higher education, McGraw-Hill Ryerson. In addition to building a community of users of broadband networks, this project is innovative in the development and promotion of e-learning in large classes using a hybrid or blended learning approach. In doing this, facultydevelopment.ca serves as a catalyst for faculty to use broadband networks to transform how education is delivered.

One of the key features that sets facultydevelopment.ca apart from other resources or Web sites for faculty development, is the national collaboration of 3M Teaching Fellows and Instructional Development Officers (IDO) from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). The high profile of the teaching excellence of the 3M Fellows teamed with the IDO experts and the national network of educators represented by STLHE ensures that facultydevelopment.ca will be an unparalleled resource in higher education.

The long-term goals of facultydevelopment.ca are to: provide faculty with flexible avenues for lifelong learning; reduce barriers to faculty adoption of new technologies; and facilitate the creation of a community of users of broadband networks for teaching and learning.

For more information about facultydevelopment.ca, contact Adam Caron at caron@iathe.org

Please visit the Institute for Advancement of Teaching in Higher Education: www.iathe.org