INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS WORKSHOP (ISW)

The Instructional Skills Workshop (IPD 275) is an intensive experiential learning approach designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. Each workshop can accommodate from three to five participants and is usually co-facilitated. Participants review basic ideas about teaching, technology, current practices, new strategies, and techniques within the safe environment of the workshop.

The workshop includes three online modules and two face-to-face/synchronous modules facilitated by two experienced college instructors. Each participant prepares and conducts three 10-minute “mini-lessons” (two face-to-face/synchronous and one online) by following the BOPPPS model, receives written, oral and video feedback from fellow participants on the effectiveness of his/her lessons, and then sets new performance objectives. The feedback is focused on the learning process rather than on the content of the lesson.

ISW is an excellent opportunity to try out new ideas and strategies. As technology plays a pivotal role in teaching and learning at NPC, ISW participants will be incorporating technology components into their lessons. A variety of distance learning technologies, such as SMART Board, Moodle, WebEx and the CISCO system, will be examined and experimented as the participants develop their Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK).

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ISW classes at NPC.

See the ISW (IPD 275) Course Outline

Upon successful completion of the workshop, participants will have the option to receive a payment of 2 Staff Development Units ($250) OR a request can be sent to Human Resources for an Adjunct Faculty pay increase and move up one additional level upon completion of ISW.

Contact Andi De Bellis, ISW Coordinator at andi.debellis@npc.edu for questions regarding the Instructional Skills Workshop.