Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
The Instructional Skills Workshop is offered within a small group setting and is designed to enhance the teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. Each workshop can accommodate from four to six participants and is usually co-facilitated.
Participants review basic ideas about teaching, check current practices, and within the safe environment of the workshop, try new strategies and techniques. During the 3-4 day workshop (24 hours total), participants design and conduct three “mini-lessons” and receive verbal, written and video feedback from the other participants who have been learners in the mini-lessons.
Using an intensive experiential learning approach, participants are provided with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners, the selection and writing of useful learning objectives with accompanying lesson plans, techniques for eliciting learner participation, and suggestions for evaluation of learning.
Participants receive a certificate upon completion which is widely recognized at many Canadian and international post-secondary institutions.
ISWs are offered through the LTO for anyone who is involved with teaching, including faculty, instructional staff, librarians, teaching assistants, graduate assistants and post-docs.
Upcoming Instructional Skills Workshops
- July 30, 31 & August 1, 2013, runs from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. (TA/GA only)
- October 11, 2013- November 15, 2013, Hybrid ISW. | Register Online! (Faculty only)
Hybrid Format: The duration of the workshop will be four weeks with a maximum of 10 participants. The contact hours are 24 hours in total, with 12 hours online and 12 hours face-to-face. This format is organized as follows:
- Online: One week period for pre-work and pre-readings - approximately four hours actual work time.
- Face-to-face: Half day on-site for introductions, instructions and some class work.
- Online: Approximately eight additional hours of off-site work in Blackboard.
- Face-to-face: Three half days on-site to practice teaching – mini-lessons (additional preparation time will be required to plan the mini-lessons).
- Workshop starts October 11, 2013 (online) and the half days are scheduled for October 25th, November 1st, 8th and 13th, 2013.
- February 19, 20 & 21, 2014, runs from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. (TA/GA only)
- February 28, March 7, and 14, 2014, runs from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. (Faculty only) | Register Online!
- Workshop will be offered through a 3-week period.
Cost
Ryerson Community: Free (with $50 deposit to be returned upon completion)
External: $500.00 ($100.00 cancellation fee will be charged after the indicated deadline)
Registration
Registrations from Ryerson community are accepted by the indicated deadline. Any cancellation a week before the deadline is subject to the $50.00 cancellation fees.
Registrations from outside Ryerson are accepted after the indicated Ryerson deadline and it is based on first-come first-served basis.
Registration Form [pdf] (TA/GA use only)
Payment Form [pdf]
Participants register online and send the payment form to:
Dalia Hanna, Manager, Teaching and Learning
Email: dhanna@ryerson.ca
Fax: 416-542-5879
Cheques payable to Ryerson University