What are the Goals of the ISW? 

The overall goals of the Instructional Skills Workshop are to: 

• help participants develop increased competence and confidence as facilitators of learning; and 

• provide resources to assist participants with their ongoing practice of professional reflection. 

In an ISW, you will have opportunities to: 

• work closely with peers to improve each other’s teaching; 

• connect with colleagues from a range of fields and backgrounds; 

• practice a variety of instructional strategies and techniques; 

• recognize the importance of establishing a positive learning environment; 

• experience and explore some of the individual differences found in contemporary learning environments; 

• consider inclusive teaching and facilitation practices that respond to a wide variety of learning needs in these environments; and 

• increase your knowledge of yourself as a teacher and facilitator. 

More specifically, you will experience and/or practice: 

• using learning outcomes or expressive outcomes to inform learners of expectations; 

• giving consideration to the many and various learning needs of learners; 

• writing useful, practical lesson plans; 

• conducting participatory lessons; 

• using common instructional media and resources competently; 

• using basic techniques to assess learning from a lesson; 

• giving and receiving constructive feedback; and 

• planning for application and reinforcement of learning outside the ISW learning setting.