Foundational Programs
The Foundational Programs at NorQuest College promote standards for teaching, learning, and teaching with technology within the College.
These Programs encourage a learning focus by exploring who our students are, how they learn, and how different teaching approaches impact their learning.
NorQuest College supports newly hired teaching faculty by sponsoring their participation in one of these Foundational Programs within their first probationary year of teaching.
All instructors at NorQuest College, including faculty, librarians, student counsellors, and instructional assistants, are welcome to attend these programs.
Learning-Centred Teaching at NorQuest College (LCT)
The Learning-Centered Teaching (LCT) Course is an intensive four-day learning experience that is followed with monthly sessions during the first year of an instructor’s relationship with the students at NorQuest College.
The Learning-Centered Teaching Course is designed to provide a framework for teaching that encourages NorQuest students to take a deep approach to their learning. The course also orients new faculty to the programs and services that support learning at NorQuest College.
During the monthly sessions that follow the initial course offering, instructors will have the opportunity to learn more about teaching and learning at NorQuest College.
Foundational Program Dates
Learner-Centred Teaching (LCT)
| July 20 to July 23 |
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| August 17 to August 20 |
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Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is a laboratory approach to the improvement of teaching and learning. The ISW is facilitated by people who teach, for people who teach.
Participants review basic ideas about teaching, check current practices, and are encouraged to try new instructional strategies and techniques within the safe environment of the group. The ISW and its follow-up sessions include information on teaching skills, learner needs, and other teaching and learning themes that arise in learning environments.
For more information about the ISW please visit their website at: http://www.iswnetwork.ca/
Foundational Program Dates
Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
Teaching With Technology (TwT)
The Teaching with Technology (TwT) program is an intensive four-day learning experience that is followed by monthly online sessions for one year. Follow-up to the experience involves a virtual classroom visit and teaching with technology consultation by a peer mentor.
The TwT program is designed to provide a framework for teaching with technology in different learning contexts including face-to-face, hybrid, and distance environments. The course will also orient new instructors to NorQuest College’s learning platform and available software programs that support student learning.
During the TwT program of study, instructors learn about appropriate strategies to build a sense of community in their courses, and ways to give and receive feedback so that the course stays on track and students feel supported. Asynchronous and synchronous group activities are explored.
Foundational Program Dates
Teaching with Technology (TwT)
Teaching in the Intercultural Classroom (TICC)
This program is currently being developed. Stay tuned for an opportunity to learn about teaching and learning and cultural diversity.
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