Professional Development Activities

Developing course outlines

Developing a course outline helps the students to predict the academic activities....

Teaching approaches and methodologies

Selection of teaching strategies and methodologies at the tertiary level.....

Reading materials and reading strategies

It is expected that the instructors will maintain a teaching culture in their classrooms....

Online instructional resources

One of the challenges instructors might face is limited or unavailable instructional resources....

Designing class assignments

Designing effective and thought-provoking assignments is another area....

Students’ sessions

This session is exclusively designed for first semester students who are enrolled in different programs.....

Developing course outlines

Duration: 3 Hours

Developing a course outline helps the students to predict the academic activities that an instructor designed for them. The objective of this sessions is to discuss with the faculty the importance of course outlines, as well as providing detailed information about the nuts and bolts of a clear and comprehensive course outline. Some of the areas that are discussed during the sessions are:

  • Purpose of developing course outline
  • Essential components of outline
  • Course Description
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Policies
  • Recommended Books/Literature
  • Evaluation/Assessment
  • Description of Assignments
  • Purpose of developing course outline
  • Weekly Reading

Resources/Links

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