Center for Faculty Development & Excellence
Resources
CFDE offers resources to support faculty in teaching and course design. Below are the resources that are available to SCU faculty. If you do not see a resource that you would like provided, please email cfde@scuhs.edu.
New Faculty Training Schedule
New Faculty Onboarding Training is scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. New faculty will receive an invitation to attend the required training. In addition, faculty are required to complete the CFDE Faculty Onboarding Self-Paced course located. Please contact us if you need additional information about CFDE resources and assistance with enrolling in the self-paced course.
Quality Matters Training
Quality Matters is an internationally recognized program with broad appeal. QM professional development provides education professionals with many opportunities to gain and strengthen skills that enhance their professional abilities. QM courses that lead to certified roles such as QM-Certified Reviewer can help individuals stand out professionally and get compensated for QM peer review projects. QM-Certified roles get noticed on resumés and LinkedIn profiles. For additional information about Quality Matters click on this link or go to www.qualitymatters.org.
How to Register for Quality Matters?
Click on this link to download instructions to register for approved QM workshops and get a list of approved Quality Matter workshops for SCU faculty.
Online Learning Consortium
OLC has been leading the way in advancing online and digital learning since 1999. They provide the research, resources and services to support the online learning strategy.
As an OLC Institutional Member, faculty have access to the tools, resources and thought leaders to ensure quality online teaching and learning. Membership benefits include webinars, peer networking, early access to research, access to OLC consulting, member pricing on professional development and OLC conferences and events, and more.
Click on this link to create an account to access OLC resources or go https://my.onlinelearningconsortium.org/OLC/s/fs-newuserreg
Learning Theories
Theory into Practice:
There are several learning theories that can support you as an educator and a subject matter expert in your discipline. Below are three of the major theories in learning.
- Pedagogy – The approach to student and teacher learning. Often the student does not have historical knowledge or resources to the course content.
- Andragogy – The approach to adult learning. Often the student has life experience and high level of self-directed in gaining knowledge of the course content.
- Heutagogy – The approach to increase students’ capacity as a self-directed learner. Learner increases self-efficacy and develops the skill to manage their own learning path.
Click on this link to learn more about the theories in learning. (go to https://scu.sharepoint.com/sites/CFDE/SitePages/Teaching-and-Learning-Resources.aspx)
Quality Matters Course:
Learn how to apply different learning theories that include andragogy, pedagogy, and heutagogy into your own teaching practices. SCU is a member of Quality Matters that offers the following course related to putting theory into your own teaching practices.
Link to QM workshop to link Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies. (https://www.qualitymatters.org/professional-development/toc/connect-theory-to-strategy)