City Colleges Academic Affairs is proud to offer Instructional Fundamentals: Student Learning & Success, a two-week, asynchronous short course intended to support faculty instructional development in line with Pillar 1 of the Academic Excellence Framework (ccc.edu/aef). Instructional Fundamentals: Student Learning & Success helps faculty reframe teaching as learning, leverage students’ prior knowledge, and preparing for the start of the term.
Examples of reflections & artifacts you’ll work on:
Application of student-focused learning
Tool to determine students’ prior knowledge
Modifications to syllabus
Schedule: The short course will run from Wednesday, January 22, to Wednesday, February 5. Participants should plan to dedicate 2-3 hours each week (4-6 hours total) to take part in the short course.
To sign up, please complete the interest form by Thursday, January 17.
Short Course Objectives
Understand the shift from teaching focus to student learning focus
Prepare to help students connect prior knowledge
Identify formative feedback opportunities in your course
The Academic Excellence Framework (AEF) clearly prioritizes the skills, activities, initiatives, roles, and goals that directly support consistently strong teaching and learning at City Colleges of Chicago.