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The Spring 2008 Workshop Schedule is now available!

The Faculty Development Workshop Certificate Program (WCP) and the names of the Certificate Awardees are now available.

The WebTycho training schedule lists sessions through Summer 2008.

The new Faculty Excellence Web site highlights outstanding UMUC faculty! The names of the 2007 Drazek Award Recipients are now available.

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Online Workshops—Spring 2008

Workshops are free and open to all UMUC faculty members. Faculty members will receive an e-mail confirmation of their enrollment into workshops no later than one week prior to each workshop. Those who register for online workshops will also receive information on how to log on and access the workshop.

Workshop participants will receive a certificate of completion following each workshop. Participants will receive a certificate if they participate in at least 75% of the scheduled workshop activities and complete a final deliverable.

Register for our current workshops below. Workshops fill quickly, so if you must cancel your registration, please call CTL at 240-582-2770 or send e-mail to ctla@polaris.umuc.edu no later than three days prior to the start of the workshop so that we can release your seat to other faculty on our waiting list. How does the Wait List work?

CTL Workshop Lineup

For a look at our lineup of workshops for the coming year, click here. (PDF Document-Click on the link for each workshop title to view its objectives and description. You may also navigate within the PDF document by using the Previous Page and Next Page buttons at the bottom of the document). Last updated: 12-06-07

NOTE: CTL will attempt to open up additional sections for workshops that are in high demand. These additional sections will generally be scheduled to start one or two weeks after the initial workshop start date.

Workshop Selection Guide

Not sure which workshop meets your needs or interests? The Online Workshop Program Referral Resource Sheet highlights the possible benefits and learning objectives of more than a dozen of our regularly offered workshops. Click here (PDF document). Last updated: 4-5-07

CTL Faculty Development Workshop Certificate Program

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) launched of our Workshop Certificate Program (WCP) in March 2006. The WCP is intended to assist faculty in planning a well-articulated, systematized path for faculty development. Faculty development workshops are included in the category of "workshops" mentioned in the Faculty Promotion Policy 181.4A under the Professional Activity criterion.

Types of Certificates

There are two certificates available-the Basic and the Advanced. The award of the Basic Certificate provides evidence that faculty have attained a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching at UMUC while the award of the Advanced Certificate is intended to demonstrate additional breadth and depth in subjects critical to successful teaching and learning.

Please note: The WCP, like all CTL programs, is completely free of charge to all UMUC faculty. CEUs are a separate option for which the UMUC Registrar requires a small certificate fee. More about WCP

Continuing Education Units for CTL Online Faculty Development Workshops

Selected online faculty development workshops from the Center for Teaching and Learning are now eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEU). Online workshops that are 8 days long are worth 1 CEU and workshops that are 12-14 days long are worth 2 CEUs. Eligible workshops are clearly identified on the CTL workshop Web site. More about CEUs

Online Workshops

	The Art of Feedback (2 CEUs) Monday, January 14 through Friday, January 25, 2008 (12 days) | detailed information
	Beyond Library Basics (2 CEUs) Monday, January 28 through Friday, February 8, 2008 (12 days) | detailed information
	Academic Policies that Can Affect You as a Teacher (1 CEU) Monday, February 4 through Monday, February 11, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Using WebTycho to Enhance Face-to-Face Classes (1 CEU)   Monday, February 4 through Monday, February 11, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	The Art of Feedback (2 CEUs) Monday, February 25 through Friday, March 7, 2008 (12 days) | detailed information
	Understanding the Needs of the Adult Learner  (1 CEU)   Monday, March 17 through Monday, March 24, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Time Management in the Online Classroom (1 CEU)   Monday, April 7 through Monday, April 14, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Google Universe: How to Make the Most of Your Students' Favorite Resource (1 CEU)   Wednesday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 23, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Practical Instructional Design Principles to Improve Your Course (1 CEU) Monday, April 28 through Monday, May 5, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Identifying, Diagnosing, and Referring Student Writing Problems (1 CEU)   Monday, April 28 through Monday, May 5, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	WebTycho Refresher: Focus on the Gradebook (1 CEU)   Monday, May 5 through Monday, May 12, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Practical Instructional Design Principles to Improve Your Course (1 CEU) Monday, May 5 through Monday, May 12, 2008 (8 days) | detailed information
	Eligibility for Faculty Development Workshop Certificate Programs (WCP)
		Eligible for the Basic Certificate
		Eligible for the Advanced Certificate