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Throughout your teaching career, you may find yourself teaching undergraduate or graduate courses, both of which could include leading seminars, supervising labs, teaching in a large lecture hall or online, or leading students through educational experiences outside the classroom. In all these different situations, you will be involved in designing courses; leading, supporting, and facilitating learning experiences; developing assessment materials; mentoring students and grading their work; and, in some circumstances, working with lab instructors, teaching assistants or colleagues who are teaching the same course.<\/p>\r\n

Whether you are new to teaching, inheriting a well established course and working to make it your own, or are teaching a topic that is on the edge of your area of expertise, the prospect of embarking on teaching a new course can be daunting. You are joining a community that is committed to supporting and assisting you on this journey. Some of the educational resources available to you are listed below. As you continue developing your teaching practice, these same resources will be available to help with professional development in the direction you would like to grow as an educator.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Teaching and Learning Centre<\/h2>\r\n

The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) coordinates a broad variety of activities, programs, and resources geared to the needs of faculty and instructional staff at all stages of their careers. Our Instructional Resources Hub<\/a> has a wide range of curated resources on topics that instructors frequently need. Our popular Lunch and Learn sessions, mentorship opportunities, communities of practice, reading groups, discussion sessions and one-on-one consultations for the development of new and existing courses in any delivery format can be accessed through the TLC.<\/p>\r\n

Instructional designers in the TLC support instructors with course and assessment design, teaching practice, and other pedagogical initiatives.\u00a0 If you have questions around best practices related to teaching connect with one of the instructional designers through our easy to use booking system.\u00a0 You can also talk to them to learn how to effectively leverage Moodle, the learning management system used at UPEI, using new tools or activities. They can also help you with immediate needs through the Moodle support portal<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

The Instructional multimedia specialists can help if you have ideas for incorporating media (audio, video, graphics, etc.) into your teaching but need some support to implement them. Instructional multimedia specialists can help you conceptualize your project, work with you to\u00a0 \u00a0and can provide training so that you have the skills to undertake the project with confidence.<\/p>\r\n

Reach out to staff in the TLC to discuss ideas or challenges that you may experience with your classroom practice whether in-person or online. In addition, if you are looking for support for scholarship of teaching and learning research projects, the TLC team can help. You can reach out via email TLC@upei.ca<\/a> or drop in to the Centre located in the Robertson Library Annex, Room 228.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Teaching and Learning Centre Team<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n