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Background
The Teaching and Learning Academy Certificate (TLAC) Program, begun by the Faculty Development Center in 1999, is an intensive, year long series of workshops designed to give both new and experienced instructors (full-time, part-time, tenure track and adjunct) a forum to discuss and think about some of the persistent major issues surrounding teaching and learning. TLAC is dedicated to the idea that all instructors, regarldless of status or experience, have something to contribute to such discussions, and all have something to learn. It has been said that effective teaching requires a lifetime of continuous effort to learn and improve, and the program seeks to put this idea into practice. Participants are expected to use the experiences and material from the workshops in whatever way best suits their own professional development objectives.
The Workshops
The TLAC program has 8 core required workshops. The core workshops are centered on themes related to Classroom Management, Learning Theory and Pedagogy, Diversity, and Technology Integration. These areas were selected as topics for core workshops because they seem to represent long standing areas of difficulty, controversy, and change within the teaching profession. Classroom management issues have always presented a challenge for teachers at all levels of experience, and ideas about how people learn are experiencing almost constant revision in the discipline of education studies. Ideas about diversity and technology and their place in teaching have seen a great deal of change, innovation, and adjustment within the profession. By tapping the experience and expertise of CSUF faculty in different disciplines and interest areas, the TLAC workshops expose participants to both new and long-established thinking and techniques to be used in the pursuit of excellence in teaching. The eight core workshops required for the certificate are listed below. The TLAC Schedule page has the most current information on dates and times for the workshops.
TLAC Core Workshops for 2002-03 (click on the title to see a description)
| Workshop Title | Instructor/Facilitator |
|---|---|
| Instructional Design | Sean Pollack, Faculty Development Center |
| Learning Styles and Learning Theory | Pat Keig, Elementary and Bilingual Education |
| Technology Across the Curriculum | Patrick Crispen,FDC |
| Writing and Learning in the Classroom | Sheryl Fontaine, University Learning Center |
| Teaching Diversity | Juan Sanchez Muñoz, Secondary Education |
| Assessing Student Learning | Tim Green, Distance Education |
| Active Learning | Sean Pollack, FDC |
| Service Learning | Jeannie Kim Han, Center for Community Service-Learning |
Elective Workshops
TLAC participants must take Participants must complete at least two elective workshops to receive a certificate of completion. These can be selected from any of the regularly scheduled selection of Faculty Development Center workhops. Workshops taken prior to enrolling in TLAC may not be counted toward completion of the certificate. Workshops are listed on the FDC's Schedule Page.
Questions
Any inquiries about TLAC or any of the workshops can be sent to Sean Pollack, Academic Technology Consultant, or by calling the FDC at 657.278.4719.
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