1. Faculty Course Alignment Workshop in Support of Developing Course Learning Outcomes
11/12/2018
Presented by:
David Ha and Bob Sproule – School of Accounting and Finance Scott Anderson – Centre for Teaching Excellence
Scott – 1 min
introduce us
number of times offered, number of participants started/completed

2. Outline Why a faculty Course Alignment workshop
Outcome of today’s presentation
Issues in offering a Course Alignment workshop in your institution/program
Our approach/experience with this type of workshop
Reflecting on this presentation
Scott
run thru the outline

3. Why a faculty Course Alignment workshop
Address quality assurance/enhancement in post-secondary institutions
Revision in SAF program level outcomes
Align with professional competencies
Bob – 1 min
The bridge-in, getting attendees excited

4. Outcome for today’s presentation
Identify the considerations/issues in offering a Course Alignment workshop in your institution/program
Scott – 1 min
attendees outcome

5. Issues in offering this type of workshop in your institution/program
What are they?
Bob – 2 min
Ask for attendees thoughts while Scott scribes them on board/flipchart

6. Our approach/experience with this workshop
Starting with a top-down versus bottom-up approach
Strategic focus with our workshops – Biggs, J. “Constructive alignment in university teaching”, HERDSA Review of Higher Education, Vol. 1, pp. 5 – 22
Workshop structure
Day 1 – Key topics
Day 2 – Key topics
Day 3 – Key topics
Total time – 8 min
Bob – 1 – 1 min
in the SAF we started with identifying PLLO being mindful of our profession’s competencies
wanting all faculty to take, offering 2 – 3 hr sessions over 3 days in every term, on-line set-up/support
Scott - 2 – 1 min
2 or 3 key points from the Biggs article
Scott – 3 – 2 min for each of Day 1 and 2 (using V 4 of the workshop)
brief description of focus for the day including key topics
Bob – 3 – 2 min for Day 3
brief description (using V4 of the workshop)

7. Our approach/experience with this workshop
Successes and challenges
Feedback from participants
Reflection from facilitators
Course Alignment Survey – Elements and results
Re-visit your issues
Total time – 7 min
David – 6 – 5 min
progressing thru each of the 4 offerings referring to instructor feedback and our reflections
Bob – 7 – 2 min
reviewing survey questions and responses and responses to written questions

8. Reflecting on this presentation
Revisit your considerations/issues
What is/are your takeaways?
Bob – 5 min
go back to the points identified earlier and speaking to the one’s dealt with/not dealt with in our workshop
give them 1 min on their own and then asking if anyone wants to share, including questions

9. Scott – 1 min
ask for feedback/suggestions, offer our support
Contact Information: Scott anderson – David ha – Bob sproule –