Pathways to Instructional Excellence
Overview about Pathways to Instructional Excellence
The Pathways to Instructional Excellence (PIE) guides WilmU instructors through a competency-based curriculum, leading them to become more accomplished instructors that are better able to teach WilmU students. Professional development at Wilmington University offers personalization to allow you to choose any of the electives in the Pathways program. You may choose to take any elective in any order, you don't have to complete the electives in any sequence.
Professional Development for faculty is brought to you by several departments at Wilmington University: Library (LIB), Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), and Online Learning Ed Tech (OLET)
Register for Faculty Training in the WilmU Learning Center
Watch this video to learn more about the WilmU Learning Center. To register for workshops, you must first login to the WilmU Learning Center, use your WilmU login credentials. Click here to login to the WilmU Learning Center.
You may search in the PIE catalog for PIE events, or you may review our self-paced catalog if you want to complete training "on your own time and pace" in a Canvas course. We also offer webinars in Zoom. Upon registration, you will receive email notification of the guest links to join a Zoom webinar. If you need assistance or have questions about PIE, please email learningcenter@wilmu.edu
PIE is organized into 4 competency levels:
- Download the PIE Checklist with event codes which displays this information in a visual manner, to see the scope and sequence through the Pathways.
- Wilmington University is committed to providing all students excellence in teaching and learning. In order to achieve this excellence, the Academic Affairs department has worked to define and articulate the following expectations for all Wilmington University instructors: Teaching Expectations for all Faculty.
Essential Level
Basic understanding of technology and instructional strategies
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4 REQUIRED TRAININGS in ESSENTIAL LEVEL
ESS101-OLET Canvas Basic*
ESS102-OLET Canvas Advanced*
ESS100-CTE Faculty Orientation*
ESS103-CTE Becoming a Scholarly Practitioner*
ELECTIVES (CHOOSE 1)
ESS104-LIB Navigate Library Resources
ESS105-OLET Basic Presentation Tools
ESS106-OLET Gradebook in Canvas
ESS107-CTE WAC #1 Writing Across the Curriculum
* Denotes a training that is required to be completed before being eligible to teach at Wilmington University. (It is recommended all faculty complete Gradebook in Canvas. This session is a pre-requisite for MAS300-OLET)
Proficient Level
Proficient level events offer clear understanding and application of andragogical strategies and technological skills
3 REQUIRED TRAININGS in PROFICIENT LEVEL
PRO200-OLET HOT (Hybrid and Online Training)*
PRO201-CTE Assessment of Student Learning
PRO202-CTE Lesson Planning
ELECTIVES (CHOOSE 7)
PRO203-LIB Citation Tools for Research & Writing†
PRO204-OLET Academic Integrity Tools
PRO205-OLET Kaltura Basic
PRO206-OLET Manage Your Course
PRO207-OLET New Quizzes in Canvas
PRO208-OLET Rubric Tool in Canvas
PRO209-OLET Student Polling
PRO210-OLET Tech Tools to Engage Learners
PRO211-OLET Virtual Proctoring Services
PRO213-OLET Zoom
PRO214-OLET Feedback Tools in Canvas
PRO215-OLET Open Elective
PRO220-CTE Active Learning Techniques
PRO221-CTE Learner-Centered Instruction
PRO222-CTE Cyber Day Course Planning
PRO224-CTE Grading & Effective Feedback
PRO225-CTE Communicating Across Cultures
PRO226-CTE Planning Weekly Class Sessions
PRO227-CTE Rubric Design
PRO228-CTE WAC #2 Writing Across the Curriculum (must complete WAC#1)
PRO229-CTE Open Elective
Mastery Level
Mastery level events offer a diverse set of instructional strategies used to analyze and evaluate teaching and learning
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3 REQUIRED TRAININGS in MASTERY LEVEL
MAS300-OLET PYT (Personalize Your Course Template)
MAS301-CTE Designing Engaging Instruction
MAS302-CTE Communicating Expectations
ELECTIVES (CHOOSE 6)
MAS303-LIB Advanced Searching & Library Resources†
MAS304-OLET Capturing Lectures
MAS305-OLET Accessibility in Canvas
MAS306-OLET Gamify!
MAS307-OLET Kaltura Advanced
MAS310-OLET Sync. Presentation Skills
MAS311-OLET Flip (Voice Response Tool)
MAS312-OLET Open Elective
MAS320-CTE Icebreakers & Topic Starters
MAS321-CTE Levels of Assessment
MAS322-CTE Promoting Academic Integrity
MAS323-CTE The Adult Learner
MAS324-CTE Utilizing Formative and Summative Assessments
MAS325-CTE Trauma Informed Approaches to Teaching
MAS326-CTE WAC #3 Writing Across the Curriculum (must complete WAC#1 and #2)
MAS327-CTE Open Elective
Exemplary Level
Exemplary level events provides synthesis of innovative and various forms of technology and best instructional practices.
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XEM401-CTE Creating Relevant Assessments
XEM402-CTE Building Higher Order Thinking Skills
XEM403-OLET Using Groups in Canvas
ELECTIVES (CHOOSE 2)
XEM404-LIB (OERs)Open Educational Resources†
XEM405- LIB Information Literacy Rubric†
XEM406- OLET Canvas Course Analytics
XEM407-OLET Strategic Learning Tools
XEM408-CTE Authentic Learning
XEM409-CTE Fostering Multiple Intelligences
XEM410-CTE Using CATS Feedback
XEM411-CTE Teambuilding in the Classroom
XEM412-CTE The Art of Facilitation
1 REQUIRED TRAINING
XEM444-OLET ECP (Exemplary Course Practice)
Note: The ECP (Exemplary Course Practice) course is the last training on your pathway.
The prerequisites to register for ECP are the completion of the Essential, Proficient, and Mastery Level Programs and three Exemplary required events and two Exemplary elective events.
The Importance of Professional Development
Wilmington University is committed to your professional development as a faculty member. Excellence in teaching and individualized attention to students are core components of Wilmington University's mission. The skills you acquire from these trainings will help you to enhance student learning using technology.
WilmU faculty may simply click on a session title to register. You must be logged in to the WilmU Learning Center to register. We recommend that you complete a few of the workshops listed below each semester, so you can improve your technology skills in small increments over time.