In order to achieve its purposes, the Center will:
- Coordinate mentoring activities for first-year faculty.
- Facilitate individual mentoring for experienced faculty.
- Arrange for presentations and workshops.
- Maintain a calendar of faculty development activities through the University website.
- Develop a collection of resources to support professional development.
- Foster collegial interaction through bodies such as the CPE's Faculty Development Work Group.
- Coordinate showcases of faculty teaching approaches.
These services are intended to help faculty:
- Plan courses.
- Assess course outcomes.
- Interpret course evaluation data.
- Deal with diverse student populations.
- Adapt to multiple intelligences.
- Remove barriers to effective teaching.
- Explore collaborative models for teaching and learning.
- Use active learning techniques.
- Approach the general education program from a holistic perspective.
- Develop technology-based methods of learning.