Overview:

Professional Development Week (PDW) is the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning's (CETL) pre-semester conference. Faculty, instructors, and staff are invited to join us to learn more about our campus community and attend sessions on effective teaching in higher education.

• Fall PDW is an in-person event held at the Centennial Campus
• Spring PDW is a virtual event held via Zoom

Highlights:

• Higher education-focused sessions relevant to our campus community
• High-quality speakers on meaningful topics
• Flexible one-week conference with class-building breaks
• Opportunities to learn about campus programs and departments
• Excellent networking opportunities
• Community building events

CETL uses Sched for the PDW schedule, session sign-ups, Zoom attendance, check-ins, and workshop materials. Need help getting your account set up? Sched has several guides with step-by-step instructions to get you started.

CETL begins preparing for the next PDW each March and October. As you travel to conferences, attend webinars, and work with colleagues, great teaching ideas come up! PDW workshops are centered around pedagogy and andragogy, or teaching and adult learning. The goal is to provide you with practical, hands-on teaching strategies, techniques, research, and ideas you can implement in your own classroom.

Your teaching ideas, strategies, and achievements are ready to be revealed to the campus community! PDW is the perfect time to encourage others to expand their skill sets through AI usage, accommodations, and inclusivity. Use the PDW Workshop Proposal form to submit your ideas. If you have questions about a potential topic, reach out to the CETL team. We're happy to brainstorm!

PDW is not the only time CETL offers professional development training. If you have an idea that works well at another point during the semester, please send an e-mail to cetl@pikespeak.edu