COMMON FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM-INSTRUCTOR COURSELESSON 1-Course Introduction

Handout 3

World Class FacultyInstructor Competencies

Klein, J., Spector, J., Grabowski, B. and de la Teja, I. (2004). Instructor competencies: Standards for face-to-face, online, and blended settings. Information Age Publishing: Greenwich, CN.

(Published in cooperation with the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction (ibstpi).)

  1. Professional Foundations

1)Communicate Effectively

  1. Use language appropriate to the audience and subject matter
  2. Use effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication
  3. Encourage and appreciate diverse perspectives
  4. Actively listen
  5. Use appropriate technology to communicate

2)Update & improve one’s professional knowledge & skills

  1. Expand one’s knowledge of learning principles and instructional strategies
  2. Continuously update technology skills and knowledge
  3. Establish and maintain professional contacts
  4. Participate in professional development activities
  5. Document one’s work as a foundation for future efforts.

3)Comply with established ethical & legal standards

  1. Recognize the ethical and legal implications of instructional practices
  2. Comply with organizational and professional codes of ethics
  3. Ensure that learners are treated fairly
  4. Respect requirements for confidentiality and anonymity
  5. Avoid conflicts of interest
  6. Respect intellectual property including copyrights

4)Establish & maintain professional credibility

  1. Model exemplary professional conduct
  2. Respect the values and opinions of others
  3. Demonstrate subject matter expertise
  4. Be open to change and improvement
  5. Relate instruction to organizational context and goals
  1. Planning and Preparation

5)Plan instructional methods & materials

  1. Determine relevant characteristics of learners, other participants, and instructional settings
  2. Plan or modify instruction to accommodate learners, instructional settings, and presentation formats
  3. Identify and sequence goals and objectives
  4. Select appropriate instructional methods, strategies, and presentational techniques
  5. Plan or modify lessons, instructor notes, assessment tools and supporting material
  6. Create or modify technology-based resources as required

6)Prepare instruction

  1. Anticipate and prepare for learner difficulties and questions
  2. Prepare learners for instruction
  3. Identify key points, relevant examples, anecdotes, and additional materials
  4. Confirm logistical and physical arrangements that support instruction
  5. Make instructional resources accessible to all learners
  6. Confirm readiness of equipment, technology, and tools
  1. Instructional Methods and Strategies

7)Stimulate & sustain learner motivation & engagement

  1. Gain and maintain learner attention
  2. Flap like a chicken
  3. Ensure that goals and objectives are clear
  4. Foster a favorable attitude toward learning
  5. Establish relevance to increase learner motivation
  6. Help learners set realistic expectations
  7. Provide opportunities for learners to participate and succeed

8)Demonstrate effective presentation skills

  1. Adapt presentations to the learning context
  2. Represent key ideas in a variety of ways
  3. Provide examples to clarify meaning
  4. Involve learners in presentations
  5. Adapt presentations to learner needs

9)Demonstrate effective facilitation skills

  1. Draw upon the knowledge and experience of all participants
  2. Give directions that are clearly understood by all learners
  3. Keep learning activities focused
  4. Encourage and support collaboration
  5. Bring learning activities to closure
  6. Monitor, assess, and adapt to the dynamics of the situation.

10)Demonstrate effective questioning skills

  1. Ask clear and relevant questions
  2. Follow-up on questions from learners
  3. Use a variety of question types and levels
  4. Direct and redirect questions to promote learning
  5. Use questions to generate and guide discussion
  6. Build on responses to previous questions in subsequent learning activities

11)Provide clarification and feedback

  1. Provide opportunities for learners to request clarification
  2. Use a variety of clarification and feedback strategies
  3. Provide clear, timely, relevant, and specific feedback
  4. Be open and fair when giving and receiving feedback
  5. Provide opportunities for learners to give feedback
  6. Help learners in giving and receiving feedback

12)Promote retention of knowledge and skills

  1. Link learning activities to prior knowledge
  2. Encourage learners to elaborate concepts and ideas
  3. Provide opportunities to synthesize and integrate new knowledge
  4. Provide opportunities to practice newly acquired skills
  5. Provide opportunities for reflection and reviews

13)Promote transfer of knowledge and skills

  1. Use examples and activities relevant to application settings
  2. Demonstrate the application, knowledge, and skills in realistic settings
  3. Provide opportunities to practice in realistic settings
  4. Provide opportunities to plan for future application
  5. Explore with learners the conditions that may help or hinder transfer
  6. Provide opportunities to autonomous learning

14)Use media and technology to enhance learning and performance

  1. Recognize the capabilities and limitations of media and technology for instruction
  2. Apply best practices when using media and technology
  3. Represent content in a variety of ways
  4. Prepare learners for the use of media and technology
  5. Troubleshoot or fix minor technical problems

15)Facilitate life-long learning

  1. Build academic confidence
  1. Assessment and Evaluation

16)Assess learning and performance

  1. Communicate assessment criteria
  2. Monitor individual and group performance
  3. Assess learner attitudes and reactions
  4. Assess learning outcomes
  5. Provide learners with opportunities for self-assessment

17)Evaluate instructional effectiveness

  1. Evaluate instructional materials
  2. Evaluate instructional methods and learning activities
  3. Evaluate instructor performance
  4. Evaluate the impact of the instructional setting and equipment
  5. Document and report evaluation data

18)Counsel students

  1. Plans and conducts student performance and event counseling
  1. Management

19)Manage an environment that fosters learning and performance

  1. Anticipate and address situations that may impact learning and performance
  2. Ensure that learners can access resources
  3. Establish ground rules and expectations with learners
  4. Employ time management principles during instruction
  5. Discourage undesirable behaviors in a timely and appropriate manner
  6. Resolve conflicts and problems quickly and fairly

20)Manage the instructional process through the appropriate use of technology

  1. Use technology to support administrative functions
  2. Use technology to seek and share information
  3. Use technology to store and reuse instructional resources
  4. Use technology to maintain the security and privacy of learner information

CFDP-IC Lesson 1 HO3 - 1