ITOW raises issues about the experiences of all engineering students in the classroom, about what responsibility faculty members and students have for learning, and about how faculty can positively impact the learning environment. The ITOW Faculty workshop is intended for engineering faculty members from all types of institutions. Graduate students who teach undergraduate engineering students may also benefit from the workshop. We recognize that other members of academic institutions, such as staff, also impact the learning environment however this workshop was specifically designed for faculty members and does not work well for staff. The workshop is conducted in approximately a one-hour time period, making them easy to incorporate into a regular faculty meeting.
Participants view each segment, and then participate in facilitated discussion after each section.
Discussion focuses on issues raised by the video and sharing strategies for improving the learning environment. Facilitators conclude the workshop by summarizing the discussions, distributing a tips sheet of strategies for improving the learning environment, and conducting a workshop evaluation. The ITOW Facilitator's workshop trains individuals and institutional teams to facilitate the ITOW Faculty workshop . The workshop can be conducted in a minimum of four hours and is enhanced in a six hour version. The target audience for this workshop is engineering faculty members and administrators who would be your institution's facilitation team for the ITOW Faculty workshop .