Faculty Learning Program (FLP)
The Faculty Learning Program (FLP) is designed to introduce new full time faculty members to their roles at Algonquin College. It focuses on advanced teaching theories and skills, building a community of practice with other faculty and contributing to teaching excellence at Algonquin College. The program runs over two semesters in two courses and culminates in participants creating and sharing an original contribution to teaching for their peers and the larger college community.
Courses
FLP0001: Advancing Your Instructional Techniques
Faculty development is an integral part of being a full-time professor at Algonquin College, and consists of formal pedagogical training, informal peer networking, learning about college services and contributing to teaching excellence at the college. Throughout this course, learners journey through a holistic teacher development framework that starts with ‘self as teacher’ and works outwards to explore how students learn, the mechanics of teaching in a classroom, the college community and finally the field of higher education. As they work through the framework, learners apply advanced instructional techniques rooted in contemporary andragogy to their teaching practice, reflect on teaching challenges and successes with peers, design quality learning experiences and discuss essential college services and resources that intersect with their teaching. As a summative task, learners reflect on their goals and define an idea for continuing their professional learning in the next course.
FLP0002: Independent Instructional Development
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of FLP, participants demonstrate the ability to:
- Model professional behaviour in accordance with College policies and employment expectations of members of a post-secondary institution.
- Exceed the minimum standard for the use of common College-approved applications and technology.
- Seek out relevant opportunities and resources for continuous improvement of professional practice that align with on-going performance requirements.
- Explore best practices for establishing and maintaining inclusive educational experiences that embrace learner variability.
- Expand the range of assessment and evaluation tools and techniques used in the delivery of courses.
- Promote accessibility as a valuable tool for barrier-free educational experiences for learners.
- Identify opportunities for participation in service and community activities as a component of career planning.
- Produce materials that are effectively aligned with program-level outcomes and course learning requirements.
These outcomes are mapped to the program as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| FLP0001: Advancing Your Instructional Techniques | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| FLP0002: Independent Instructional Development | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |