PD to Go Newsletter
The Lite Center Professional Development (PD to GO) is a newsletter, published by the LITE CENTER Professional Development Department, which provides professional development (PD) information of interest to Westcliff University faculty members.
Every month, the PD department shares with WU, AI and WSCL faculty practical bite-sized PD resources and opportunities to help them grow as an instructor, while navigating the fascinating world of teaching in higher education. The PD to GO newsletter also offers original downloadable resources to keep at hand while planning engaging sessions.
This monthly newsletter also reflects on the professional development initiatives carried out that month, with additional resources and courses for professional development. It also provides faculty with announcements concerning the PD initiatives of the following month, research articles and downloadable materials to be used in the classroom.
PD to Go Newsletters 2023
| Topic | Date and Link to Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Coaching Students to Achieve Academic Success | January 2023 |
| Developing Critical Thinking Skills | February 2023 |
| Potential Uses of Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom | March 2023 |
| Contextualizing teaching and learning in CAPRI | April 2023 |
| Enhancing Students Online Engagement on GAP | May 2023 |
| Applied Learning in CAPRI | June 2023 |
| Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Education Innovation | July 2023 |
| Practical Learning in CAPRI | August 2023 |
| AI for Research and Scholarly | September 2023 |
| Navigating Current and Future Industry Demands with Relevant Learning | October 2023 |
| AI and Assessment | November 2023 |
PD to Go Newsletters 2022
| Topic | Date and Link to Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Importance of feedback as a means of boosting students’ academic growth, engagement, ownership and progress | January 2022 |
| Importance of academic integrity in higher education | February 2022 |
| Cooperative Learning, its paramount importance, endless potential uses and benefits in the university classrooms. | March 2022 |
| The endless teaching and learning possibilities discussion questions provide in online/hybrid education. | April 2022 |
| Socio-Emotional Learning in the Classroom (SEL) | May 2022 |
| Differentiated Instruction and Inclusion in higher education | June 2022 |
| Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | July 2022 |
| Innovation and Best Practices in Higher Education. | August 2022 |
| Checking for Understanding (CFU) as a KEY step in any teaching and learning journey. | September 2022 |
| Maximizing student talk time in order to promote active learning at all times | October 2022 |
| Rubrics and their potential as learning and teaching tools | November 2022 |
| Teaching empathy and resilience in the university classroom | December 2022 |
PD to Go Newsletters 2021
| Topic | Date and Link to Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Introduction to the newsletter | January 2021 |
| Ideas and engaging activities/tasks to carry out in the first day of class | February 2021 |
| Reflective teaching and its numerous benefits to instructors and students. | March 2021 |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching | April 2021 |
| Enhancing collaboration in the classroom | May 2021 |
| Gamification of learning | June 2021 |
| Humanizing the Classroom in Higher Education | July 2021 |
| Best Practices in Higher Education | August 2021 |
| Exploring best practices in higher education after COVID-19 | September 2021 |
| Learning Across the Life Span | October 2021 |
| Technology and its powerful potential to enhance learning | November 2021 |
| Reflection as a powerful tool for professional development | December 2021 |