Staff Development Module:
Generic Introduction to Part-time Teaching at CityU

Generic Introduction to Part-time Teaching at CityU

Are you teaching part-time at CityU? Would you like to know more about teaching CityU students? A Generic Introduction to Part-time Teaching at CityU for New Faculty will help you get oriented to both your students and the educational approaches at CityU.

In this online module you will:

• Learn about the background of our students, how they live, and the challenges they face;
• Find out how to make the most out of meeting students for the first time;
• Learn a few fundamentals on using discussions in your teaching;
• Acquire some basics of effective lecturing;
• Pick up some essentials of assessment and grading;
• Discover about student diversity and inclusion;
• Get an idea about teaching with technology; and,
• Learn about additional resources at CityU to help you develop in your teaching.

The module video is about 12 minutes long. Participants take a pre-quiz, work through the video materials, and take the post-quiz for a module. If they score at least 70% on the post-quiz for a given module, they get a digital badge and a Certificate of Completion for that module.

* Participants can enroll anytime during a semester or the summer term and work at their own pace but typically are expected to complete the module by the end of the semester or the summer term.