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The
Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute (FDI) has two major objectives in its mission that have been the underlying
force since its inception in 1993.
- Provide
the opportunity for all faculty in the University to participate
in the Faculty Development Program. The overarching goal is
to motivate faculty to investigate, create, and utilize alternative
instructional strategies.
- Provide
participants who complete the program with access to state-of-the-art
instructional technology, the knowledge to use it, and the
motivation to collaborate with their colleagues in leveraging
instructional technology in their courses.
FDI
is part of a large-scale effort to invest in faculty. The investment
is realized not only in the direct infusion of new technology
(hardware and software) to the faculty on a regular basis, but
also creating an environment in which they can gain the needed
skills to use the technology effectively in the context of their
specific teaching or research. FDI provides the faculty with the
opportunity to:
- Rethink their teaching methods and goals,
- Explore potential of specific instructional technology applications,
- Improve
the effectiveness of their teaching-learning practices.
The
FDI program uses standard instructional design techniques to create
learner-centered instruction, structured around participant needs,
interests, preferences, availability and expectations for immediately
usable information. Workshops are offered by computer operating
system (Windows, Macintosh or Unix).
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