What is the CID

The Center for Instructional Development

CID dedicates resources and programs to help the faculty of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin provide high quality instruction. Through coordinating educational activities, the Center strengthens the instruction provided by adjuncts, lecturers, teaching assistants, new and experienced professors. The CID is a cooperative effort demonstrating administrative support, faculty involvement, and student interaction. The CID is non-evaluative toward promotion and salaries.

So what does the CID do?

The CID...

Instructs

Provides support to professors with non-evaluative review of the philosophies and teaching practices.
Encourages creative teaching methods for diverse student population.
Offers an open door policy for consulting and assisting instructors experiencing difficulties.
Develops trained observers and consultants for methodology.
Hosts conferences on college level teaching.

Involves

Emphasizes faculty ownership of instructional development and improvement.
Encourages and provides support for faculty to participate in educational programs within or outside of UTPB to increase their competence as instructors.
Seeks advice from administrators, faculty and staff regarding needs and activities of the Center
Sponsors activities, speakers, and seminars about cultural diversity.

Interacts

Provides opportunities to demonstrate instructional diversity across disciplines.
Shares instructors' ideas from external colloquiums, seminars and programs.
Encourages collegiality and community balance with different campus segments.
Hosts special training focused on cultural, ethnic, and personal style alternatives in campus community.

Rewards

Sponsors regular functions to honor teaching.
Provides measures of recognition and rewards.
Nominates instructors for recognition in all areas of instructional excellence

...helps put the pieces together.