The Instructional Development Service (IDS) works with faculty members, adjuncts, and GTAs across all disciplines and in a variety of ways to improve teaching and to enhance the culture of teaching and learning at UMD.
Our services include:
- individual and group teaching consultations
- workshops, ongoing discussion groups
- providing instructional resources
Latest News!!
IDS WS #4: Writing and Publishing: Community Engaged Scholarship
Presented by Dr. Cathy Gordon, Th 4/18/13, 12-1:30 PM, KSC 268
Teaching and Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
STEM Workshop #4:Tuesday, 4/16/13 Succeeding with Online Science Courses, Presented by Colleen Belk, (Biology), KSC 268,
Learning it Forward: Taking Responsibility for the Future (LIF)
The next LIF session is 4/24/13 and is open to anyone who is interested in integrating sustainablility into their curriculum. If you are interested in particpating, contact LeAne Rutherford at 218-726-6207 or lrutherf@d.umn.edu
Check out The Teaching Professor from Magna Publications, a forum for discussion of the best strategies supported by the latest research on effective teaching in the college classroom.
You can access it on-campus at www.magnapubs.com/group. To automatically receive an email reminder for each new issue, go to www.magnapubs.com/account
For detailed, step-by-step instructions on accessing the The Teaching Professor from off-campus, please email Jason Ellis at jellis2@d.umn.edu
Resources for Creating an Inclusive Curriculum
Curious about what's in the IDS Library? Check Here
Our Promise
We promise all of our clients that we will:
- Provide services to all faculty and TAs regardless of rank or appointment;
- Treat clients fairly, respecting their uniqueness and their ability to set objectives and make decisions;
- Protect all privileged information, obtaining informed consent from clients before using or referring publicly to client cases in such a way that the client could be identified;
- Assist faculty when we can provide useful assistance and suggest other resources to meet needs we cannot address.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or requests, please drop in, e-mail, or call one of our staff.
LeAne Rutherford, Associate Professor, Instructional Consultant, Newsletter Editor 218-726-6207 lrutherf@d.umn.edu |
Shelley L. Smith, Associate Professor, Instructional Consultant, Web Editor 218-726-7715 ssmith3@d.umn.edu |
Fizz Forsey, Graduate Intern |
**Dean: Paul N. Deputy, CEHSP, Principal Administrator of Record
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