Educational Leadership in Teaching Excellence (ELITE) Program
Program Description:
The Educational Leadership in Teaching Excellence (ELITE) program is designed to
promote educational leadership through faculty engagement in the principles, practice
and scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education. The program supports the
University of Guelph’s exemplary teaching and learning community by
fostering on-going professional development and engagement in the scholarship of
teaching and learning, and by promoting a learner-centred approach to teaching in
higher education. It has been developed to establish and support a faculty community of
practice which provides mentorship and leadership in implementing scholarly approaches
to teaching and learning in higher education.
Learning Objectives
By the completion of this program faculty will be able to:
- Discuss and evaluate scholarly literature related to teaching and learning in
higher education;
- Develop a critically reflective teaching practice;
- Develop, implement and disseminate research on teaching and learning in higher
education;
- Collaborate to form a positive faculty community of practice that shares ideas,
resources, philosophies, and strategies for teaching and learning in higher
education;
- Implement learner-centred and inclusive teaching strategies that ensure active
learning and student engagement.
Approach and Assessment
Participants will meet monthly to discuss their individual learning plans, research
projects, and to collaboratively explore and reflect upon scholarly topics related to
learner-centred and inclusive approaches to teaching and learning in higher education.
Each candidate will embark upon a process that is unique to their individual goals and
objectives for participating in the program. All assessment methods will be
peer-evaluated on a pass/fail basis. The expected participant commitment is 5 to 10
hours/week. Participants are expected to complete the program within one year of
commencement.
Participants will engage fully in the program activities, including the monthly
cohort meetings. They following must be successfully completed:
- Independent Learning Plan:
At the beginning of the program, each participant will develop an independent
learning plan, which clearly outlines and details how and when they will meet the
program’s learning outcomes.
- Reflective Journal Entries and Final Reflective Report:
Participants will reflect upon their progress by completing monthly reflective
journal entries, and by preparing a final report which draws upon the key issues,
patterns, observations, interpretations and transformations that they have
experienced in relation to their development as an instructor.
- Independent Research Project:
Participants will develop, conduct, and present a research project on teaching and
learning within their discipline, and actively contribute to the scholarly
dissemination of this research within the University of Guelph community and
beyond.
- Teaching Observation and Mentorship:
Each participant will actively engage in a peer teaching observation process, as both
an instructor receiving feedback, and as an observer providing feedback. They will
also identify and collaborate with a teaching mentor to discuss effective pedagogical
principles and practices, and to foster continual improvement.
- Pedagogical Discussion and Presentation:
Each participant will lead a discussion on a topic of interest in teaching and
learning in higher education during one of the monthly cohort meetings, and to the
broader university community (e.g. within their department or college).
- Program Portfolio:
Each participant will develop a portfolio, which highlights their teaching
accomplishments and provides evidence of and reflections on their experiences in the
program.
Cost
There is a $500 cost-recovery registration fee associated with the program.
Application Form
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Contact Information
Should you have any further questions regarding the faculty leadership
in teaching program, please contact:
Janet Wolstenholme
Educational Developer
Teaching Support Services
Room 208, Day Hall
519-824-4120 x58084