The recommended path is to successfully complete the following in order:
- Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW)
- ISW Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW)
See webpages ISW/FDW/TDW Multi-Step Model and Apprentice Guidelines.
The ISW Network does not set or control pricing. Costs vary depending on how and where training is offered.
Many educational institutions provide ISW-related training free of charge (or waive fees) for their faculty, staff, and graduate students, in recognition of the positive impact on teaching quality.
If you’re not affiliated with an institution or organization that offers this opportunity, you will need to pay to participate in an institutional, organizational, or privately-run event.
Browse Upcoming Events for a partial listing of training events with spaces open to individual registrants. For information about what events can be listed on the ISW Website, see: Events and Promotion Policy.
If you would like to invite a Trainer to your institution or organization to offer ISW-related training, please contact the ISW Network for a list of possible Trainers.
A written policy is under development. In the meantime, please contact the ISW Network Executive Team using the Contact Form. We take these concerns seriously and want to hear from you.
There are many great ways to nurture your ISW Teams, including but not limited to:
- Embedding debriefs and structured reflections following each ISW/FDW with institutional/organizational ISW Team lead or Facilitation lead
- Creating a space (online or in-person) for ISW Facilitators and FDW Trainers to connect and discuss topics that matter to them
- Hosting Success-Story sharing events
- Organizing sessions where each participant shares one or more useful resource(s)
- Sending teaching and learning resources to your ISW Team
- Including attendance at ISW Network events in your professional development budget