Services We Offer

CAPE Workshops

We offer a multitude of workshops on different topics ranging from classroom assessment techniques to test item writing. Check our registration website to sign up or browse our schedule to see what activities are on the horizon.

Outside Guest Speakers/Facilitators

The faculty members listed as guest speakers have volunteered to be available to the news media in the areas of their individual academic expertise. Visit our Experts Guide to learn more. 

Academic Boot Camp

Faculty development specialist and author Laurie Richlin has conducted academic boot camps (ABC) for new and seasoned faculty to learn innovative concepts in designing courses and teaching and learning, and develop course portfolios to document their scholarly teaching with student learning. Application materials are distributed campus wide in May for the ABC summer session.

Needs Assessment and Evaluation

CAPE periodically assesses what kinds of activities should be offered through surveys and discussions with faculty, Deans, the administration and the Faculty Development Committee. We also document participant ratings of all CAPE activities and workshops which help direct how to improve our future activities.

New Faculty Orientation

Each year Academic Affairs offers a university wide half day orientation for all new full-time faculty. The New Faculty Orientation website offers new faculty the chance to learn more about our organization, how to navigate the ins and outs of teaching on campus, how to facilitate the process of conducting research, and general information useful as a new faculty member.

Faculty Development Committee

The Faculty Development Committee brings together CAPE and faculty representatives who are interested in faculty development and teaching and learning issues, from each of the colleges. Together members advise and direct CAPE activities in areas most beneficial for faculty.

2008-2009 Membership

• Sheree Aston
• Richard Sugerman
• Dan Kurtz
• Jennifer Le
• Rosemary Monehen
• Denise Schilling
• Gail Singer-Chang
• Lester Jones
• Diana Lithgow
• Teresa Morishita

Measuring and Assessing - Teaching and Learning Styles and Other Standardized Tests

To assist faculty in their ability to measure student and faculty teaching and learning styles, Institutional Research offers multiple instruments to measure individual styles, such as the online Keirsey Personality Sorter and Grasha Teaching Style Inventory. In addition, critical thinking and ethical reasoning test instruments can help measure student achievement of specific learning objectives for educational research and scholarly teaching projects. Contact our office for more information on ordering and administering these tests, some at no cost to programs.

Continuously Learning about New Innovations in Health Professions Education

Keeping abreast of the latest innovations in health professions education is a large task – our unit keeps up to date through conferences and institutes, both regional and national. In addition, we can offer financial support to faculty who are pursuing innovative teaching and learning projects and seek to travel to scholarly meetings.