Welcome to the Faculty Development Institute's homepage!

FDI is a collaboration among five colleges and universities on Maryland's Eastern Shore, originally funded through a grant from Maryland Higher Education Commission, and sponsored by the Eastern Shore Association of College Presidents.

Our mission is to encourage and enable innovation in the teaching-learning process, especially through the use of technology. We do this via a collaborative network of instructional design, development, assessment, research, and support services offered to the faculty of our five schools. This environment of educational innovation and collaboration extends and enriches our learning community of faculty, students, and citizens of the Eastern Shore.

To navigate the site, click on the links to the left of your screen. Each link represents a section of the FDI site. To find out more about each section, read the brief descriptions below.  Click Here to View the FDI Sitemap

Contains information about FDI mission and goals, personnel and Advisory Board, official documents, meetings, and press releases.

Contains online tutorials, templates for course websites and other instructional products, and "how-to" guides. It also contains an annotated list of links to online resources that cover pedagogy and technology.

Training

Provides information about face-to-face and online workshops, seminars, and courses for faculty.

Displays special bulletins, upcoming events, and a yearly calendar.

Showcases innovative teaching projects, and best practices in educational technology from the five schools in the Eastern Shore Association of Community Colleges, as well as sample WebCT online classes.

Includes an assistance request form, tailored to the needs of FDI visitors.