Center for Instructional Development 111 Waverly Avenue. Suite 220. Syracuse, NY 13244-2320 Robert M. Diamond; Director and Assistant Vice Chancellor, Peter J. Gray, Associate Director; Barbara Yonai, Assistant Director (315) 443-4572

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Institutional Information

Syracuse University is a Private, Research II Institution with 807 full-time faculty, 10,750 undergraduate and 3,000 full-time graduate students.

Program Information:

The Center for Instructional Development was established in 1971 to support faculty in the improvement of courses and programs. Located within the Office of Undergraduate Studies, the Center provides a wide range of support services to the entire campus and is staffed by 11 full and 2 part-time professionals in Instructional and Faculty Development, Evaluation and Assessment, and Programming and Media Production. The staff is assisted by 4 support staff and 3 graduate interns. The annual budget of $670,000+ is a combination of base budget 70%, with internal charges for services and external grants covering the rest. The Center received the 1989 Award for Outstanding Practice in Instructional Development from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology and the 1996 Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Faculty Development to Enhance Undergraduate Learning.

Program Goals and Activities:

Over its twenty-five year history, CID has worked with academic departments across campus on hundreds of projects to redesign and evaluate new and existing courses curricula and programs. The Center has expanded to provide support to programs and services offered by other areas of the University. The Graduate Student Orientation Program and SU Project Advance, among other programs, were developed in the Center and are now located elsewhere. Services and programs of the Center fall into several major areas, including:

• Design, Development & Evaluation of Courses and Programs
• Faculty Development - including the support of workshops and seminars, individual consultation, a syllabus review service, and the maintenance of a resource library on teaching and learning
• Program Evaluation and Institutional Research - including University retention and attrition studies and program evaluation for schools, colleges, and administrative offices
• Scanning and Data Analysis - test scanning, test administration, and assistance to faculty and staff in test design and analysis
• Multi-media production - through this unit, the Center provides video production support to units throughout the campus. The unit received a 1996 Telly Award for production of non-commercial television
• External grants - funds from external sources support a number of initiatives including: the National Project on Institutional Priorities and Faculty Rewards, a project designed to develop and implement a new undergraduate emphasis in the School of Management, and a multi-campus initiative to enhance student success in large introductory courses

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