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TLS offers two types of consultations:

1. Individual consultations for instructors who would like assistance with, for example:
   • planning their courses,
   • developing teaching strategies and skills,
   • interpreting course evaluation questionnaire data,
   • developing teaching portfolios (for reappointment, tenure, or promotion at 91社区),
   • using teaching and learning technologies,
   • and so on; and,
2. Unit/Program consultations involving all or a sub-group of individuals within a unit who are analyzing, developing, or improving a teaching program. View a list of Department, Faculty, and Program initiatives here.

A consultation might consist of one or two brief meetings to discuss specific aspects of an instructor's course or teaching, or that of a unit or program. This collaboration could continue throughout an entire term, with ongoing assistance from the consultant. A more in-depth consultation might involve:

• developing and applying specific teaching strategies and techniques;
• reviewing information about the course and the instructor鈥檚 teaching, collected from, for example: classroom observations by a consultant, interviews with the instructor, and/or information collected from students听(e.g., through the MERCURY course evaluation service, or privately by the instructor through the learning management system or other means);
• selecting aspects of instruction on which to focus;
• monitoring the effectiveness of these strategies and planning any relevant modifications.

This process is flexible and has proven useful in a variety of teaching situations, including lectures, laboratories, discussion groups, seminars, and clinical training.