Table of Contents The instructional approach will ensure instructor effectiveness by:
• selecting (e.g., identifying, recruiting, evaluating, hiring, etc.) qualified instructors; • developing (e.g., preparing, assessing, supporting, mentoring, etc.) successful instructors; and • retaining (e.g., supporting, providing continuing education, compensation, opportunities for growth, etc.) quality instructors.
About the Element
• The quality of a course or program is largely determined by the quality of the instructors who deliver it. This element focuses on ensuring the instructional approach includes deliberate steps to ensure high-quality instructors are involved.
• “Selecting qualified instructors” means instructors have the qualifications needed to deliver the course or program. Qualifications can include having the necessary credentials (e.g., a Merchant Mariner Credential) to operate boats involved in the learning situation. They can also be content-specific such as having the instructor certification needed to deliver a specific course. Qualifications can also focus on having the requisite experience or formal teaching credential that enables an instructor to take on the required level of responsibility.
For information on how to acquire a Merchant Mariner Credential, visit:
www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/National-Maritime-Center- NMC/merchant_mariner_credential.
• “Developing instructors” is about ensuring that instructors grow and develop in their capacity to deliver instruction. Establishing an instructor development program that includes instructor assessment and feedback, mentorship, etc., as part of an instructional approach enables continued improvement of a course or program as well as of the people who deliver it.
• “Retaining quality instructors” tends to take less time, energy, and resources, and often provides for greater continuity in course quality, than finding and involving new instructors. One way to keep good instructors is through compensation. However, most instructors also want to continue learning and developing. Build in where possible opportunities for instructors to engage in continuous education and training, to grow and develop their skills, and to broaden their instructional experiences in new and different ways.
• Ensuring instructor effectiveness also means choosing, developing, and retaining people who have values, personality, and strengths consistent with the core values and mission of the education provider. This helps ensure an appropriate fit between the people involved in instruction and the approach to instruction used by the education provider. Fit, along with skills, knowledge, and attitude increase the likelihood instructors are qualified to deliver a high-quality educational program.
21 This Technical Support Document was produced in part through USCG grant funds to develop National On-Water Skills Standards. ©2022 United States Sailing Association. Facilitated by Think First Serve.
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