Mission

The Development and Academic Training Center at Philadelphia University has as its overall goal the improvement of instruction quality at the University through the following:

• The technological enhancement of the teaching skills of all those who are charged with the responsibility of teaching at the University including faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants;
• Access to multimedia computing systems;
• Access to special computing hardware and peripherals
• Use of special software tools and support services to enable them to develop new computer–based instruction systems for use in their classroom and laboratory teaching.
• Access to customized programs and resources designed to increase understanding of the teaching–learning process, and encourage interdisciplinary conversations about teaching and learning among all members of the University community .

• To organize and coordinate workshops, seminars, and other events (i.e. inviting prominent speakers) to promote teaching excellence.
• To conduct on–job training and orientation programs for new faculty.
• To conduct customized workshops for specific academic and administrative departments.
• To organize annual competitions for Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award.
• To provide teaching resources and ideas including virtual learning, online learning, use of multimedia, and teaching technology.

• To plan a follow-up program for academic quality assurance in collaboration with faculty deans.
• To establish a virtual education and online program at the university in coordination with other universities.
• To facilitate the counseling program through the intranet access of the staff to the data available at the registration department.
• To establish a teleconferencing hall, and to plan a program to attract experts from other universities.

• Planning for University Instruction.
• New Trends in University Teaching.
• Learning Styles and Thinking Types of Students.
• New Technology in University Education.
• Evaluation of Learning and Teaching in University Education.
• Evaluation of Students' Learning at the University.
• Orientation Session for Non–Jordanian Staff-members
• Utilization of Statistical Programs in Research Work (SPSS).
• Statistical Programs in Research Work (SAS)
• On-Line Learning and Teaching .
• Using the Electronic Library
• Managing Academic Department.
• Computer-Aided Instruction.
• Evaluation of Students' Work.
• Safety Measures at Laboratories.
• Multimedia Development and Presentation.
• Development of Skills.
• Use of Data Show and CAT in University Education.
• Developing Effective Blackboard Utilization.
• Use of Microsoft Excel in Statistics.
• Use of Adobe PhotoShop.
• Web-site Design.
• On-Line Surveys, Quizzes and Examinations.
• ICDL.
• Microsoft Front Page XP – 2002
• Statistics & Testing on the Internet.
• Power-Point in University Teaching
• Management of Human Resources in the Administrative Departments in Universities.
• Motivating Staff for Academic Development.
• Illustrator
• Flash
• Seminars on Educational Issues:
  Interdisciplinarity, Virtual Education, etc.