Teaching and Learning

At Oak Valley, teaching and learning is the top priority. There are several program features designed to ensure effective teaching and learning, including

• Professors teaching the same course at two locations, thereby providing for benchmarking, peer-to-peer support and mentoring, and sharing of best practices

• A limited number of course offerings (32 courses offered per year)

• Ongoing training and professional development with 3-4 in-services trainings each year

• Limited course revisions or changes — the College has only changed four courses over the past ten years

• Focus on continuous improvement, review, and revisions, primarily conducted through the biennial program review process

• Annual performance reviews of each professor, featuring classroom observations and review of syllabi and student evaluations

• Ongoing review of the latest teaching methods and approaches with an emphasis on the undergraduate student (Oak Valley only teaches undergraduate students)