[1] Professional development for educators may include teacher training, and is usually considered pre-service, or before beginning teaching.
These learning pursuits may be for credit or noncredit; therefore they may be with a college or university, through a school district, or private consulting agency.
[4] Facilitated workshops, either in person or online, are the dominant forms of faculty development for instructors.
Topics often include improving course design, learning assessment techniques, and innovative pedagogy.
In addition, some academic units have their own faculty development efforts to advance teaching and learning in their disciplinary, professional or field contexts.