About
OPID, a program in the Office of Academic Programs & Educational Innovation, serves as a systemwide professional and instructional development resource for University of Wisconsin System institutions. Established in 1977 as the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council (UTIC), it was first led by a council of campus representatives who focused primarily on teaching improvement. In 2000, the program became OPID, expanding its emphases to meet the broader professional needs of faculty and academic staff with programming on topics such as faculty development in all learning environments, the systematic assessment of student learning through the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), inclusive excellence, leadership, and faculty retention. 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of this systemwide program. The OPID Advisory Council serves both as an advisory council and as a liaison between UW System Administration and all of the UW System institutions.