Unless something changes, there will only be one more cohort of ACUE’s course on Effective Teaching Practices.  The start and end dates have not been determined, but we will begin next fall, with the first day being a live meeting during PD Week.  Once the current cohort is over, we will discuss the schedule and determine how long the course will run.  The current cohort is a semester and a half (final day is February 23).

If you are interested in participating in the final offering, complete the form.  I will keep the form open until the end of the semester (unless we get a full cohort before then).

Sign up for Final ACUE Cohort (starting Fall 2020)

ACUE’s course in Effective Teaching Practices ensures that faculty learn about—and implement—the approaches that improve engagement and persistence and promote deeper learning.

This 25-module course concentrates on teaching practices effective in face-to-face instruction. Comprehensive in scope and organized around five units of study, faculty members learn together in cohorts and implement approaches to design an effective course and class, establish a productive learning environment, use active learning techniques, promote higher order thinking, and assess in ways that inform instruction and promote deeper levels of learning.

This course addresses all of the core competencies in ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework and leads to a Certificate in Effective Instruction. It offers institutions an ideal way to expand the impact of their teaching centers and promote student success through great teaching, campus-wide.

Sign up for Final ACUE Cohort (starting Fall 2020)

Here’s what you can expect:

• There are twenty-five modules. For most weeks, you will complete one module, but for other weeks you will complete two.
• There are required monthly meetings, usually on Friday mornings.
• Expect to spend at least three hours on each module.
• For each module, you will watch some short videos, review/read material, complete a reflection assignment, and participate in discussion.
• A national reader will read the reflections and grade you according to a rubric. If you do not complete the assignment satisfactorily, the reader will ask you for the missing information until it is considered complete.
• For the assignment, you will select a technique or two from the module, you will implement the activity/technique in class, and you will write a reflection on how well it will. A rubric and checklist will provide guidance on the questions to address.
• After the course is over, those who successfully complete all 25 modules by the due date will earn a stipend of $250.

Webinar topics, dates, and times: 

• Welcoming Students to your Online Environment, Thursday, April 2, 2020, 2:00pm ET
• Managing your Online Presence,  Monday, April 6, 2020, 2:00pm ET 
• Organizing your Online Courses, Thursday, April 9, 2:00pm ET 
• Planning and Facilitating Quality Discussions, Tuesday, April 14, 2:00pm ET 
• Recording Effective Microlectures, Friday, April 17, 2:00pm ET 
• Engaging Students in Readings and Microlectures, Monday, April 20, 2:00pm ET 

These one-hour, live webinars will include Q&A with participants and will be recorded and hosted by ACUE. Additional open educational resources to support effective online teaching are being offered in conjunction with OpenStax. Implementation resources related to each topic are available from ACUE's Online Teaching Toolkit.

The following UA-PTC faculty and staff have successfully completed the ACUE Course on Effective Teaching Practices and have earned a certificate.

*An asterisk by the name indicates exemplary work.

Cohort 1, Spring 2018

Cohort 2, Fall 2018