ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework for Higher Education
Based in efficacy, pedagogy, and research, and quickly applicable in class.
The Effective Teaching Practice Framework is the foundation and the north star of ACUE’s powerful and intentional courses, pathways, and certifications.
All ACUE courses are built using the Effective Teaching Practice Framework—a research-backed statement on the instructional skills every college educator should possess.
You can ensure each course-taker is guided from foundational knowledge to higher order learning as they implement proven approaches, refine their own teaching practice, and reflect on peer and expert feedback with ACUE’s sound learning design.
What’s in the Framework
Designing an Effective Course
Learn how to ensure learner-centered course outcomes, build a syllabus, and more.
- 1a: Ensuring Learner-Centered Course Outcomes
- 1b: Designing Aligned Assessments and Assignments
- 1c: Aligning Learning Experiences with Course Outcomes
- 1d: Preparing a Syllabus
Establishing a Productive Learning Environment
The learning environment you build impacts persistence, learning, and chances for student success. Learn how to lead a productive first day, promote a civil learning environment, motivate your students, and much more.
- 2a: Leading a Productive First Day
- 2b: Promoting a Civil Learning Environment
- 2d: Motivating Your Students
- 2e: Ensuring Access to Learning
- 2f: Helping Students Persist in Their Studies
Using Active Learning Strategies
From group learning activities, to planning effective discussions – you’ll unlock evidence-based strategies that promote active learning, giving all students the chance to be fully involved in their own education.
- 3a: Using Groups to Ensure Active Learning
- 3b: Using the Active Learning Cycle
- 3c: Developing Effective Class Sessions and Lectures
- 3d: Planning Effective Discussion
- 3e: Facilitating Engaging Discussions
Promoting Higher Order Thinking
Advanced questioning, powerful note-taking skills, and beyond… Learn the strategies that can deepen learning and enhance every teaching moment.
- 4a: Providing Clear Directions and Explanations
- 4b: Using Concept Maps and Other Visualization Tools
- 4c: Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Skills
- 4d: Using Advanced Questioning
- 4e: Developing Self-Directed Learners
Assessing to Inform Instruction and Promote Learning
Learn the methods of formative and summative assessment that best promote learning and help you refine your teaching. From equitable grading practices to providing useful feedback – and more.
- 5a: Developing Fair, Consistent, and Transparent Grading Practices
- 5b: Creating Clarity with Checklists and Rubrics
- 5c: Providing Useful Feedback
- 5d: Checking for Student Understanding
- 5e: Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
ACUE’s Framework builds faculty success that drives student outcomes.
Offer your faculty high-quality online courses and expert facilitation with ACUE’s courses, pathways and certifications. ACUE courses have been developed to not only engage faculty in learning about evidence-based teaching practices, but to also be inspired to use them with their students. You can trust ACUE’s certifications because underpinning our entire approach is a deep commitment to efficacy, pedagogical best practice, and a research-backed methodology.
Show faculty you value their professional growth while creating the conditions for student success with ACUE’s courses. Together, we’re ensuring every student can receive the education they deserve.
