Transformative Learning Experiences for Teachers and Students
Commitment to Change
Experienced educator revives her classroom to meet the needs of 21st century students As an educator of nearly 40 years, Dr. Dale Hoffman has seen the classroom change in more ways than one. While students sitting quietly listening to lectures while taking pages of handwritten notes might have been commonplace earlier in her career, many […]
Strong Start to Finish Selects ACUE as Service Partner
Start to Finish (SSTF) announced this week a number of Research & Service Partners, including the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Collectively, SSTF and its network partners are committed to helping higher education institutions and systems advance developmental education reforms. The announcement was shared through the SSTF office Twitter feed @_Strong_Start. SSTF is […]
Expert insights for faculty self-care
“How Do We Know?”: Accounting for Teaching’s Value
“How do we know?” It was the opening question Meghan Snow, ACUE’s executive director of research and Jonathan Gyurko, president and co-founder of ACUE posed to attendees at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s (CHEA) Annual Conference, held January 28th in Washington, D.C. How do we know our students are learning? And how do we […]
Creating a Culture of Caring, Beginning with Self-Care
By Alison Malmon Student mental health is a growing issue on college and university campuses. National sources confirm a high and rising prevalence of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among students, and college presidents recently agreed that faculty on their campus are spending more time addressing student mental health concerns than three years ago.1 While researchers […]
Teacher Becomes the Student at Touro University
By Darcie Larimore-Arenas, PA The ACUE course has been a game-changer for me. I started as faculty at Touro University four years ago, having come from a clinical background in family practice and a teaching background at the K-8 level. As a graduate of the program where I am now teaching, I assumed (incorrectly) that […]
Results: Improving Student Outcomes with Career Guidance
Creating Value: Improving Instruction and Student Outcomes with Career Guidance
When Gallup found recently that only 28 percent of liberal arts majors felt confident they would be ready for workplace success, ACUE and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) resolved to take action. We know that a quality liberal arts education provides some of the most durable intellectual preparation for a future of unpredictable work, […]
Taking Teaching to the Next Level in Toronto
Dr. Carol Rolheiser is clear: her passion for teaching is at the core of her professional work. A professor with the University of Toronto’s Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, Dr. Rolheiser also serves as the university’s director of the Center for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI). ACUE recently spoke with Dr. Rolheiser and her […]
