After a Successful Rollout, ACUE and CSCU Present Results to Connecticut’s Board of Regents
On the heels of a successful spring rollout, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system and ACUE presented their work to the state’s Board of Regents for Higher Education last week. ACUE and the CSCU system partnered this year to prepare and credential faculty across four CSCU campuses: Eastern Connecticut State University, Housatonic Community College, Naugatuck Valley Community College, and Southern […]
News Roundup: Teaching Diverse Students
This week, resources and advice for working with diverse students, including first-generation and parent learners. Sign up for The Q Newsletter for weekly news and insights. Building Family-Friendly Campuses As the percentage of college students who are raising children climbs, colleges must collect data on age and parental status of students and take steps to ensure […]
ACUE and KC Scholars Team Up on Student Success Initiative
ACUE and KC Scholars Kick Off Collaboration to Advance Great College Teaching
Higher education leaders from across Kansas and Missouri convened in Kansas City last week for the launch of a new collaboration between ACUE and Kansas City Scholars that will promote student success through effective instruction. As part of the program initiative, ACUE has been engaged to prepare and credential over 300 faculty at KC Scholars network institutions […]
News Roundup: Research-Based Teaching, Learning from Student Evaluations
This week, a Nobel Prize-winning professor advises institutions to implement research-based teaching methods and measure their impact on students’ learning, and instructors suggest that their peers use student evaluations to improve their teaching. Sign up for The ‘Q’ Newsletter for the latest news and insights about higher education teaching and learning. Teaching Lessons From the Road Penny MacCormack […]
Webinar: Financial Stability Through Quality Instruction
Creating Assignments That Matter: How Cal State LA and ACUE Are Helping Faculty Develop Students’ Civic Values
When California State University, Los Angeles added a civic learning dimension to its general education curriculum last year, Elizabeth Crossman knew this would be an opportunity for her first-year students to become more engaged on their campus. Helping these students persist past their first year is at the heart of her work as an instructor and she knew that civic learning […]
Teaching Lessons From the Road with Penny MacCormack and Bonni Stachowiak
Dr. Penny MacCormack has been everywhere. From Los Angeles to Indianapolis to New York to Miami, she has traveled the country observing classrooms and speaking with subject matter experts through her role as ACUE’s chief academic officer. Dr. MacCormack discussed her travels last month for the podcast Teaching in Higher Ed with host Bonni Stachowiak. Recounting what she and her […]
News Roundup: Instructor Authenticity and Teaching Current Events
A new study finds that students prefer authentic instructors, and professors use current events and controversial rhetoric as teaching tools. Study on Students and “Authenticity” in the Classroom Students perceive instructors who share details about their personal lives, admit mistakes, and show concern for students as more approachable, passionate, attentive, and effective than those who don’t. […]
