Effective Teaching 101
Starting the Semester Strong
Propel student engagement from day one!
The first weeks of the semester are crucial for student success. How do you start strong and make a lasting impact on students?
- Engage them from day one
- Make sure they understand course requirements
- Work with them to establish community norms
ACUE’s new self-paced course, Effective Teaching 101: Starting the Semester Strong, covers all of this and more!
Give your new and veteran faculty—whether full-time, part-time, or graduate teaching assistants—the evidence-based teaching practices they need to hit the ground running! Equipped with a set of powerful, proven teaching practices they can use right away, your faculty can set themselves and their students up for success from the very first day of the semester, every semester.
Equip
faculty with 5 powerful evidence-based teaching practices to use at the start of the semester
Ensure
new faculty are confident and prepared to teach their first—and every—semester
Complete
this self-paced course in 5-8 hours
Kickstart
or continue faculty’s journey to certification in ACUE’s Framework*
*Completed reflections can be resubmitted in applicable pathway courses
Become
an ACUE Commons member, our digital community FULL of great educators working together
Course Sections
This 5–8 hour course is broken down into two unique sections:
Planning for a Strong Start
- Learn to develop announcements that welcome, engage, and motivate students
- Use a syllabus activity to ensure students’ understanding of course expectations
- Collaborate with students to create community norms
Facilitating Active Learning Experiences
- Develop short lectures with activities that engage students
- Use classroom assessment techniques to monitor student learning
Start this and every semester strong.
First experiences shape lasting impressions. By empowering ALL of your faculty to engage students from day one, you demonstrate that your institution is genuinely invested in their success."
Penny MacCormack, EdD
Senior Advisor, ACUE
