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ACUE Courses, Pathways and Certifications propel student success.

Faculty who are certified in ACUE’s Effective Teaching Practice Framework can teach effectively online or in person in a way that motivates all students to stay enrolled and succeed. Instructors certified in ACUE’s Framework have:

  • Improved retention of first year students by 4%
  • Decreased their DFW rates by 3% points, and
  • Improved GPAs by 0.19 to above 3.0

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Certifications

Upon completing all four of the courses in either of the following pathways, faculty will become Certified in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework. 

Effective Teaching Practices Comprehensive Course

For those teaching primarily in person.

The following courses lead to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework.

Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Learning Environment

Create an optimal environment that supports learning, increases engagement, embraces diversity, and helps students persist in meeting academic challenges. ACUE's Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Learning Environment course equips instructors with evidence-based teaching practices that help them start the term strong, ensure equitable access to learning, and provide feedback necessary for students to improve their performance.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains seven modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practice Framework:

  • Leading the First Day of Class 
  • Promoting a Civil Learning Environment 
  • Ensuring Equitable Access to Learning 
  • Helping Students Persist in Their Studies 
  • Embracing Diversity in Your Classroom 
  • Checking for Student Understanding 
  • Providing Useful Feedback 

"Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Learning Environment" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Creating an Inclusive and Supportive
Learning Environment

Promoting Active Learning

Discover active learning techniques to engage students. ACUE's Promoting Active Learning course provides instructors with evidence-based teaching practices to facilitate group work and actively involve students in quality discussions during lectures and class sessions.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains six modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practice Framework:

  • Developing Effective Class Sessions and Lectures 
  • Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Skills 
  • Using Groups to Ensure Active Learning 
  • Using the Active Learning Cycle 
  • Planning Effective Class Discussions 
  • Facilitating Engaging Class Discussions

"Promoting Active Learning" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Promoting Active Learning

Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners

Motivate students, deepen their understanding, and help them take greater ownership of their learning in ACUE’s Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners course.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains six modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practice Framework:

  • Motivating Your Students 
  • Providing Clear Directions and Explanations 
  • Using Concept Maps and Other Visualization Tools 
  • Using Student Achievement and Feedback to Improve Your Teaching 
  • Using Advanced Questioning Techniques 
  • Developing Self-Directed Learners 

"Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Inspiring Inquiry and
Preparing Lifelong Learners

Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses

Design more learner-centered courses with aligned assessments, assignments, and learning experiences that offer students clarity around what they are learning and how they will be assessed. ACUE’s course, Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses, supports instructors who are building a course from the ground up as well as those teaching predesigned courses.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains six modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practice Framework:

  • Ensuring Learner-Centered Course Outcomes 
  • Designing Aligned Assessments and Assignments 
  • Aligning Learning Experiences with Course Outcomes 
  • Creating Equity with Checklists and Rubrics 
  • Developing Equitable Grading Practices 
  • Preparing an Inclusive Syllabus 

"Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses

Effective Online Teaching Practices Comprehensive Course

For those teaching primarily online.

The following courses lead to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework.

Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment

Learn how to create an optimal online learning environment that propels student engagement, embraces diversity, and empowers students to persist in meeting academic challenges. ACUE's Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment course provides instructors with evidence-based teaching practices that help them ensure that learning is accessible for all, create a sense of belonging in their online course, and provide useful feedback.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains seven modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

This course is organized around seven competencies and takes seven to eight weeks to complete. You will learn with a professionally facilitated online cohort of faculty members with whom you will share insights and ideas.

  • Welcoming Students to Online Learning 
  • Promoting Civil Online Learning Environments 
  • Ensuring Equitable Access to Online Learning 
  • Helping Students Persist in Online Learning 
  • Embracing Diversity in Online Learning 
  • Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning 
  • Providing Useful Feedback for Online Learning 

"Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Creating an Inclusive and Supportive
Online Learning Environment

Promoting Active Learning Online

Actively engage students in varied learning formats, including small and large group activities, discussions, and microlectures, with evidence-based teaching practices from ACUE's Promoting Active Learning Online. With more students than ever learning online, this course equips instructors with active learning practices to engage students in all formats, plan and facilitate quality discussions, and use group work to deepen learning.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains six modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practice Framework:

  • Developing Effective Modules and Microlectures 
  • Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Online 
  • Using Groups to Ensure Active Online Learning 
  • Using the Active Learning Cycle in Online Courses 
  • Planning Effective Online Discussions
  • Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions 

"Promoting Active Learning Online" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Promoting Active Learning Online

Inspiring Inquiry and Lifelong Learning in Your Online Course

Motivate students, deepen their understanding, and help them take greater ownership of their learning using visualization tools in ACUE’s Inspiring Inquiry and Lifelong Learning in Your Online Course. This course hones instructors' ability to provide clear directions and explanations for complex topics and assignments and develop self-directed learners in the online learning environment.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains six modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practices Framework:

  • Motivating Students Online 
  • Providing Clear Directions and Explanations in Online Courses 
  • Integrating Visualization Tools in Online Courses 
  • Using Data and Feedback to Improve Online Teaching 
  • Using Advanced Questioning in Online Courses
  • Developing Self-Directed Online Learners 

"Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learning in Your Online Course" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Inspiring Inquiry and Lifelong
Learning in Your Online Course

Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses

Design more learner-centered courses with aligned assessments, assignments, and learning experiences that offer students clarity around what they are learning and how they will be assessed. ACUE’s course, Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses, supports instructors who are building a course from the ground up as well as those teaching predesigned courses.

Completing this course is one step toward becoming certified in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework, endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains six modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with the Effective Teaching Practice Framework:

  • Ensuring Learner-Centered Course Outcomes 
  • Designing Aligned Assessments and Assignments 
  • Aligning Learning Experiences with Course Outcomes 
  • Creating Equity with Checklists and Rubrics 
  • Developing Equitable Grading Practices
  • Preparing an Inclusive Syllabus 

"Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses" is one of four courses in the pathway to a Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses

Endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE)

ACUE certification is endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). That means faculty can rest assured that the ACUE mark of distinction will serve them well for the rest of their career.

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Fostering a Culture of Belonging

Fostering a Culture of Belonging

Ensure students and colleagues feel seen, heard, and valued. ACUE's Fostering a Culture of Belonging course equips faculty and campus professionals with evidence-based practices that expand on “Embracing Diversity in Your Learning Environment,” a key topic area in ACUE's Effective Teaching Practice Framework endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course contains four modules that take approximately 8 weeks to complete. 

Course Modules:

  • Managing the Impact of Biases 
  • Reducing Microaggressions 
  • Addressing Imposter Phenomenon and Stereotype Threat 
  • Cultivating an Inclusive Environment 

This course does not apply toward earning the Effective Teaching Practices Framework Certification.

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Additional Course Offerings do not apply toward earning the Effective Teaching Practice Framework Certification.

Endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE)

ACUE certification is endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). That means faculty can rest assured that the ACUE mark of distinction will serve them well for the rest of their career.

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