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You've Mastered Your Discipline. Becoming Certified in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework Will Help You Teach It Effectively.

Your skills as a faculty member matter more now than ever.

Yet, while all faculty members are proven subject-matter experts, few have had structured opportunities to develop and refine their teaching practice. Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework offers that opportunity.

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In a matter of weeks, you can learn and implement the practices needed to elevate your teaching and start seeing measurable gains with your students.

Whether you teach online, hybrid, or in person at a community college or four-year university, Certification in the Framework can help you reach new heights with your students and in your own professional life.  

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Open Enrollment Courses are...

  • Delivered fully online
  • Offered throughout the year
  • Lead to becoming Certified in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework*
  • Endorsed by the American Council on Education
  • Delivered through a facilitated faculty learning community
  • Designed for all types of faculty
  • Practices are suited for implementation in an online, hybrid, or classroom learning environment

*Fostering a Culture of Belonging does not apply toward earning the Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework.

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Enrollment permitting, courses are scheduled to begin on the dates below.

All courses, with the exception of Fostering a Culture of Belonging, apply toward Certification in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework.

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Effective Teaching Practices Pathway

For those teaching primarily in person.

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

Start Dates
January 20, March 23,
and June 1, 2024

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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE)

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution, please email [email protected] to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

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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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing the courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution, please email [email protected]  to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

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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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing the courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution please email [email protected]  to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

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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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing the courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution, please email [email protected] to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3 days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10 business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

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Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses

Effective Online Teaching Practices Pathway

For those teaching primarily online.

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

Start Dates
January 20, March 23,
and June 1, 2024

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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution, please email [email protected] to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

Apply Now   View FAQ

 

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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing the courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution please email [email protected]  to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

Apply Now  View FAQ

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 Practice 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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing the courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more.

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution please email [email protected]  to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

Apply Now    View FAQ

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 Practices Framework, the only certification endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

Interested in purchasing the courses to complete your Certification or Advanced Certification at a discounted rate? Learn more. 

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution, please email [email protected] to discuss next steps.

Next course start dates:

  • January 20, 2024
  • March 23, 2024
  • June 1, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3 days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10 business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

 

Apply Now   View FAQ

Designing Learner-Centered and Equitable Courses

Fostering a Culture of Belonging


Start dates:
January 27, March 30, and June 8, 2024

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. 

Modules: 

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

Educators who complete the requirements for this open enrollment course earn a certification in “Fostering a Culture of Belonging.”

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

Enrollment fee for an individual: $675.

To enroll a group of faculty from the same institution, please email [email protected] to discuss next steps.

Next Course Dates:

  • January 27, 2024
  • March 30, 2024
  • June 8, 2024

The application deadline for individuals is 3-days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability. The application deadline for institutional small groups is 10-business days prior to the course start date, subject to course availability.

Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, subject to program director approval. Early registration is recommended.

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