ACUE Certification

Effective Teaching Practices

Cohort Details

Application for Fall 2022 is now open!

Fall 2022 Cohort Schedule

All full-time faculty tenure stream or lecturers, etc. are eligible.

Applications are due by May 31, 2022.

To apply, please submit the following as a single PDF file to Karen Bittner at bittner@uta.edu by May 31 at 5:00 pm:

Cover Letter (no more than one page) that includes:

1. how your participation in the course would impact you as well as the institution, and
2. A description of your teaching experience that includes the courses you are currently teaching, the enrollment in your courses, and the diversity of majors impacted by your courses and teaching efforts.
3. Your Curriculum Vitae
4. Acknowledgement of Support from your Department Chair or Direct Supervisor (an email is fine)

For more information, please reach out to Dr. Antoinette Sol, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at amsol@uta.edu

About

UTA is partnering with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to offer the Course in Effective Teaching Practices to a limited number of faculty participants. The Course is the first course designed for higher education faculty that leads to a nationally-recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). 

In this course, educators learn about and implement evidence-based teaching approaches that improve student achievement. Working through 25 modules across five comprehensive units of study, educators collaborate with peers, receive expert facilitation, and develop practices necessary to:

1. design an effective course and class
2. establish a productive learning environment
3. use active learning techniques
4. promote higher order thinking
5. assess in ways that inform and promote deeper levels of learning

This course prepares educators in all of the core competencies defined in ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework and leads to a Certificate in Effective Instruction awarded in collaboration with the American Council on Education.

Past Participants

Individuals who earn this certificate have satisfied the expectations of an ACUE course, including successful completion of at least 25 modules aligned to ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework. Certificate holders have demonstrated knowledge of and skill in implementing teaching practices that promote student achievement. Certificate holders typically have invested approximately 50 hours to meet course requirements.

Fall 2019

Fall 2020

Spring 2021

Fall 2021

Spring 2022