The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning partnered with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to provide a targeted initiative aimed at providing support for faculty to learn about and apply proven teaching techniques. During the 2020-2021. faculty will be chosen to participate in a Course in Effective Teaching Practice or Online Teaching Essentials. The goal of these courses are to prepare college instructors to use research-based techniques that help students succeed. Faculty will participate in a cohort of colleagues from CU Denver. Knowledgeable Faculty Fellows will facilitate the online course and will structure face-to-face sessions that provide wrap-around support, an essential element of this program.
Who are we looking for?
- Faculty who love teaching and want to enhance their work
- Faculty who struggle with teaching and want to improve
- Junior faculty who are new to teaching
- Senior faculty who want to renew their teaching practice
- Mid-career faculty who are looking to perfect their teaching
- Faculty who teach large, challenging introductory courses
- Faculty who want to see their students succeed
- Tenured, Tenure-track, Non-tenure track (Note: we will consider applications from Lecturers in consultation with their Chair)
Benefits:
- Faculty receive enrollment in the ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices for free (value of $1,500, paid by the CETL)
- Faculty receive $250 PD stipend (distributed to PD accounts spring 2020)
- Faculty earn a nationally recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction
- Research on ACUE participants indicate that faculty experience:
- increase in student retention
- increase in student engagement
- increase in student satisfaction
- feeling more confident about their teaching
- higher course GPAs for students
- Lower DFW rates for students
- increase in student retention
Application’s deadline: April 24th, 2020 5:00 PM
Information and application can be found here