Medgar Evers College is excited to offer faculty a professional development opportunity to strengthen student engagement with online teaching and support student success. Excellence in Online Instruction is a Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) initiative, in partnership with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
60 Medgar Evers faculty members will be invited to participate in ACUE’s comprehensive course: Effective Online Teaching Practices. This 25-module course in evidence-based teaching practices is delivered fully online with a cohort of your colleagues and is professionally facilitated by Medgar Evers faculty members.
The program addresses all of the core competencies defined in ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework© and is organized into five major areas of practice:
- Designing an Effective Course
- Establishing a Productive Learning Environment
- Using Active Learning Strategies
- Promoting Higher Order Thinking
- Assessing to Inform Instruction and Promote Learning
Eligibility
Medgar Evers faculty, including Adjuncts, may apply.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I receive “credit” for completing the course? Faculty who complete the program earn a nationally recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction, the only college teaching credential endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE), and will also earn digital badges, which can be added to curriculum vitae, used in teaching portfolios, and displayed on LinkedIn profiles or webpages as a sign of your achievement.
What does the course cost? This opportunity is offered at no cost.
What are the time commitment and requirements? Your fully online course will begin August 30. Each faculty cohort (of about 30 faculty members) will complete 25 modules over the academic year. Breaks and “make-up weeks” are built into the schedule. Faculty will be required to commit approximately 2 to 3 hours per module to the online self-paced modules and implementation of the teaching practices.
Resources and Information
- We invite you to attend an informational webinar on June 9, 2021 at 1:00pm ET.
- You may hear what HBCU faculty say about their ACUE course experience
- Sample Video from ACUE Course: Welcoming Students to Online Learning
Timeline and Application
- Complete the TMCF Application by June 18, 2021.
- Selection notification will be made on June 25, 2021.
- For questions about the Medgar Evers opportunity, contact Dr. H. Michael Dreher, Associate Provost, mdreher@mec.cuny.edu
- For questions on the ACUE programs, contact Marianne Dombroski, ACUE Partnership Director, at mdombroski@acue.org