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Faculty Development Programs

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) provides professional learning communities; faculty certificate programs; workshops and other pedagogy trainings; faculty mentoring; online education training and resources; campus-wide special events; and programs promoting multicultural understanding and global citizenship in support of effective teaching at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

Faculty Resources


In response to faculty needs, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning aims to promote instructional excellence to benefit student success; support and highlight innovative instructional practices; access to pedagogical and instructional design resources; and cultivate pluralistic curricula, civility, curiosity, and a supportive classroom community. CETL does so by providing leadership and coordinating support for the following faculty development programs.
  • Certificate Programs

    CETL's certificate programs offer faculty development for a year or two that delves deeply with focused attention on one area with a certificate earned at the completion of each program's requirements.

  • CETL EdFest

    EdFest is a multi-day faculty development event held each year in May in collaboration with various divisions and initiatives across campus. Past sessions have included a school-based GAI showcase, FYE training, MUGC certification, Advising Academy, and much more! 

     

  • CETL Grants

    Each year, CETL offers a limited number of grants towards scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) to fund instructional innovation and/or scholarly research.

  • CETL Retreats

    CETL retreats offer dedicated, supportive and nurturing opportunities four times a year to focus on writing projects or course (re)design.

  • Mentoring

    CETL offers two types of faculty mentoring: Peer Review and Faculty Mentors.

    All faculty members, whether teaching online or face-to-face, are offered the opportunity to request and receive research-based peer review of instruction with a Peer Review Partner. 

    New faculty - new to teaching or new to the College - can be paired with a seasoned Faculty Mentor for one-on-one coaching, support, and connection at the College. 

  • Microcredentialing in Higher Education

    As outlined in the College's Strategic Plan, CETL works to advance university initiatives in student learning and to empower faculty dedicated to the success of their students. 

    The Microcredentialing program aims to move adoption to the next level by providing faculty with support through their journeys incorporating microcredentialing programs into traditional classroom learning. The Microcredential Coordinator will work closely with CETL to guide faculty through implementing this unique and free professional development tool for individual faculty growth as well as collaborate in developing a blended learning experience for students across curricula. 

  • Multicultural Understanding and Global Citizenship Requirement

    CETL works to advance university initiatives in student learning; to support multicultural understanding and global citizenship; and to empower faculty dedicated to the success of their students. 

    The Multicultural Understanding and Global Citizenship certificate program prepares faculty to teach approved courses toward the College's requirement that every undergraduate student take two, 3-credit hour courses on multicultural understanding and global citizenship one with a domestic/US focus and one with an international/global focus.

    Please note: To teach Multicultural Understanding and Global Citizenship courses at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, you must be certified by the Multicultural Understanding and Global Citizenship program initially and meet requirements to maintain certification every 2 years. 

  • Online Education & E-Learning

    CETL Online Education & e-Learning programs focuses on providing faculty with resources, training, and guidance necessary to create dynamic, innovative, and effective online courses and programs at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

    Collaborating with faculty across campus, the Online Education & e-Learning program provides mentorship, an online education certification course, innovation in teaching and learning technologies, assistance to faculty with online and blended learning models, and tools to foster best practices in online education. 

    NOTE: You MUST complete the OE Certification Course PRIOR to teaching online for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, in accordance with the Online Education policy.

  • New Faculty Orientation

    A one-day New Faculty Orientation to introduce new faculty members to the College and to learn about best practices and opportunities for developing excellence in teaching and learning at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

  • Professional Learning Communities

    CETL's professional learning communities (PLCs) are small groups of faculty who meet for a semester or more around a specific topic to enhance their teaching practices and meet students' learning needs.

Learn More on the CETL Hub


Check out these and other programs and resources on the CETL Hub, your hub for faculty development and new faculty onboarding.