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The Benefits Of Acue Training: Effective Teaching Practices, Jessica Vierra

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

The following paper is an outline and reflection of lessons I learned throughout my time on canvas; ACUE training. Thanks to CSUSB’s TRC program they offer effective trainings to create a positive learning environment. I also include different challenges I experienced while implementing these lessons.

Reflection On Effective Teaching Practice, Cohort B Fall 2019-Spring 2020, Q2s, Trc, Acue Training, Jacqueline Romano

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The contexts of the first reflections focus on what I did in preparation for “the first day of class”, “planning for effective lessons”, “delivering an effective lecture, and the last reflection focuses on the implementation of virtual class due to COVID-19 transition “setting learning objectives”. For the most part, the implementation of techniques was geared for a face-to-face classroom setting. However, the transition from F2F format to online in such a short amount of time was challenging as more time for preparation was what I needed. However, this interruption to my F2F classes was an opportunity to test my skills …

Effective Teaching Practices By Acue, Module Reflection, Lida Ahmadi

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

The online course,Effective Teaching Practicesis offered byThe Association of College and University Educators’(ACUE’s). This is a comprehensive course on teaching methods that are centered on improving student engagement and learning. This work is a summary report of my reflections on selected course modules.

Acue - Effective Teaching Practices: Module Reflections, Anne Lama

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Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Course in Effective Teaching Practices, a nine-month online module certification program, provides an opportunity to learn how to design courses, engage learners, and establish a productive learning environment in both online and face-to-face teaching format. Upon completion of each module, course participants reflected on technique chosen, successes and/or challenges, and plans for implementation.

Sample Activities Of Certification Course, Effective Teaching Practices: Cohort C, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020, Carmen Beck

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This publication provides a summary of the experience and application of the Certification Course, Effective Teaching Practices: Cohort C, Fall 2019 – Spring 2020, offered by California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). The course, developed by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) was offered by the Teaching Resource Center (TRC) at CSUSB. It consisted of 25 modules and it was mostly delivered in an online setting. The purpose of the course was to enhance teaching practices and to prepare for the conversion from the Quarter System into the Semester System at CSUSB for the 20-21 academic year. Also, …

Reflections From Acue Online Course In Effective Teaching Practices (Cohorts A, B, & C), Diana Alexander

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Title: ACUE Online Course in Effective Teaching Practices

Description: The Association of College and University Educators’ (ACUE’s) online course in Effective Teaching Practices ensures that faculty learn about—and implement—the approaches that improve engagement and persistence and promote deeper learning. This 25-module course concentrates on teaching practices effective in face-to-face instruction. Comprehensive in scope and organized around five units of study, faculty members learn together in cohorts and implement approaches to (1) design an effective course and class, (2) establish a productive learning environment, (3) use active learning techniques, (4) promote higher order thinking, and (5) assess in ways that inform …

Curated Acue Reflections, Michelle Lorimer

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This curated set of ACUE reflections provides insight into the pedagogical skills learned through the ACUE program offered through the TRC at CSUSB. This set of reflections highlights the teaching techniques and skills implemented during the fall 2019 and winter 2020 terms. The techniques include “Implement practices that support student success: Focus on learning,” “Send motivational messages,” “Connect learning to career and other long term goals,” and “Implement classroom or online assessment techniques to obtain responses from your entire class: Analyze student responses for patterns to inform your teaching.” Overall, the ACUE techniques worked to improve the level of instruction …

Acue - Effective Teaching Practices: Module(S) Reflections, Stephen Abbott

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This is a collection of ACUE (Association of Colleges and University Educators) reflection assignments on implementing concepts from the program. The Teaching Resource Center partnered with ACUE and the corresponding modules were offered to a set of accepted instructors at CSUSB. These assignments focused on teaching practices designed to enhance the learning experience for both on-ground and online instruction.

CSUSB - JHBC Full-time Lecturer, Stephen Abbott, completed the ACUE Effective College Instruction certification program from January 2019 thru June 2019. The attached assignments include reflections from a selection of completed modules.

Acue Certificate In Effective College Instruction Curated Reflections, Fadi Muheidat

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The ACUE course is full of useful, best practice, experts’ opinions, and elaborated research on effective teaching. I feel I need another round of reading and watching the videos and classroom scenarios and go through the state-of-the-art techniques and work samples. My peers who participated in this course enriched the discussion and their own experiences best practices. Samples of reflections and implementation strategies listed below.

Acue Course Has Applications Beyond The Classroom, Jo Anna Grant

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ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices takes faculty beyond learning proven practices to impact student learning to implementing them and reflecting on the experience. For faculty taking the course, but not teaching at the time, many of the practices can be implemented in setting besides the classroom such as in department meetings or in staff development trainings.

When I took ACUE’s Course in Effective Teaching Practices, I was directing our campus center for teaching and learning and providing professional development for faculty, but not teaching students. Since the Course requires learning about and implementing new practices, I had to get …

A Reflection: Acue Made Teaching Effective And Enjoyable, Sailesh Maharjan

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After attending the Effective Teaching Practices course through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), teaching a class, large or small, has become more satisfying and enjoyable. Due to my ACUE experience, my teaching style continues to evolve. I’ve become more attuned to student dynamics. As instructors, we have the power to facilitate our classes in many effective ways, and ACUE offers teaching strategies that are based on research. I proactively have been implementing many of the techniques I have learned in ACUE, and I have noticed a significant increase in my students’ engagement in class discussions and activities. …

Roberts: Acue Online Course In Effective Teaching Practices-Cohort A, Sabrina Roberts

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This is a sample of ACUE (Association of Colleges and University Educators) implantation and reflection assignments. The Teaching Resource Center partnered with ACUE; then, 30 CSUSB faculty completed 25 instructional modules. These assignments focused on teaching practices and face-to-face instruction.

CSUSB Communication Studies instructor, Sabrina Roberts, participated in the ACUE Effective College Instruction certification program from January 2019 to June 2019 in cohort A. The sample assignments include reflections from the following modules: Motivating Students, Delivering an Effective Lecture, Planning Effective Class Discussions, Facilitating Engaging Class Discussions and Using Advanced Questioning Techniques.

Enhancing Pedagogy Through Acue Certification, Janelle Espling

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As instructors, there is an incredible responsibility to deliver content that is true to the standards of which the institution requires. But not only is it necessary to deliver content, it is necessary to deliver content in a way that promotes student learning, promotes student success, and an engages higher levels of thinking. The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Course in Effective teaching practices provides instructors evidence based strategies that do just that. As the reflections display, applying these strategies achieves the University goal to support students towards learning, success, and higher levels of thinking.

Flc: Acue Legacy Administration, Krystal Rawls

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Legacy Administration is a Higher Education Administration platform being designed by students, for the benefit of students and their surrounding community. This in class service learning project allows students to learn creatively without the fear of failure as well as offers students an opportunity to investigate career options in their field.

Implementing New Strategies In Flan 312: Pedagogies In Foreign Language Teaching, Valerie Morgan

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FLAN 312 is a pedagogy course that will be offered during the semester system as WLL 3112. The ACUE course provided evidence-based teaching practices which were examined to improve on FLAN 312 as the campus transitions to a semester system. Several strategies were tested in class or developed for subsequent classes. They include aligning assignments with learning objectives and creating transparent assignments, developing rubrics and checklists, and using large group activities to encourage collaboration and discussions.