{"id":905,"date":"2026-08-18T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/?page_id=905"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:47:56","slug":"acue-learning-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/free\/acue-learning-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"ACUE Learning Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All 天涯社区log faculty and staff have access to teaching professional development resources through <a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/\">ACUE<\/a> (Association of College and University Educators). ACUE provides online learning opportunities, teaching resources, professional communities, and nationally recognized certification programs focused on effective practices in higher education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-advanced-tabs alignwide  root-eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv \"><div class=\"eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv eb-advanced-tabs-wrapper horizontal\" data-min-height=\"true\"><div class=\"eb-tabs-nav\"><ul class=\"tabTitles\" data-tabs-ul-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv\"><li data-title-tab-id=\"1\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"active\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\"><strong>Certifications<\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"2\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\"><strong>Commons and Quick Study<\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li data-title-tab-id=\"3\" data-title-custom-id=\"\" class=\"inactive\"><h6 class=\"tab-title-text\"><strong>Effective Teaching 101<\/strong><\/h6><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"eb-tabs-contents\">\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"1\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACUE offers certification pathways that focus on evidence-based teaching practices. Certification programs cover topics such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating productive learning environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting active learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designing learner-centered courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting student engagement and success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each certification requires completion of four courses, and each course takes 7-8 weeks to complete with a time commitment of approximately 3-5 hours. Faculty who complete certification requirements earn a nationally recognized credential endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE). There are three certifications available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/offerings\/effective-teaching-practices\"><strong>Effective Teaching Practices:<\/strong><\/a> A nationally recognized 4-course certification that empowers you to master evidence-based practices in active learning, course design, classroom environment, and creating lifelong learners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/offerings\/effective-online-teaching-practices\/\"><strong>Effective Online Teaching Practices:<\/strong><\/a> Designed for faculty teaching in any online format, this 4-course pathway helps you master digital active learning, virtual environments, and online student engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/offerings\/nursing-pathway\"><strong>Nursing Pathway in Effective Teaching Certification:<\/strong><\/a> Specialized for nursing faculty, this course is built on ACUE&#8217;s proven framework with discipline-specific applications aligned to AACN Essentials. <strong>Participants earn 48 hours of CE credits that advance both teaching excellence and career development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty can take any number of courses in any order; a commitment to certification is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span> required to enroll in any of the courses. To see enrollment deadlines and sign up for a course, please contact <a href=\"mailto:jean.woodson@eastcentral.edu\">Jean Woodson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"2\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ACUE Commons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/offerings\/acue-commons\/\">ACUE Commons<\/a> is an online professional learning community. Users can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-c3122a9d-e11d-44fd-a48e-1238e74cada0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with higher education professionals from other institutions in topical communities of practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participate in discussion groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access professional development resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend virtual events and webinars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue accessing course materials and learning resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commons serves as a central location for ACUE learning, networking, and professional development activities. The Commons platform houses all of the resources described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Studies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/offerings\/acue-commons\/#quick-studies\">Quick Studies<\/a> are self-paced courses focused on specific higher education topics. These short learning modules provide practical strategies and information that can be applied immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topics may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-151f4278-db1f-4f3c-9876-2437aba3df8d\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artificial intelligence in education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student well-being<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authentic assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Career readiness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inclusive teaching practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media literacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Quick Studies can be completed in approximately one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Badges and Endorsements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick Studies and other learning resources can lead to digital badges or endorsements that recognize completion of professional development activities and specialized areas of study. For example, faculty can receive an endorsement in Holistic Student Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resource Library<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACUE provides a collection of teaching and learning resources, including instructional guides, implementation tools, recordings, articles, and evidence-based practices related to student success and effective teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events and Webinars<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACUE regularly hosts virtual events featuring higher education practitioners and subject matter experts. Topics commonly focus on teaching and learning, student success, instructional technology, and emerging issues in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To access ACUE Commons, please log into the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.acue.org\/dashboard\/\">ACUE Commons dashboard<\/a> with your institutional email address.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eb-tab-wrapper\" data-tab-id=\"3\" data-tab-parent-id=\"eb-advanced-tabs-5b0mv\"><div class=\"eb-tab-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effective Teaching 101: Starting the Semester Strong (ET101)<\/strong> is a self-paced online course that can be completed in approximately <strong>5 to 8 hours<\/strong> and introduces five evidence-based teaching practices focused on starting a course effectively, building student engagement, establishing expectations, facilitating active learning, and checking for student understanding. Read more and watch a brief video about <a href=\"https:\/\/acue.org\/offerings\/effective-teaching-101\/\">ET101<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To enroll in Effective Teaching 101<\/strong>, please contact <a href=\"mailto:jean.woodson@eastcentral.edu\">Jean Woodson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-call-to-action  root-eb-call-to-action-6gves\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-call-to-action-6gves \"><div class=\"eb-cia-wrapper eb-call-to-action-6gves\" data-icon=\"dashicons-admin-multisite\"><div class=\"eb-cia-text-wrapper\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-multisite eb-cia-icon\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eb-cia-title\">Access Commons<\/h3><p class=\"eb-cia-description\">Commons includes Quick Study courses, the Learning Lab. a resource library, events, webinars, and more. Quick Study courses take about an hour to complete and can be used to earn endorsements.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"eb-cia-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.acue.org\/dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"eb-cia-button is-large\">ACUE Commons<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-call-to-action  root-eb-call-to-action-l07wf\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-call-to-action-l07wf \"><div class=\"eb-cia-wrapper eb-call-to-action-l07wf\" data-icon=\"dashicons-welcome-learn-more\"><div class=\"eb-cia-text-wrapper\"><span class=\"dashicon dashicons dashicons-welcome-learn-more eb-cia-icon\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eb-cia-title\">Access Certification Courses<\/h3><p class=\"eb-cia-description\">Courses are multi-week, fully online professional development programs that help faculty apply evidence-based teaching practices in face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"eb-cia-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"mailto:jean.woodson@eastcentral.edu\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"eb-cia-button is-large\">Certifications<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 天涯社区log faculty and staff have access to teaching professional development resources through ACUE (Association of College and University Educators). 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