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Promoting Active Learning Online
Achieved Skills:
Promoting Active Learning Online is one of four courses available in ACUE's Course in Effective Online Teaching Practices. Modules in this course present practices for developing effective modules and microlectures, using groups to ensure active online learning, using the active learning cycle in online courses, and planning and facilitating effective and engaging online discussions.
Issued on Dec 9, 2021
Earning Criteria:
ndividuals who earn this badge have satisfied the expectations of the ACUE course Promoting Active Learning Online, including successful completion of 6 modules aligned to ACUE’s Effective Teaching Practice Framework. Badge holders have demonstrated knowledge of and skill in implementing teaching practices that promote student achievement and have typically invested approximately 12.5 hours to meet course requirements.
Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment
Achieved Skills:
Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment is one of four courses available in ACUE's Course in Effective Online Teaching Practices. Modules in this course present practices for welcoming students to online learning, promoting civil online learning environments, ensuring equitable access online learning, helping students persist in online learning, embracing diversity in online learning, providing useful feedback for online learning, and checking for student understanding in online learning.
Issued on Dec 9, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earn this badge have satisfied the expectations of the ACUE course Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Online Learning Environment, including successful completion of 7 modules aligned to ACUE’s Effective Teaching Practice Framework. Badge holders have demonstrated knowledge of and skill in implementing teaching practices that promote student achievement and have typically invested approximately 12.5 hours to meet course requirements.
Developing Effective Modules and Microlectures
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Developing Effective Modules and Microlectures, faculty learn how to structure an online module to maximize learning. They also learn how to develop effective microlectures by chunking information and providing opportunities for interaction, processing, retrieval, and application.
Issued on Nov 23, 2020
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Developing Effective Modules and Microlectures and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Online
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Online, faculty learn how to motivate students to take notes by sharing pointers and providing opportunities for students to use their notes. Practices that support note-taking by students include providing an organizing framework and focus questions for readings to help direct student note-taking.
Issued on Nov 23, 2020
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Teaching Powerful Note-Taking Online and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Using Groups to Ensure Active Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Using Groups to Ensure Active Learning, faculty learn to implement the essential components of effective active learning, including providing a rationale for the activity, promoting group interdependence, ensuring accountability among group members, and collecting student feedback to identify strengths and areas for improving the activity. The module helps instructors implement three active learning techniques—Think-Pair-Share, Jigsaw, and Analytic Teams—dependent on the learning objectives they have set for their class session.
Issued on Nov 23, 2020
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Using Groups to Ensure Active Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Using the Active Learning Cycle
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Using the Active Learning Cycle, faculty learn techniques for effectively planning and facilitating active learning in a large-classroom setting. The module includes techniques aligned to an active learning cycle to first pique student interest, then build foundational knowledge, and finally require students to apply new concept(s). In addition, the module includes techniques for formative assessment and leveraging technology to inform and improve learning.
Issued on Jan 28, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Using the Active Learning Cycle and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning, faculty learn how to check for student understanding by using quality questioning practices such as wait time and calling on nonvolunteers in live sessions. In addition, the module covers why creating student Q & A forums and posting frequently asked questions are practices that can help address student misconceptions.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning, faculty learn how to check for student understanding by using quality questioning practices such as wait time and calling on nonvolunteers in live sessions. In addition, the module covers why creating student Q & A forums and posting frequently asked questions are practices that can help address student misconceptions.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Checking for Student Understanding in Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Engaging Underprepared Students in Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Engaging Underprepared Students in Online Learning, faculty learn how to assess students’ prior knowledge to inform their instruction, incorporate research-based study skills, and monitor students’ online activity to identify challenges they may be facing. Faculty will also learn practices to develop learning resources and to encourage the use of campus resources for academic support.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Engaging Underprepared Students in Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions, faculty learn how to facilitate engaging conversations by balancing voices, encouraging quieter students, providing strategic feedback, and using questions to advance thinking.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Helping Students Persist in Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Helping Students Persist in Online Learning, faculty learn about practices that build a growth mindset and help students overcome imposter syndrome, the power of peer-to-peer support groups and offering students choice, and the use of peer support groups to increase persistence.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Helping Students Persist in Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Planning Effective Online Discussions
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Planning Effective Online Discussions, faculty learn how to create thought-provoking discussions by aligning prompts with the purpose of a discussion, developing questions that leverage student experiences, and creating multiple prompts to allow student choice. In addition, the module shows how setting expectations for participation by providing rubrics and examples of productive posts can help students meet course expectations.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Planning Effective Online Discussions and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Promoting Civil Online Learning Environments
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Promoting Civil Online Learning Environments, faculty learn how to work with students to set expectations for a civil online learning environment. In addition, the module includes practices for appropriately addressing low-, mid-, and high-level challenges to the online learning environment.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Promoting Civil Online Learning Environments and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Providing Useful Feedback for Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Providing Useful Feedback for Online Learning, faculty learn how to offer students effective feedback aligned to course outcomes that is timely, actionable, consequential, and user-friendly. In addition, the module includes practices to help students more effectively use feedback for improvement and to help instructors leverage technology to increase feedback efficiency.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Providing Useful Feedback for Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Using Groups to Ensure Active Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Using Groups to Ensure Active Online Learning, faculty learn to implement the essential components of effective active learning, including providing rationales for activities, promoting group interdependence, ensuring accountability among group members, and debriefing activities with students. The module helps instructors implement four active learning practices—Think-Pair-Share, Jigsaw, role-play and assigning group member roles—dependent on the learning objectives they have set for their class session.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Using Groups to Ensure Active Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Using the Active Learning Cycle in Online Courses
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Using the Active Learning Cycle in Online Courses, faculty learn practices for effectively planning and facilitating the Active Learning Cycle. The module includes practices to first pique student interest, then build content knowledge, and finally require students to apply new concepts.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Using the Active Learning Cycle in Online Courses and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Welcoming Students to Online Learning
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Welcoming Students to Online Learning, faculty learn how to plan ahead to ensure a successful course launch, help students understand course expectations, and build a community of learners through the use of introductory discussion posts and ice breakers.
Issued on Aug 30, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Welcoming Students to Online Learning and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Motivating Students Online
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Motivating Students Online, faculty learn how to motivate by developing students’ appreciation for their discipline. In addition, the module includes practices for sustaining student attention by using a variety of resources and supporting student success through goal setting and using points to encourage participation.
Issued on Dec 9, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Motivating Students Online and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.
Providing Clear Directions and Explanations in Online Courses
Achieved Skills:
In ACUE's module Providing Clear Directions and Explanations in Online Courses, faculty learn how to provide high-quality directions for tasks by breaking down an activity into steps and modeling and recording the steps. In addition, the module includes practices for checking student comprehension of task directions.
Issued on Dec 9, 2021
Earning Criteria:
Individuals who earned this badge (a) implemented technique(s) for Providing Clear Directions and Explanations in Online Courses and (b) received full credit on a written reflection in which they described their implementation, successes and challenges encountered including student responses, and outlined their plan for continued refinement and use of the teaching practices in this module.