While professors spend years learning how to do their research, they’re rarely taught how to teach.
But an independent review
The review – co-authored by a committee of teaching experts from Princeton University, Macalester College, Clemson University and University of Massachusetts Amherst – analyzed 10 research studies conducted by ACUE over the past two years to measure how helpful the course has been for faculty and their students.
Each study focused on a particular cohort of professors and collected data based on the specific feedback each institution requested. Studies found that students did better in courses taught by faculty who took the course.
The success of the course isn’t “faith-based,” said Susan Cates, CEO of the Association of College and University Educators. “It shouldn’t be faith-based. We should hold ourselves accountable to prove it, and that’s what we’ve done and continue to do.”
So far, 5,600 faculty members from more than 100 colleges and universities across 38 states have completed the ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices.
ACUE partners with individual colleges and universities, and each school chooses a cohort of faculty to take the course. Faculty members progress through 25 online modules, which include 208 research-based teaching techniques – on planning class discussions, engaging underprepared students and more.
