CETAL has developed a Recognition of Achievement Program to acknowledge faculty who engage in a series of experiences to strengthen their teaching effectiveness. The goals for this program are to guide faculty members through a structured professional development process, encourage intentionality and growth in teaching effectiveness, and provide a campus-wide distinction of commitment to teaching excellence.
Recognition by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Academic Leadership happens in late April each year.
Program Guidelines:
- Faculty members pursuing recognition should declare their intention using the CETAL registration form.
- Faculty members are encouraged to meet with a CETAL team member to create a customized plan to complete the program in one academic year.
Program Requirements:
For the 2023-2024 academic year, CETAL will be offering the popular Teaching Excellence track as well as a new Teaching Writing-Intensive Courses track.
Both tracks consist of required and optional components, each worth a number of credits. Faculty members who earn 20 or more credits will be recognized as having successfully completed the program.
Track 1: Teaching Excellence
Participate in at least one required component (may complete more than one if desired):
- Instructional consultation (3 credits) OR
- Instructional design consultation with OSCQR review (10 credits)
- New Faculty Teaching Academy (5 credits per semester as facilitator or participant)
- Early or Mid-Career Coaching Circle (5 credits per semester as facilitator or participant)
- Community Cafe (5 credits per semester)
- Learning community/Book group (5 credits)
- Lunch program (1 credit per session)
- Instructional workshop (1 credit per session)
- Facilitate a CETAL event (3 credits)
- Author a blog post for publication (1 credit)
- Author a book review (2 credits)
- Culminating reflection (1 credit)
– Format may be a blog post, journal entry, poster, presentation, video, etc. - Complete Online Learning Consortium Workshop (3 credits)
- Complete sessions through Go2Knowledge (1 credit per hour session, up to 3 credits)
Track 2: Teaching Writing-Intensive Courses NEW!
Participate in the following required component:
- Assignment sequence consultation (5 credits)
Select from the following options to earn the remaining credits:
- Author a blog post for publication (1 credit)
- Author a book review (2 credits)
- Book group: Naming What We Know (4 credits)
- Lunch & Learn
- Leveraging Writing as a High-Impact Practice (1 credit)
- Style and Clarity in Technical and Workplace Writing (1 credit)
- CETAL programming events (up to 4 credits)
- Coaching Circle (5 credits)
- Culminating reflection (1 credit)
- Format may be a blog post, journal entry, presentation, video, etc.
Signing up for the recognition program does not register you to attend any specific event, so be certain to visit the Events page to register for the individual events you wish to participate in this semester. We look forward to learning with you very soon!