Faculty Workshops

Teaching Effectiveness Framework

Prioritizing teaching excellence is one of the key strategic directions recommended by AUC’s recent Quality of Education Task Force (2025). Towards this goal, CLT will start in Spring 2026 adopting the Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF) which is adapted from Colorado State University Institute for Learning and Teaching and comprises seven domains of evidence-based teaching practices. 

The role of this framework is to support the professional development of faculty by identifying priority areas that improve teaching effectiveness across disciplines and class sizes, including: classroom climate, inclusive teaching practices, instructional strategies for active learning, designing for student motivation, and feedback and assessment. 

Starting Spring 2026, we are launching an institution-wide invitation for all faculty to enhance their teaching practice by adopting at least one domain of the TEF each academic year, and following this recommended process:

1. Choose a domain of interest, an area you would like to learn more about.
2. Participate in a workshop related to this domain to dig deeper into concrete applications of evidence-based practices.
3. Building on the workshop, set a goal for a specific change to your teaching. CLT can provide consultations to support with goal setting.
4. Apply the change for at least one semester, reflect on the process and outcomes, and assess its impact on student learning and engagement. CLT can support you in the assessment process. Your reflections and evidence can also be used to enhance your teaching portfolio.

Go the extra mile and submit your reflections to CLT to publish in a New Chalk Talk newsletter.

First Steps

• You are invited to register for the TEF launch event shown below. 
• Choose a domain of interest and register in the corresponding workshop from the workshop series list below. 

Launching the Teaching Effectiveness Framework for AUC

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 12:45 am - 2:00 pm

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Teaching at AUC Certificate 

This certificate builds upon the Teaching Effectiveness Framework and is offered to all AUC faculty and is required of all adjunct and new full-time faculty members. To complete the certificate, faculty members need to:

1. Register and participate in the Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence workshop below (required for certificate completion)
2. Register and participate in three other workshops from the workshop series list. 

For faculty members’ convenience, certificate requirements can be fulfilled in one of two ways:

Format 1: Faculty will attend four certificate workshops over two half-days: Tuesday, 24 March (Part 1 - two workshops) and Tuesday, 14 April (Part 2 - two workshops)

Format 2: In addition to attending the Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence workshop on a date of their choice (see below), faculty members will participate in three workshops from our series of workshops. 

Academic Integrity in the age of Artificial Intelligence (Required)	Tuesday, April 14, 2026 1:15- 3:00 pm
Academic Integrity in the age of Artificial Intelligence (Repeat) (Required)	Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:45- 2:00 pm

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