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Earn Microcredentials or a Certificate with ACUE!
The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) delivers the highest-quality courses, pathways, and certifications with quick-to-implement practices that make a huge impact on student success. ACUE was created to meet one goal: help students succeed by improving teaching. Working collaboratively with scholars in teaching and learning, ACUE developed the Effective Teaching Practice Framework to meet that goal.
Through this framework, ACUE offers courses that provide either a full certification (for the entire Effective Teaching Practices program) or micro-credentials to help you improve your teaching practices.
UTEP offers 3 ACUE courses on a consistent schedule:
Format: These are self-paced*, online modules. Participants are selected as a cohort and participate in virtual group discussions. Each module requires a total of approximately 2 hours per week to complete.
*The work is completed self-paced, but must be completed within the 8-week or 28-week time-frame.
Faculty and staff who take these courses experience an asynchronous learning design that aligns with the best practices in effective instruction and is compelling to both new and seasoned instructors and a wide array of staff roles. With support from a skilled facilitator, course-takers will:
Learn more about these programs and their schedules below:
Effective Training Practices (28-wk Certification)
This is a comprehensive program organized around 4 micro-credentials:
This course runs October 13, 2025 to June 21, 2026
Fostering a Culture of Belonging (8-wk Microcredential)
Transforming a campus culture to meet the needs of its diverse community is no simple feat — it takes a village. Fostering a Culture of Belonging equips administrators, faculty, and staff with actionable practices they can immediately implement to contribute to whole-campus reform and ensure all students and colleagues feel seen, heard, and valued.
This course will explore:
This course runs on the following schedule:
Registration is Now Closed for the Spring
Promoting Active Learning (8-wk Microcredential)
ACUE’s microcredential course in Promoting Active Learning Online (geared for those teaching primarily online) will provide you with practices proven to more actively engage your students in learning and thinking critically.
This course is organized around six competencies and takes six to eight weeks to complete. You will learn with a professionally facilitated online cohort of faculty members with whom you will share insights and ideas.
Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework:
Educators who complete the requirements for this open enrollment course earn a micro-credential in “Promoting Active Learning Online.” This micro-credential may be utilized to meet the partial requirements necessary to earn the ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching Practices.
This course runs on the following schedule:
Registration is Now Closed for the Spring
Creating a Productive Learning Environment (8-wk Microcredential)
Create an optimal environment that supports learning, increases engagement, supports learning, and helps students persist in meeting academic challenges. This course equips instructors with evidence-based teaching practices that help them start the term strong, ensure equitable access to learning, and provide feedback necessary for students to improve their performance.
This course is organized around six competencies and takes six to eight weeks to complete. You will learn with a professionally facilitated online cohort of faculty members with whom you will share insights and ideas. Competencies addressed in this course are aligned with ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework:
Educators who complete the requirements for this open enrollment course earn a micro-credential in “Creating a Productive Learning Enviornment.” This micro-credential may be utilized to meet the partial requirements necessary to earn the ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching Practices.
This course runs on the following schedule:
