The Online Teaching Academy (OTA) Certification is the official preparation program for instructors wishing to teach online courses at UVU. UVU Faculty Senate has mandated that all online faculty (both full-time and adjunct) earn certification by Fall 2021. This program is designed to give educators an opportunity to develop skills, reflect on past practice, and meaningfully plan for future practice. This path is designed to advance online and hybrid pedagogy including ways to develop instructor presence, peer-to-peer interaction, and meaningful and secure online assessments.
Workshops
Key Assignments
Lesson Redesign
Culminating Assignment
Estimated Hours | 25
Stipend | $1,000
Begins May 31, 2022 (6 weeks)
The Livestream Teaching Academy (LTA) Certification is the official preparation program for instructors wishing to teach livestream courses at UVU. This program is designed to give educators an opportunity to develop skills, reflect on past practice, and meaningfully plan for future practice. This path is designed to advance the newer livestream pedagogy including ways to develop instructor presence, peer-to-peer interaction, and meaningful and valuable livestream sessions.
Workshops
Each workshop will take about 1-2 hours to complete, so expect to spend about 10-12 hours total to complete all 6 workshops.
Key Assignments
MS Teams Recording
Livestream Lesson Plan
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
Begins May 31, 2022 (6 weeks)
You have likely earned degrees in disciplines other than education, yet you are a professional educator. The Evidence-Based Teaching Practices for Higher Education certification program is designed to bridge the gap and ensure all UVU faculty have a solid foundation in a dozen seminal works about teaching in higher education. This is a hybrid learning experience that spans 7 weeks with three face-to-face (F2F) active learning demonstrations within that time period. In addition, each week you will have online activities to complete in Canvas.
Workshops
Respect Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning + Use Active Learning Techniques
Encourage Connections Between Instructors and Students + Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation Between Students
Communicate High Expectations and Give Prompt Feedback
Key Assignments
Unit Redesign
Estimated Hours | 25
Stipend | $1,000
Canvas and F2F meetings - 8 weeks: 5/4 – 6/19
In-Person: 5/11, 5/25/ 6/8 | 10-11:30am
Develop inclusive pedagogical skills and/or teach a G/I/I course through lenses of cultural identity and relevance, equity, global/intercultural, gender, race, and religion/worldview.
Workshops
Cultural Identity in the Classroom
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Equity Pedagogy
One Elective Workshop
Gender & Sexuality in the Classroom
Global and Intercultural Pedagogy
Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom
Religious, Spiritual, and Worldview Diversity
Key Assignments
G/I/I Syllabus
G/I/I Key Assignment
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
Begins with 14 hours asynchronous in Canvas followed by 6 hours (three x 2-hour) of Teams sessions. After reviewing the history of racism, explore ways the instructor can support anti-racism in the classroom. Includes scaffolded work time.
Workshops
Key Assignments
Connecting CRT, Indigenous, & Black History
Estimated Hours | 25
Stipend | $1,000
June 7, June 14, June 21
3:30-5:30pm
Design and teach service learning courses through the lenses of Roles, Relevance, Reciprocity, Reflection, Risk Management, and Reporting.
Workshops
Roles, Relevance: Service Learning vs. Community Volunteerism
Reciprocity, Reflection: Community Partnerships
Risk Management, Reporting: Meaningful Reflection about Authentic Learning
Key Assignments
3 Reflections
Syllabus
(Submit SL syllabus to the SL committee. The syllabus needs to evidence learning outcomes)
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
July 12, July 19, July 26
10-11am
Fundamental principles and practices of team-based learning including creating effective iRAT, tRAT, 4S activities, improving facilitation skills, peer evaluation, and team development.
Workshops
Fundamental Principles and Practices of TBL
Creating an Effective TBL Module
Evaluating multiple choice questions (MCQs)
Improving Facilitation Skills for TBL
Peer Evaluation and Team Development
Key Assignments
Preparing for TBL Implementation
Developing an Effective TBL Module
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
May 19, May 24, May 26, May 31, June 2
1-3pm
Improving faculty mentoring of students participating in undergraduate research. Discussions topics include aligning expectations, professional development, effective communication, assessing understanding, addressing equity and inclusion, fostering independence, and cultivating ethical behavior. The faculty will develop both a mentoring plan and philosophy.
Workshops
Aligning Expectations, and Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan Learning Outcomes
Professional Development and Effective Communication
Addressing Equity and Inclusion and Assessing Understanding
Fostering Independence and Cultivating Ethical Behavior
Facilitation Strategies
Key Assignments
Mentoring Philosophy
Mentoring Plan
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
May 11, May 25, June 1, June 8, June 15
12pm-1pm
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Advance pedagogical skills in support of disciplinary writing and WE graduation requirements. Develop high- and low-stakes writing assignments that provide revision feedback so students can practice the conventions of discipline-specific genres.
Workshops
Developing Effective Writing Assignments
Developing In-Class Processes and Strategies
Responding to and Grading Student Writing
Key Assignments
High-stakes Assignment
Scaffolding Map
Estimated Hours | 12.5
Stipend | $500
May 18, June 1, June 22
1-2:30pm
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This course will provide you with an opportunity to practice backwards design approach to helping your students achieve learning outcomes. You will develop a summative assessment with rubric to measure student achievement. You will develop two formative assessments to support student learning.
Learn and practice the fundamentals of the Canvas learning management systems, including building assignments, using the gradebook, and posting files for students.
The “Overview of Inclusive Teaching” is a self-paced, online course intended to assist faculty members to develop and enhance their teaching skills and establish a foundation for a lifetime of inclusive teaching. The purpose of this workshop is to provide faculty members with a brief overview of the concept of inclusive teaching and the idea of Universal Design. It also aims to give participants the opportunity to identify and to develop a plan to implement inclusive practices in their teaching, and to reflect on their own mindset and readiness for being agents and practitioners of equity-based, inclusive pedagogy. This course also aims to provide instructors with tools that are immediately applicable to their teaching contexts.
