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    CELT Teaching Certificates

    • Endorsed by PFW Academic Officer’s Committee; comprised of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and PFW Deans as a component of long-term faculty development in teaching 
    • Align with Core Values of PFW’s Strategic Plan, with PFW Guiding Principles of Promotion and Tenure, and with CELT’s mission and will help faculty to demonstrate “...significant and ongoing commitment to advancing student learning and fostering student success.” (SD 14-35, p.2) 

    How to Enroll in a CELT Teaching Certificate

    If you are interested in a CELT Teaching Certificate and would like to enroll, please follow these instructions:

    1. Log into Brightspace
    2. Once you are logged in, CLICK THIS LINK. It will take you directly to the CELT Certificate Brightspace Enrollment Survey.
    3. Then follow the directions to enroll in a CELT certificate.*

    NOTE: You may have to wait up to 24 hours for Brightspace to update the system. That said, here is the link for the course: https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/home/1415089. Instructions on how to access a specific certificate is on the homepage.

    *Enrolling only grants access and in no way creates a requirement or expectation that you will finish. Additionally, if you would like to enroll in the Brightspace Essentials Asynchronous and/or Brightspace Advanced Asynchronous certificates, you will need to contact the instructional designer directly. Directions are below in the certificate description.*

      Certificate Workshop Alternative Plan Request Form 

      If you missed one certificate-eligible workshop due to time conflicts or some urgent reasons, please submit a request to make an alternative plan with a CELT consultant. Please note, you can submit ONE request for each certificate. After receiving your request, a CELT consultant will contact you to discuss the appropriate alternative plan. 

      • Student Centered Pedagogy

        Student Centered Pedagogy

        This certificate provides a series of workshops aimed at empowering educators with effective strategies to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment for PFW students. By completing this certificate, educators will acquire knowledge and skills and consider the impact of implementing student-centered approaches; promoting active engagement in the classroom.

        WORKSHOPS

        Rewiring Motivation: Teaching Gen Z in an age of Disconnection 

        • DATE: Wednesday, September 10, 2025   
        • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm   

        REGISTER HERE 

        Engaging Silent Learners

        • DATE: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 
        • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

        REGISTER HERE 

        Navigating Power Dynamics in a Student-Instructor Relationship

        • DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 
        • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

        REGISTER HERE 

        Balancing Academic Rigor with Appropriate Student Support

        • DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
        • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

        REGISTER HERE

        Transforming Classroom Challenges

        • DATE: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
        • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

        REGISTER HERE  

        • Elevating Faculty Impact Through Feedback Literacy

          Elevating Faculty Impact Through Feedback Literacy

          The Feedback Literacy certificate empowers higher education faculty to transform their approaches to feedback, blending theoretical insights with practical, hands-on strategies. Participants will engage in dynamic workshops, peer collaborations, constructive dialogue, and reflective practices designed to foster a culture of continuous improvement and effective communication in the classroom. This program equips educators with the skills to deliver actionable feedback that enhances student learning toward long-term life skill development.

          WORKSHOPS

          Bridging the Feedback Gap: Strategies to Cultivate Students' Feedback Literacy

          • DATE: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 11:15am 

          REGISTER HERE 

          Feeling Our Feedback

          • DATE: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 10:50am

          REGISTER HERE 

          Feeling the Impact: Emotions, Growth, and Community-Engaged Learning

          • DATE: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 10:50am

          REGISTER HERE 

          From Feedback to Feed-forward: Fueling Faculty Success

          • DATE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 10:50am

          REGISTER HERE 

          From Feedback to Feed-forward: Tailoring Feedback for Maximum Impact

          • DATE: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 10:50am

          REGISTER HERE

          Idea Incubator

          • DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
          • TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm

          REGISTER HERE  

          Implementation Lab

          • DATE: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
          • TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm

          REGISTER HERE  

        • The Mid-Career Mindset Project: Considering Faculty Vitality and Longevity

          The Mid-Career Mindset Project: Considering Faculty Vitality and Longevity

          This certificate is designed to help faculty explore, sustain, and reignite their passion for teaching through interactive, workshop-based sessions. Addressing challenges such as burnout, workload, mid-career blues, and difficult interpersonal dynamics. This program fosters a positive, forward-looking approach to rediscovering purpose in academia.

          WORKSHOPS

          Re-View: Considering Your Academic Identity and Purpose

          • DATE: Thursday, September 18, 2025  
          • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm  

          REGISTER HERE

          Re-Fresh: Preparing your Mind and Schedule for Cognitive Renewal

          • DATE: Thursday, October 9, 2025 
          • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

          REGISTER HERE 

          Re-Connect: Embracing Collegiality in a Disconnected World

          • DATE: Thursday, November 6, 2025
          • TIME: 12:00pm - 12:15pm

          REGISTER HERE      

          Re-Discover: Exploring Vitality via Generativity

          • DATE: Thursday, November 20, 2025
          • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

          REGISTER HERE     

          Re-Focus: Navigating Institutional Change and Role Negotiation

          • DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2025
          • TIME: 12:00am - 1:15pm

          REGISTER HERE

        • Effectively Measuring Student Learning

          Effectively Measuring Student Learning

          This certificate will equip instructors with evidence-based approaches and techniques to systematically measure and promote student learning. A series of interactive and practical workshops will explore various aspects of assessment, from foundational concepts to specific techniques. Two required workshops lay the groundwork for a deeper understanding and application of assessment practices. Participants will also choose an additional workshop that aligns directly with their teaching needs, interests, and/or contexts.

          WORKSHOPS

          Foundations for Effectively Measuring Student Learning (required)

          • DATE: Monday, September 22, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 11:45am  

          REGISTER HERE  

          From Feedback to Feed-forward: Tailoring Feedback for Maximum Impact

          • DATE: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 10:50am

          REGISTER HERE 

          Exam Design: A Comprehensive Approach for Student Success

          • DATE: Monday, October 20, 2025 
          • TIME: 10:00am - 11:15am

          REGISTER HERE 

          Assignment Design: An Alignment-Driven Approach for Student Success

          • DATE: Monday, November 17, 2025
          • TIME: 10:00am - 11:15am

          REGISTER HERE   

          Classroom Assessment Techniques to Foster Student Engagement and Learning (Asynchronous Online)

          • DATE: August 25, 2025 - December 31, 2025
          • TIME: This workshop is ONLINE and self-paced (asynchronous)

          **THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE ASYNCHRONOUS/ONLINE**

          REGISTER HERE     

        • AI for Educators Asynchronous

          AI for Educators Asynchronous

          This self-paced, asynchronous certificate aims to help instructors navigate the opportunities and challenges associated with teaching in an AI-powered Age. Through engaging workshops, participants will identify the potential impacts of AI tools on student learning and assessment design, develop effective prompting strategies for different teaching and learning related tasks, enhance activity and course design to support student learning and assessment through AI tools, identify the potential benefits of AI for instructors' efficiency, and develop AI usage policy by considering the legal and ethical dimensions of AI in education.

          WORKSHOPS

          • DATE: August 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
          • TIME: This course is ONLINE and self-paced (asynchronous)

          *If you are interested and would like to enroll in this CELT certificate, please follow these instructions:

            1. Log into Brightspace
            2. Once you are logged in, CLICK THIS LINK. It will take you directly to the CELT Certificate Brightspace Enrollment Survey.
            3. Then follow the directions to enroll in the AI for Educators Asynchronous certificate. Thank you!

          NOTE: You may have to wait up to 24 hours for Brightspace to update the system. That said, here is the link for the course: https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/home/1415089. Instructions on how to access a specific certificate is on the homepage.

        • Brightspace Essentials Asynchronous

          Brightspace Essentials Asynchronous

          This self-paced, asynchronous certificate helps you build your Brightspace toolbox to support your teaching and learning needs in Brightspace, our campus Learning Management System. Working in an asynchronous Brightspace course, you can complete this certificate for broad insights into Brightspace and gain a strong utility of the most common Brightspace tools, solutions, and recommended practices. You will build and manage your courses in “better and brighter” ways.

          WORKSHOPS 

          • DATE: August 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
          • TIME: This course is ONLINE and self-paced (asynchronous)

          **If you are interested and would like to enroll in this CELT certificate, please email Andrea Bearman, CELT Instructional Designer, at [email protected]**

        • Brightspace Advanced Asynchronous

          Brightspace Advanced Asynchronous

          Ready to take your Brightspace skills to the next level? This is a self-paced program that walks you through advanced features and how to implement them in your courses. Content will include Optimizing Quizzes, Intelligent Agents, Advanced Gradebook Solutions, Rubrics, Awards & Release Conditions, and Creator+.

          WORKSHOPS

          • DATE: August 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026
          • TIME: This course is ONLINE and self-paced (asynchronous)

          **If you are interested and would like to enroll in this CELT certificate, please email Heidi Jung, CELT Instructional Designer, at [email protected]**

          • Legal Issues for College Faculty - Book Group

            Legal Issues for College Faculty - Book Group

            Faculty members navigate complex legal issues every day, often without realizing it. Join us for a semester-long book group on “Navigating Choppy Waters: Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know” with author Kent Kauffman, Associate Professor of Business Law. Over four interactive sessions, we will engage in small-group discussions and facilitated Q&A focusing on key themes from the book. Participants will gain critical insights and deepen their understanding of legal issues in higher education, while Kent provides expert guidance to help unpack these issues.


            If you're interested in participating in this book group, you must submit this request form. Space is limited, and participation depends upon your availability. 


            WORKSHOPS

            Legal Issues for College Faculty - Book Group (Session 1)

            • DATE: Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
            • TIME: 3:15pm - 4:30pm  

            Legal Issues for College Faculty - Book Group (Session 2)

            • DATE: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 
            • TIME: 3:15pm - 4:30pm

            Legal Issues for College Faculty - Book Group (Session 3)

            • DATE: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 
            • TIME: 3:15pm - 4:30pm

            Legal Issues for College Faculty - Book Group (Session 4)

            • DATE: Tuesday, November 11, 2025
            • TIME: 3:15pm - 4:30pm
          • FLC - Book Group Relationship Rich Education

            FLC - Book Group Relationship Rich Education

            Higher education thrives on relationships—between faculty, students, and peers. Join us in an engaging and reflective book group as we explore Peter Felten and Leo Lambert’s “Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College.” Through meaningful discussion, personal reflection, and shared experiences, we’ll uncover practical ways to foster a more connected, inclusive, and student-centered learning environment. Whether you're an instructor, advisor, or administrator, this group offers a space to build relationships while reimagining how we support our students and each other.


            If you're interested in participating in this book group, you must submit this request form. Space is limited, and participation depends upon your availability.


            WORKSHOPS 

            Book group meetings will be determined by participant availability. 

          • Graduate Teaching Assistants: Pedagogy & Practice

            Graduate Teaching Assistants: Pedagogy & Practice

            CELT’s Graduate Teaching: Pedagogy and Practice certificate is specifically designed to support and develop graduate students with an interest in developing teaching skills. Workshop topics focus on pedagogical development, rapport development, and graduate students' overall well-being. Workshops will blend instruction, self-assessment, and peer-to-peer sharing. Veteran faculty members will facilitate the workshops.

            WORKSHOPS 

            Pedagogy Unlocked: Building Fundamentals for Lasting Relational Impact

            • DATE: Monday, August 18, 2025
            • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

            REGISTER HERE

            The Art of Building Rapport as a Grad Student

            • DATE: Monday, September 8, 2025 
            • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

            REGISTER HERE 

            Building Good Habits: The Necessity of Self-Care and Time Management

            • DATE: Monday, October 13, 2025 
            • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

            REGISTER HERE 

            Motivaitng the Gen Z Learner

            • DATE: Monday, November 10, 2025
            • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

            REGISTER HERE   

            Identifying and Supporting Struggling Students

            • DATE: Monday, December 8, 2025
            • TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

            REGISTER HERE 

          • Teaching as an International Faculty Member

            Teaching as an International Faculty Member

            International faculty will receive cultural awareness training that prepares them for teaching at an American university. Participants will familiarize themselves with differing cultural concepts of teaching and learning as well as various ways of effective verbal and non-verbal communication in the classroom. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own learning and teaching preferences and address potential challenges.

            WORKSHOPS (Titles, dates, times, & registration links coming soon!)

            TBD

            • DATE: 
            • TIME: 

            REGISTER HERE

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