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) 

Completion of any one certificate is expected to take a faculty 10-20 hours over the academic year: 

• Attend 5 "unique" workshops (F2F or Virtual) on a related topic 

• Write a 1-2 page reflection 

• Meet with a CELT Instructional Consultant (F2F or Virtual) to review your Reflection 

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 offers a series of workshops designed to empower educators with effective strategies for creating 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 that promote active engagement in the classroom.

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  Who Is A Mastodon: Getting to Know and Communicating with Our Students

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  Engaging Silent Learners: Techniques for Encouraging Student Participation

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  Considering Power Dynamics in the Student-Instructor Relationship     

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  Transforming Classroom Challenges: Practical Approaches for Positive Change

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  Supporting Success: Achieving Academic Rigor Through Effective Student Support

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  Cultivating Classroom Inclusivity

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• 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.

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• Rediscovering Motivation & Purpose in Academia

  Rediscovering Motivation & Purpose in Academia

  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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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  **Due to the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the content covered in each workshop may be revised or updated. Thank you!**

• 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.

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• 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+.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Community-Engaged Learning (Intensive Asynchronous)

  Community-Engaged Learning (Intensive Asynchronous)

  This two-week asynchronous certificate course introduces faculty to the principles and practices of community-engaged learning. Participants will explore strategies for integrating meaningful community partnerships into their teaching, while developing a plan to align community goals and outcomes with course objectives.

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• 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.

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