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.
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Student Centered Pedagogy
Student Centered Pedagogy
The Student Centered Pedagogy certificate provides a series of workshops aimed at empowering educators with effective strategies to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment. By completing this certificate, educators will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to implement student-centered approaches and promote active participation in the classroom.
WORKSHOPS:
Who Is A Mastodon: Getting to Know and Communicating with Our Students
- DATE: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- DATE: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm (This workshop will be virtual)
Engaging Silent Learners: Techniques for Encouraging Student Participation
- DATE: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- DATE: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Considering Power Dynamics in the Student-Instructor Relationship
- DATE: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- DATE: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Transforming Classroom Challenges: Practical Approaches for Positive Change
- DATE: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- DATE: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Supporting Success: Achieving Academic Rigor Through Effective Student Support
- DATE: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- DATE: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Cultivating Classroom Inclusivity
- DATE: Friday, October 11, 2024
- TIME: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
- DATE: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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Making Educational Technology Work for You
Making Educational Technology Work for You
Integrating technology into our courses is essential. This certificate will help you create engaging and pedagogically sound learning experiences using various educational technologies. Explore how to enhance your course design and delivery with tools like Adobe Express, Kaltura Quiz, Camtasia, Poll Everywhere, and GoReact. You’ll also learn to create compelling infographics that captivate and inform your students. While we cover the technical aspects, our primary focus is on the pedagogical reasons behind using these tools. Discover not just how to use them, but why they can significantly impact your teaching and your students’ learning.
WORKSHOPS:
University Supported Ed Tech - An Overview
- DATE: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Poll Everywhere Presenter Training
- DATE: Thursday, October 3, 2024
- TIME: 11:30am - 12:30pm
University Supported Video Creation Tools
- DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Creativity with Adobe Suite
- DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
How to Engage Students with University Supported Tools
- DATE: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Tools to Collect Student Feedback
- DATE: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- TIME: 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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AI for Educators
AI for Educators
This certificate is designed to help instructors navigate the opportunities and challenges associated with teaching in an AI-powered Age. Through engaging workshops, participants will:
- Discover features of commonly used AI-powered tools
- Identify the potential impacts of AI tools on student learning and assessment design
- Enhance activity and course design to support student learning and assessment through AI tools
- Identify the potential benefits of AI for instructors' efficiency
- Delve into the legal and ethical dimensions of AI in education
Altogether, each participant needs to participate in five hours of workshops. Each workshop has a deliverable specified. A final reflection is also required to be eligible for the certificate.
WORKSHOPS:
Will ChatGPT Pass My Assignments and Tests? (REQUIRED)
- DATE: Thursday, January 16, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Introduction to Prompt Engineering
- DATE: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Drafting Rubrics with AI Tools
- DATE: Thursday, February 6, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Enhancing Grading Practices with AI Tools
- DATE: Thursday, February 20, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Notetaking with AI Tools
- DATE: Thursday, February 27, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Potential Legal Considerations when Teaching in an AI-powered Age (Presenter Kent Kauffman & Rachel Ramsey)
- DATE: Thursday, March 6, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
*NOTE: This workshop was featured at the Fort Wayne Teaching and Learning Conference. Attending this session at the FWTLC event will count towards the AI for Educators certificate.
Streamlining the Creation of Course Learning Objectives
- DATE: Thursday, March 20, 2025
- TIME: 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Faculty Showcase: Utilizing AI as a Strategic Partner in Education (Presenter Brad Oliver)
- DATE: Monday, March 24, 2025
- TIME: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
*NOTE: Attending this workshop will count toward the AI for Educators Certificate.
**Due to the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the content covered in each workshop may be revised or updated. Thank you!**
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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. Each workshop will yield a relevant deliverable that instructors can apply directly within their own teaching.
WORKSHOPS:
Foundations for Effectively Measuring Student Learning (required)
- DATE: Friday, September 13, 2024
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:50am
- DATE: Friday, January 31, 2025
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:50am
Using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to Promote Student Learning and Performance (Asynchronous Online)
- This workshop is ONLINE and self-paced
- This workshop will run from 08/26/2024 - 12/31/2024.
Exam Design: A Comprehensive Approach for Student Success
- DATE: Friday, October 4, 2024
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:15am (This workshop will be virtual)
- DATE: Monday, May 5, 2025
- TIME: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Writing Assignment Design: An Alignment-Driven Approach for Student Success
- DATE: Friday, October 25, 2024
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:15am
- DATE: Friday, March 21, 2025
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:15am
Enhancing the Evaluation Process with Grading Tools and Feedback (required)
- DATE: Friday, November 22, 2024
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:50am
- DATE: Friday, April 4, 2025
- TIME: 10:00am - 11:50am
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Brightspace Essentials Asynchronous
Brightspace Essentials Asynchronous
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 a broad insight 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:
Brightspace Essentials (Asynchronous Online)
- This workshop is ONLINE and self-paced
- This workshop will run during the Fall Semester
**Please email Andrea Bearman at [email protected] to register for this workshop**
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Brightspace Advanced
Brightspace Advanced
Got the basics of Brightspace down and ready to explore advanced tools? The Brightspace Advanced Certificate will take your skills to the next level. This program offers a series of interactive workshops designed to deepen your expertise and enhance student engagement. By completing the certificate, you'll gain practical insights into advanced features and strategies that will elevate your course design and effectiveness. Expand your Brightspace capabilities and make a greater impact on your students’ learning experiences.
WORKSHOPS:
Advanced Quizzes: Maximizing Efficiency with Question Library, Question Pools, and Quiz Results
- DATE: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- DATE: Friday, April 11, 2025
- TIME: 11:00am - 11:50am (This workshop will be virtual)
Harness the Power of Brightspace Intelligent Agents
- DATE: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- DATE: Friday, February 7, 2025
- TIME: 11:00am - 11:50am (This workshop will be virtual)
Advanced Gradebook Solutions: Manage Extra Credit and Independent Student Projects
- DATE: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- DATE: Friday, March 7, 2025
- TIME: 11:00am - 11:50am (This workshop will be virtual)
Transform Course Content with Creator+ in Brightspace
- DATE: Friday, October 4, 2024
- TIME: 9:00am - 10:00am (This workshop will be virtual)
- DATE: Thursday, October 10, 2024
- TIME: 9:00am - 10:00am (This workshop will be virtual)
- DATE: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- DATE: Friday, April 18, 2025
- TIME: 11:00am - 11:50am (This workshop will be virtual)
Craft Effective Rubrics in Brightspace
- DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- DATE: Friday, March 21, 2025
- TIME: 11:00am - 11:50am (This workshop will be virtual)
Enhance Your Course with Awards & Release Conditions
- DATE: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
- DATE: Friday, April 25, 2025
- TIME: 11:00am - 11:50am (This workshop will be virtual)
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Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that aims to optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. This interactive series combines in-person and asynchronous sessions to accommodate diverse learning preferences and schedules. Participants will engage in discussions and activities designed to foster a deeper understanding of effective learning practices and create inclusive learning experiences.
WORKSHOPS:
Core Class 1: Maximizing and Activation of the "What of Learning"
- DATE: Friday, September 13, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Core Class 2: Strategic Development of "How" Students Learn
- DATE: Friday, October 4, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Core Class 3: Promoting Persistence: The "Why" of Learning
- DATE: Friday, October 25, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Hybrid 1: Designing a UDL Lesson
- DATE: Friday, November 1, 2024 - Saturday, November 30, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Hybrid 2: Application and Reflection
- DATE: Sunday, December 1, 2024 - Tuesday, December 31, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Optional: Open Lab 1
- DATE: Friday, November 8, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Optional: Open Lab 2
- DATE: Friday, December 6, 2024
- TIME: 11:00am - 12:15pm