ACUE – Association of College and University Educators

What is ACUE?

The Association of College and university Educators (ACUE) courses prepare and support faculty to teach with research-based best practices, improving student achievement and closing equity gaps. Completion of ACUE courses lead to a nationally recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction endorsed by the American Council of Education (ACE).

Starting in 2019, MSU Denver began partnering with ACUE to offer faculty learning cohorts.  Our first year, we were only able to offer one cohort, but with growing interest we have been able to grow to two cohorts each academic year.

2019-2020 “Effective Teaching Practices”

2020-2021 “Effective Teaching Practices” & “Effective Online Teaching Practices“

ACUE's Effective Practice Framework

ACUE’s Effective Practice Framework centers research-based instructional skills and knowledge that every college educator should possess, regardless of discipline or type of institution.

The core of every ACUE course is the already extensive Effective Teaching Practices Framework program.  This program addresses the essential pedagogical skills and knowledge in five units of study, including examples and methods for both in-person and online courses:

Apply for an ACUE Cohort 2021-2022

ACUE courses are offered at no cost to faculty or their department. Each course begins with a 3-hour course launch and then runs through the end of the spring semester.

MSU Denver is excited to continue our work with ACUE and we are especially excited to be partnering with two campus units to deliver two distinct ACUE cohorts for the 2021-2022 academic year.  Each cohort will accommodate a limited number of participants.

Cohort D – Equity and Antiracism: The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is sponsoring this cohort which will incorporate additional discussion of inclusive and antiracist teaching.

Cohort D course launch tentatively scheduled for TBA

Cohort E – Career Preparedness: The Classroom to Career Hub is sponsoring this cohort which will incorporate additional discussion of ways instructors can help students prepare for careers.

Cohort E course launch tentatively schedules for TBA