Here’s How it Works:
- Create an account for the Passport Portal. If you already have an account, login to the Passport Portal. If you need help navigating the Passport Portal, view the user guide.
- Register for one of the following certificate tracks through the Passport Portal.
- First Year Faculty Teaching Academy (FYFTA)
Registration for the core activity must be completed on the FYFTA webpage - Choose any combination of activities from the mileage chart
- Choose any combination of activities from the mileage chart
- Online Orientation Part 1 (100 miles)
- Online Orientation Part 2 (100 miles)
- TA Principles & Strategies - Online (400 miles)
Registration for the core activities must be completed on the TA registration webpage - Choose any combination of activities from the mileage chart
- Great Online Course Series (must complete all 3)
Registration for the core activity must be completed on the Great Online Course Series webpage - Choose any combination of activities from the mileage chart
- Accessibility CITT Workshop series (must attend at least 2)
Registration for the core activity must be completed on the CITT registration webpage - Attend 2 (500 miles)
- Attend 3 (750 miles)
- Choose any combination of activities from the cultural competencies or student focused teaching categories
- Active Learning for Honors
- Active Learning for Large Enrollment
- Active Learning with Technology
- Assessment as Active Learning
- Active Learning with ePortfolios
- Team-Based Learning
- Develop shared goals
- Support course transformations
- Share new ideas and projects
- Provide mutual feedback
- Propose a “Big Idea” and Possible Project
- Identify Possible Collaborators
- Map out your certificate
- Present a draft of your “Big Idea Project”
- Propose your final deliverable:
- Poster presentation at Interface
- New resource for faculty
- Article on project
- Future presentation for Passport to Great Teaching
- Decide which activities to attend on the Categories and Activities webpage. View the calendar to find out when, where, and which category each activity is along with the number of miles you’ll earn by attending.
- Use the mileage chart as a reference to keep track of your miles in your passport booklet. You can also see your total miles earned in the Passport Portal.
- Miles can only be awarded for workshops and presentations once. You cannot apply an individual workshop to more than one certificate.
- If you have previously completed a certificate and attended a core activity for a new certificate, we will make an exception and apply the miles to your new certificate.
- For example, if you previously completed Teach a Great Online Course for the Great Teaching Certificate or Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate and are now seeking the Great Online Teaching Certificate, we will award you the miles for that course in the Great Online Teaching Certificate since there is no substitute for that course.
- Earn miles in other ways:
Overview
The Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate is a build your own certificate program. Complete core activities, participate in workshops, conferences, faculty learning communities, magna 20-minute mentors, students talkbacks, strategy show and tells, and much more!
Miles Required: 1000
Core Activities: 500 miles
*Miles for these activities are uploaded to the Passport Portal once per semester.
Elective Activities: 500 miles
Overview
The Great Teaching Certificate is a build your own certificate program. Participate in workshops, conferences, faculty learning communities, magna 20-minute mentors, students talkbacks, strategy show and tells, and much more!
Miles Required: 1000
Elective Activities: 1000 miles
Overview
Your work as a TA in the classroom is a critical element for student success. The Great Teaching Certificate: TA Edition is a time-efficient way to learn good teaching practices to support your students!
Miles Required: 1000
Core Activities: 600 miles
*Miles for these activities are uploaded to the Passport Portal once per semester.
Elective Activities: 400 miles
Overview
The Great Online Teaching Certificate is designed to save you time with practical suggestions and planning resources for your online course development.
Miles required: 1000
Core Activities: 500 miles
Elective Activities: 500 miles
Overview
The Great Teaching using Universal Design Certificate helps instructors reach a diverse group of students and considers issues of multiculturalism, gender identity, access and disability, and more. It covers technical, social, and pedagogical aspects of education and focuses on relevant and reflective activities that allow participants to implement changes in their teaching practice.
Miles Required: 1000
Core Activities: 500-750 miles
Elective Activities: 250-500 miles
Faculty Learning Communities provide a space for collaborating and learning in specific areas of interest. Current Faculty Learning Communities are:
Communities meet regularly over the fall and spring semesters to:
Kickoff Session:
Wrap-up Session:
Community participants must attend eight sessions. Visit the Faculty Learning Communities webpage to register.
Mileage Chart
| Activity | Miles Earned* |
|---|---|
| Teaching Beyond the Podium Podcast Activities | 10 miles |
| Magna Campus Activities | 20 miles |
| Workshops | 100 miles |
| Asynchronous Workshops | Varies** |
| Conferences | 250 miles |
| *miles awarded are subject to change depending on length of time required to complete the activity or event. All asynchronous workshops and conferences, in addition to any activities not hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence, require a reflection in the Passport Portal to earn miles. **View the asynchronous workshops on the categories and activities webpage page for details. | |
- Become a Campus Collaborator
- Connect to faculty across campus who are interested in your topic
- Earn miles towards your Great Teaching Certificate
- Identify potential collaborators for future research or other projects
Share your expertise and knowledge by leading a workshop showcasing a teaching idea or strategy. Passport to Great Teaching workshops will be active learning opportunities for faculty, adjuncts, and TAs to collaborate and share. There are a multitude of benefits from becoming a campus collaborator: