Teaching Excellence Academy (TEA) | Center for Teaching Excellence

FYFTA is now the Teaching Excellence Academy (TEA)

Overview

The First Year Faculty Teaching Academy (FYFTA) offered by UF’s Center for Teaching Excellence is now expanding to faculty at all stages of their careers and will be called the Teaching Excellence Academy (TEA).

Instructors and faculty at all stages of their careers are invited to continually build their teaching and learning practice and create great learning experiences for their students. To help faculty accomplish these goals, the Center for Teaching Excellence offers the TEA both in-person and online in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. This series is designed to help faculty adapt and use time-saving teaching strategies to help focus and invigorate their teaching practice. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, participants receive the Teaching Excellence Academy badge and earn 500 miles toward either the Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate or the Great Teaching Certificate within the Passport to Great Teaching Program.

Expected Time Commitment

Participants should expect to commit approximately 20 hours to complete the TEA program. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.

Registration:

TEA Summer 2025

Online | Register Here
Submit your application by Monday, July 7, 2025 @ 12pm EST

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 15–31
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Zoom
Outline:

1. 1. Interaction and Motivation
    - Identify activities that foster student motivation
    - Identify methods for interacting with your students
    - Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
  2. Active Learning
    - Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
    - Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
    - Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
  3. Effective Feedback
    - Describe the elements of quality feedback
    - Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
    - Describe Team-Based Learning steps
  4. Useful Assessment
    - Discuss alternative assessment practices
    - Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
    - Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
    - Create a climate of academic integrity
  5. Quality Learning Environment
    - Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
    - Identify elements of a course that are accessible
    - Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
  6. Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
    - Identify elements of a transparent assignment
    - Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
    - Identify time-saving Canvas tools
    - Engage in group problem-solving

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TEA Fall 2025

In Person | Register Here
Submit your application by Tuesday, August 26, 2025 @ 12pm EST
Dates: Tuesdays, October 7–November 11
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: 302 Tigert Hall
Outline:

1. 1. Interaction and Motivation
    - Identify activities that foster student motivation
    - Identify methods for interacting with your students
    - Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
  2. Active Learning
    - Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
    - Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
    - Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
  3. Effective Feedback
    - Describe the elements of quality feedback
    - Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
    - Describe Team-Based Learning steps
  4. Useful Assessment
    - Discuss alternative assessment practices
    - Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
    - Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
    - Create a climate of academic integrity
  5. Quality Learning Environment
    - Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
    - Identify elements of a course that are accessible
    - Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
  6. Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
    - Identify elements of a transparent assignment
    - Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
    - Identify time-saving Canvas tools
    - Engage in group problem-solving

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Online | Register Here
Submit your application by Monday, September 29 @ 12pm EST

Dates: Wednesdays, September 3–October 8
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Zoom
Outline:

1. 1. Interaction and Motivation
    - Identify activities that foster student motivation
    - Identify methods for interacting with your students
    - Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
  2. Active Learning
    - Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
    - Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
    - Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
  3. Effective Feedback
    - Describe the elements of quality feedback
    - Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
    - Describe Team-Based Learning steps
  4. Useful Assessment
    - Discuss alternative assessment practices
    - Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
    - Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
    - Create a climate of academic integrity
  5. Quality Learning Environment
    - Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
    - Identify elements of a course that are accessible
    - Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
  6. Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
    - Identify elements of a transparent assignment
    - Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
    - Identify time-saving Canvas tools
    - Engage in group problem-solving

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Passport to Great Teaching Requirements

In order to earn all 500 miles and the TEA (formerly FYFTA) category badge, you must:

Complete all preparation activities prior to the workshop sessions (30 – 60 minutes per session)
Complete all reflections
Attend 5 out of 6 sessions.