The Center for Teaching Excellence offers several resources for faculty and staff to help them succeed in their teaching. These resources include guides, workshops, certificate programs, and learning communities.

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Certificates

Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate

The Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate is part of the Passport to Great Teaching program offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence. Faculty in their first few years of teaching will discover university resources, identify instructors you can turn to for instructional strategies and advice, and create a great learning experience for your students.

Great Teaching Certificate

The Great Teaching Certificate is part of the Passport to Great Teaching program offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence. Explore great teaching strategies and discover tips and tricks from other UF instructors by attending workshops, conferences, and more!

Great Online Teaching Certificate

The Great Online Teaching Certificate is part of the Passport to Great Teaching program offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence. This certificate is designed to save you time with practical suggestions and planning resources for your online course development.

Great Teaching Using Universal Design Certificate

The Great Teaching Using Universal Design Certificate is part of the Passport to Great Teaching program offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence. This certificate will help you reach a diverse group of students and considers issues of multiculturalism, gender identity, access and disability, and more.

Global Teaching and Learning Certificate

The Global Teaching and Learning Certificate is part of the Passport to Great Teaching program offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence. This certificate will help you internationalize your teaching at home and abroad.

Fundamentals of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Certificate

The Fundamentals of IDEA Certificate is part of the Passport to Great Teaching program offered by the Center for Teaching Excellence. This certificate provides a foundation of IDEA principals in an effort to build a culture that minimizes bias, recognizes and addresses systemic inequities so all students, faculty, and staff can thrive.

Workshops

First Year Faculty Teaching Academy

The Center for Teaching Excellence offers the First Year Faculty Teaching Academy (FYFTA) workshop series throughout the year. This series is designed for faculty in their first few years of teaching at UF. Learn how to create a great learning experience for your students while saving time and frustration.

Great Online Course Series

The Great Online Course workshop series is designed to save you time with practical suggestions and planning resources for your online course development.

Workshops Offered Through the Center for Teaching Excellence

The Center for Teaching Excellence works to keep faculty, staff, TAs, and graduate students connected and informed. Browse through our calendar to find workshops and events that pique your interest.

Learning Communities

Faculty Learning Communities

Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) are peer-led groups of faculty, staff, and graduate students who engage in an active, collaborative, year–long program structured to provide encouragement, support, and reflection. New FLCs are added each academic year.

Conferences

Interface Teaching Conference

Interface is an opportunity to recognize innovative faculty, provide a forum for professors to share their work with other disciplines and foster interdisciplinary collaborations on future projects.

Team-Based Learning Workshop

The UF Team-Based Learning (TBL) Workshop is designed for educators who are interested in implementing a new learning method into their classrooms – in person or online. This event will teach educators how to elevate classrooms in any field using a flipped-classroom learning method.

CALS Teaching Enhancement Symposium

The Annual Teaching Enhancement Symposium is a day of learning for faculty to enhance individual teaching styles and interactions with students. Attendees have the opportunity to learn from others about innovations in the classroom, field, and online.

Resources

UF Instructor Guide

This collection of information and resources will give you details about teaching at UF in one location.

CTE Resource Library

The CTE Resource Library was built to help support your teaching and optimize student learning.

Teaching Beyond the Podium Podcast Series

Get inspired by members of the UF community! Learn useful tips and strategies for creating a quality learning experience.

Mentoring Affinity Group

The Mentoring Affinity Group

The Mentoring Affinity Group is open to all UF faculty, post docs, graduate students and staff who have an interest in mentoring. The group meets two-three times per semester to learn best practices, share insights and hone skills. Join the Mentoring Affinity Group listserv for updates and events.