Excellence in Teaching Resources

College Teaching Guidelines

• Download the College's teaching guidelines

ACUE Certificate Recipients

ACUE (Association of College and University Educators) offers certification programs on Effective Teaching Practice Framework and many of our faculty and graduate students have received the certificate and advanced certificate over the years. Please click here for a list of the certificate recipients in the College of Science up to January 2026. Congratulations, the certificate recipients! More information about the certification, please visit: /provost/for-faculty/professional-development/.

College Teaching Forums

Future Forums

• College of Science AI Ecosystem, Part I: Implementing AI in Courses for Career Readiness, August 18, 2026

Past Forums

• AI Application in Science Courses (Part II), February 9, 2026
• ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Compliance Workshop, January 12, 2026
• A Strong Start of the Academic Year: Digital Accessibility, Instructional Policies, and AI Application in Science Courses (Part I), August 13, 2025
• Effective Teaching across Multiple Campuses, April 7, 2025
• AI for Educators – CoPilot and Beyond, November 4, 2024
• Digital Laboratory Learning, September 30, 2024
• Using AI as Teaching and Learning Assistant, February 2, 2024
• Gradescope Lunch n’ Learn, February 9, 2024
• Teaching Resources at FAU, October 6, 2023
• Open Educational Resources (OER) and Simple Syllabus, March 31, 2023
• Academic Integrity, January 30, 2023

College New Faculty Teaching Workshop

Future Workshops

Past Workshops

• August 13, 2025
• August 14, 2024
• August 16, 2023
• October 24, 2022

Resource pages

• Submit Communications Ticket
• Office of the Provost Policies and Resources
  • FAU Faculty Handbook
  • FAU Instructional Memoranda and Policies
  • Office of the Provost Faculty Development and Success
  • FAU Regulation 4.001. Code of Academic Integrity
  • FAU Textbook Adoption Guideline
  • FAU Regulation 3.004. Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability and Transparency
• College of Science Advising Services
• College of Science Advising Services Appointment Scheduling for the Students
• Pre-Health Advising
• Math Learning Center
• Science Learning Center
• Quality Enhancement Plan
• MyFAU (searching for student records and transcripts, changing grades, etc.)
• Center for Learning And Student Success (CLASS)
• University Center for Excellence in Writing
• Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry(OURI)
  • OURI Faculty Opportunities and Grants
• FAU Center for Teaching and Learning(CTL)
  • How Students Learn
  • Effective Teaching Strategies
  • Syllabus and Course Design
  • Using Technology Effectively
  • High Impact Practices
  • Faculty Learning Communities
  • Workshops / Presentations FAU Testing & Certification Office
• Office for Students with Disabilities
• FAU Thrive: /thrive/
• Office for Information Technology (OIT)
  • FAU Instruction Technologies calendar (upcoming training sessions on Canvas, Simple Syllabus, FAR (Faculty Activity Reporting), and more)
  • Instructional Technologies Office and Training
  • OIT Instructional Resources
  • Tutorials for Canvas additional tools (written or video instructions for Simple Syllabus, Zoom, Mediasite, LockDown Browser, Turnitin, and more)
  • OIT Resources for Faculty
  • OIT Resources for Students
• Center for Online and Continuing Education (COCE)
  • COCE Open Lab Fridays

FAU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources

• AI @ FAU: /ai
• AI @ FAU How to Use Copilot
• Grammarly

External Resources

• Value Rubrics from AAC&U (American Association of Colleges and Universities)
• FAU Library and Open Educational Resources
• Faculty Orientation / Research Consultation Request
• Instructional Services Department
• Subject Specialist Librarians
• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Open Textbook Library
• Open Education Network
• OpenStax
• Interactive Simulations for Math and Science
• Recommended reading on OER:
  • Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources, by Olena Zhadko and Susan Ko