This summer, the Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) invites Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff to engage in flexible, self-paced professional development as part of our No-Event Summer: A Season of Connection initiative. Whether you’re looking to enhance your instructional strategies, explore academic technologies, or build knowledge in your discipline, TLED offers a range of asynchronous opportunities to support your growth, on your own schedule.

Below are just a few of the online, on-demand options available this summer:

🌐 General Institutional Memberships & Resources

Leverage ACC’s institutional membership access to national professional development platforms:

Visit TLED’s Institutional Memberships web page to learn more and view additional membership opportunities like The New York Times, NISOD, and The Wall Street Journal.

💻 Office of Academic Technology

Dive into tools that can transform your classroom:

  • Asana Recordings: Refresh or advance your skills with Asana by watching beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutorials hosted by Matthew Evins, Director of Office of Academic Technology, on Panopto.
  • Remote Recess Rewind: a series of online, self-paced courses that allow faculty and staff to learn more about tools and technologies by rewatching Remote Recess sessions, taking a short quiz, and accessing resources to support continuous learning.
  • BYO Lunch & Learn Recordings: View recordings of these 30-minute training sessions that will provide practical, research-backed techniques for faculty to implement into their classroom right away.
  • Faculty Fellowships: Academic Technology provides a variety of support services for ACC faculty, staff, and students. Complete this form to request a one-on-one consultation with an Instructional Designer.
Additional resources:

🧠 Office of Experiential Learning

Deepen your community engagement and student-centered practices:

  • Internship Instructor Certification Training: A learning management system designed to simplify teaching and learning. Canvas supports instructional design with powerful tools for content delivery, assessment, collaboration, and accessibility, all in one integrated platform. For any questions, contact Charla Dubes at [email protected].
  • Service-Learning Faculty Training: Offered through Blackboard, this asynchronous course helps you integrate community-based learning into your curriculum. A stipend is provided upon completion.

🧑‍🏫 Office of Faculty Development

Revisit some of our most popular development events:

📚 Library Services

Tap into resources that support both your teaching and your students’ learning:

Stay Connected
Opportunities may continue to be added or updated throughout the summer. We recommend bookmarking this post or visiting the TLED Faculty Events Calendar for additional updates and details. For questions, contact TLED’s Office of Faculty Communications at [email protected].

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