Office of Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation

Competitive performance as a liberal art

Open educational resources improve student retention and success and help level the academic playing field

AAC&U’s year-long Institute on Open Educational Resources (OER) is designed for campuses aspiring to launch or expand initiatives to develop or leverage free and affordable materials in teaching and learning contexts.

A discussion with Jessica Silwick from ABET

Presented in partnership with OneHE

The time may be ripe to reassess our processes and priorities

The conference will focus on reimagining curricular structures, pedagogical approaches, and assessment methods in order truly to make quality and equity the hallmarks of excellence in undergraduate education in service to democracy.

The Forum on Open Learning and ePortfolios Forum is cohosted by the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning

Sharing Best Practices for Collecting and Reflecting on Student Work

Serving Deaf and hard of hearing students on our campuses

Make sure mentoring for new faculty has lasting effects

What book has inspired your teaching?

Using a sense of humor—and lessons learned from the pandemic—to rebuild community in the classroom

The AAC&U Institute on Open Educational Resources (OER) is designed for campuses aspiring to launch or expand initiatives to develop or leverage free and affordable materials in teaching and learning contexts.

How three institutions are getting it done

Making space for the free exploration of ideas

The AAC&U Institute on General Education and Assessment (IGEA) provides opportunities for campus teams to improve the design and assessment of their general education programs.

An equitable path forward

How faculty in Virginia are making assignments more transparent and equitable

How large universities introduced pedagogies and technologies that benefit thousands of students

Designing inclusive open curricula

Advocating for open educational resources as tools for affordability and equity

Three takes on quality in high-impact practices

The Quality of the Learning Experience Remains the Most Valuable Asset Our Universities Have

Suggestions for online assessment during these challenging times

join in sharing efforts to create intentional and integrated general education programs, to assess our current practices, and to generate evidence of high-quality learning for all students.

A grassroots group of faculty has been encouraging integrative learning and metacognitive practice

A discussion with Stephanie Droker from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

A discussion with Jamienne S. Studley from the WASC Senior College and University Commission

Faculty who teach online courses share their thoughts

ePortfolio Leaders at the University of Puget Sound and Middle Tennessee State University Share Their Recent Work

When did a student teach you something?

Increasing equity and improving pedagogy through open educational resources

Conversations about liberal education typically focus broadly on mission, goals, curricula, cocurricular educational opportunities, or overall student outcomes. Conversations about teaching and learning, by...

Synthesizing five years’ worth of data, this webinar will showcase the results generated by the national—now multinational—Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) initiative. Facilitators will present evidence of students’

This webinar will present an overview of the VALUE approach and showcase the various options for employing it, from local assessments using the VALUE rubrics to the external validation available through the multinational, multi-institutional scoring.

First introduced in 2009 as an alternative to standardized tests, the VALUE rubrics are now at the center of conversations about the quality of student learning within and across higher education institutions. We Have a Rubric for That reports...

Drawing from the first two years of data collection and analysis for the VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) initiative, this national report reveals the landscape of student performance on key learning outcomes...

This publication presents thirteen case studies that demonstrate the variety of forms signature work can take, as well as the variety of institutional contexts and curricular pathways that can effectively support it.

The Field Guide to Eportfolio, a publication produced by more than fifty members of the eportfolio field, provides an authoritative and representative account of the eportfolio concept including case studies from various countries.

How can institutions recognize and support inclusive excellence among faculty? How can they build the capacity of women faculty of color to advance in their careers and contribute to reform efforts? Shining a spotlight on HBCUs as leaders...

How can faculty prepare students to integrate their learning and apply it to complex challenges in life, career, and citizenship? This publication presents principles and practices for integrative learning that reflect a holistic concept of...

This essential guide explains how to avoid a host of pitfalls and common errors that can doom any effort to reform general education. The authors offer practical advice on defining task force objectives and procedures, clarifying...