The Teaching Professor: Practical Strategies for Inclusive, Engaging, and AI-Ready Teaching (Copy) (Copy)

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Teach with confidence in today’s evolving academic landscape. The Teaching Professor: Practical Strategies for Inclusive, Engaging, and AI-Ready Teaching is a flexible, self-paced course that equips college educators with actionable, research-based tools to boost student engagement, foster inclusion, and integrate AI with purpose.

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Group Enrollment Pricing
1 person$329 per person
2-4 people$295 per person
5-9 people$209 per person
10-19 people$165 per person
20-39 people$139 per person
Group Enrollment discounts are applied in the cart.
The course enrollment will expire one year after activation.

Average Time to Complete

7 hours

# of Units/Modules

4 Units

Delivery

100% Self-paced 

Access to Course Materials

12 months

from date of purchase 

Credentials

Digital Badge

Course Summary

This course empowers college faculty to confidently teach in today’s rapidly evolving academic landscape—combining inclusive, engaging strategies with timely, ethical approaches to AI. Backed by the trusted Teaching Professor brand, it delivers practical, research-based tools instructors can apply immediately, helping them improve student outcomes, adapt to emerging technologies, and grow as reflective, effective educators—all in a flexible, self-paced format designed for real-world teaching demands. 

Course Resources

  • 20-Minute Mentors (videos) 
  • Transcripts 
  • Note-Taking Guides    
  • Supplementary Materials    
  • Teaching Professor Articles  
  • Unit Quizzes  

Learning Objectives 

1

Enhance Student Engagement and Motivation

Participants will identify causes of student disengagement and apply evidence-based strategies to boost motivation, increase participation, and support student resilience and preparedness. 
2

Create Inclusive, Supportive, and Equitable Learning Environments

Participants will recognize barriers to access and inclusion and revise course materials, syllabi, and learning environments to foster emotional safety, equity, and a strong sense of belonging for all learners. 
3

Integrate Innovative Tools to Improve Accessibility and Learning

Participants will integrate AI tools and Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance flexibility, accessibility, and engagement, while promoting ethical and pedagogically sound use of emerging technologies. 
4

Design Effective, Aligned, and Inclusive Assessments

Participants will align assessments with learning outcomes, employ formative and real-time assessment strategies, and design assignments that mitigate academic dishonesty and support diverse learning needs. 
5

Foster Metacognition and Demonstrate Teaching Effectiveness

Participants will support student development of metacognitive and study skills and construct evidence-based narratives of teaching effectiveness through thoughtful course and assignment design. 

Course Details

This course includes 20-Minute Mentors along with other resources to help you enhance your teaching practice with evidence-based strategies that meet the demands of today’s diverse and dynamic classrooms.  

Topics covered include:  

Motivating Students and Sustaining Engagement  

  • How Can I Spark and Sustain Engagement in Reluctant Learners?  
  • How Can I Recover Student Engagement Mid-Semester?  
  • How Can I Help Students Become Comfortable with the Uncomfortable?  
  • How Can I Alleviate Student Stress and Anxiety in My Class? 
  • How to Ensure Students Are Prepared for Class  

Designing Inclusive and Accessible Learning Environments  

  • How Can I Teach Courses That Are Inclusively Accessible to All Learners?  
  • How Can I Create Alternative Syllabi to Make My Class More Inclusive?  
  • How Can I Leverage ChatGPT to Support Students with Disabilities?  
  • Using OER to Create Inclusive Classrooms  

Measuring What Matters in Student Learning  

  • How Can I Create Assessments to Effectively Measure Student Learning?  
  • How Can I Assess Active Learning Strategies in the Classroom?  
  • On-the-Fly Assessment Strategies for the Active Learning Classroom  
  • How Can I Use My Teaching to Improve Student Study Skills?  
  • Crafting an Evidence-Based Narrative of Teaching Effectiveness  

Teaching in the Age of AI  

  • How Can I Teach AI Prompt Engineering to My Students?  
  • How Can I Create Assignments that Teach Ethical AI Literacy?  
  • How Can I Use AI to Create Engaging Discussion Boards?  
  • How to Craft Assignments that Outsmart AI Tools  
  • How Can I Use AI to Draft Course Materials?  

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Group Enrollment Pricing
1 person$299 per person
2-9 people$229 per person
10-49 people$179 per person
50-99 people$159 per person
Group Enrollment discounts are applied in the cart.
The course enrollment will expire one year after activation.
If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you may cancel the order within 30 days of purchase and receive a full refund.
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