Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning

Level 2 Teaching Competencies

These eight to ten-hour faculty development opportunities are ideal for instructors who want to focus on a specific topic or develop a specific teaching strategy. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to complete the Level 1 Teaching Essentials credential or workshops.  

The Level 2 Teaching Competencies Credential requires: 

Level 2 Opportunities

CPD Level 2 opportunities include bootcamps, mini-courses, seminars, and residencies. Some are synchronous, while others are asynchronous and online. Some may be completed in a week, while others extend over the course of the semester. Current offerings include: 

  • Applied Teaching Residency (synchronous online) 
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Inspired Pedagogies Seminar (synchronous online) 
  • Redesigning Assignments Bootcamp (synchronous online) 
  • Designing Your Syllabus Mini Course (asynchronous online) 

Consult the Stearns Center Event Calendar for this semester’s offerings.