What are Micro-credential and Badging Programs?
Micro-credentials and badging programs offer faculty unique opportunities for professional development. These programs are designed to recognize and validate specific skills and competencies for today’s educators. The badges serve as representations of these achievements and can be easily shared on professional networks, showcasing one’s skills to colleagues and potential collaborators.
Our programs offer flexibility, allowing faculty to complete courses at their own pace and often online. They are particularly valuable in helping educators stay current with the latest teaching methodologies and technological advancements. Whether you’re looking to advance in your current role or explore new areas of interest, micro-credentials and digital badges at DU provide a practical and recognized way to demonstrate your capabilities.
For more information on campus wide badging opportunities, visit DU’s Micro-credentials web page.
Current Programs
NOTE: To register for any of the programs listed below, please visit the respective program's page for application details.
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Adjunct Teaching Excellence Program (ATEP) Badge
The Adjunct Teaching Excellence program, designed by the Office of Teaching and Learning and Office for Faculty Affairs, emerges from our commitment to investing in the professional development of our adjunct series faculty. This program promotes growth as a scholarly and reflective teacher and offers opportunity for community building and integrative reflection.
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Course Level-High Impact Practices (CL-HIPs) Program
The Course-Level High-Impact Practices (CL-HIPs) program is a micro-credential program designed to support DU faculty in their journey to creating courses that are engaging, inclusive, and impactful learning experiences. This program explores broader High- Impact Practices but really focuses in on the 8 Key Elements of HIPs (Kuh & O’Donnell, 2013) to provide faculty with a framework for designing and implementing these practices in their courses.
This program provides a structured pathway to develop your skills in this area through three badging levels: Foundational, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level progressively builds on the last, allowing you to deepen your knowledge and practical abilities. As you complete the requirements for each tier, you’ll earn digital badges – a shareable and verifiable record of your work to showcase your achievements.
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Teaching and Learning Online (TLO)
The Teaching and Learning Online (TLO) Badge Program is designed to help faculty develop essential skills and competencies for effective online teaching. This program offers three levels of engagement, each culminating in a digital badge that visually represents the earned micro-credential.
Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, engage with research and resources, and develop activities applicable to their own teaching practice. The program includes foundational, intermediate, and advanced levels, allowing faculty to progressively deepen their understanding and expertise in online education.
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE)
The Teaching Inclusion and Equity (TIE) micro-credential program empowers DU faculty to transform their teaching practices through focused development of inclusive pedagogies. Faculty participants engage in a blend of self-directed learning and collaborative reflection aimed at creating more equitable classroom experiences.
The TIE program offers two levels of credentials to support faculty in advancing equity in their teaching. The Foundational Badge helps faculty develop skills to respond to bias, facilitate dialogue around race and equity, and create inclusive classroom environments that honor diverse identities. Building on this work, the Intermediate Badge guides faculty in designing classroom-based research projects that address social justice issues while developing an equity-minded approach to identifying and removing barriers faced by underserved students. Throughout the program, faculty explore practical, discipline-specific strategies and examine systemic factors that affect student success.
Upon meeting program requirements, participants receive digital credential recognition, demonstrating their commitment to fostering learning environments where all students can thrive. This professional development opportunity aligns with DU’s institutional values of inclusion, diversity, and educational excellence.
Upcoming Programs
APPLICATIONS TBA
Foundations of Teaching
Foundations of Teaching is an introductory course designed for new faculty members to help them build a strong foundation in effective teaching practices. The program covers essential topics such as course design, student engagement, assessment strategies, and inclusive teaching methods.
