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Belong Quick Study Professional Development Courses: Free for Faculty and Staff

As part of Lewis & Clark’s membership in CIC’s Belong community, our campus is able to access free, one-hour Quick Study professional development courses for faculty and staff. This is the final enrollment period for 2025, we encourage you to sign up before the window closes on September 3!

August 20, 2025

The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) is a trusted source for faculty development in higher education. Their one-hour, self-paced Quick Study courses help faculty and staff stay current on cutting-edge topics, support student belonging, and strengthen teaching practices.

Up to 35 members of our campus (first come, first serve) will have access to the following courses through December 31, 2025. Register by September 3, 2025 to secure your place.

Register here

Available Quick Study Courses:

  • Teaching with AI-Inclusive and AI-Resistant Learning Experiences
  • Empowering Students to Use AI Responsibly
  • Establishing a Culture of Constructive Conversations
  • Fostering Connections: Implementing Learning Communities in Your Course
  • The Wellness Lens: Supporting Students’ Mental Well-Being – Launched in July
  • Teaching Neurodivergent Students: Classroom Strategies That Support All Learners (coming this fall)
  • Developing Students’ Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills
  • Developing Students’ Media Literacy
  • Embedding Career Guidance into Your Course
  • Integrating Open Educational Resources (OER)
  • Preparing Students for Experiential Learning
  • Designing with Purpose: Authentic Tasks and Assessments – Launched May
  • Connecting with Alumni and Peers – Launched in June
  • Introduction to Generative AI
  • Writing Effective AI Prompts
  • Leveraging AI to Develop Course Resources
  • Transforming Assignments in the Age of AI (A Thought Exercise)


Coming This Fall:

  • Deliberative Dialogue Series:
    • What is Deliberative Dialogue?
    • Integrating Deliberative Dialogue into Your Course
    • Preparing for Deliberative Dialogue Through Practice
    • Launching Your Deliberative Dialogue
    • Facilitating Your Deliberative Dialogue
  • Preparing Future-Ready Students: Connecting Course Goals to Career Readiness


Every Quick Study course is rooted in ACUE’s pedagogy and course design, with practical guides to help you apply new strategies in your teaching. You can learn more here.

If you have any questions about the Quick Study program, please reach out to ACUE’s support team at support-commons@acue.org.

We’re excited to offer this final round of access to valuable learning opportunities—don’t miss out on this chance to strengthen your teaching practices before the end of the year!

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email: diversityinclusion@lclark.edu

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    Portland OR 97219

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