Our one-week courses to help you build your skills in one of the competency areas essential for Academic Leaders. Participants should expect to spend about four hours per week completing coursework. Each course is focused on a single topic, and draws on curated research in the field as well as academic expertise. As always, the design of each course includes opportunities for reflection and interaction, empowering you to boost your competency with a group of peers interested in the same issues.
Participation in online courses is an Association benefit. All Academic Leaders at your school can participate at no cost. |
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Preparing to Lead a DEIBJ Curriculum Audit - January 23 - 29, 2023
Recruit, Don’t Hire - January 30 - February 5, 2023
Wellness for Academic Leaders - February 6 - 12, 2023
Inclusive Innovation - February 13 - 19, 2023
Schedule Changes - February 20 - 26, 2023
Assessing Your Assessments - February 27 - March 5, 2023
Cultural Competence - March 6 - 12, 2023
Preparing to Lead a Mission-Aligned Curriculum Audit - March 13 - 19, 2023
Student Survey Design - March 20 - 26, 2023
Independent Advanced Courses: Leadership Considerations - March 27 - April 2, 2023
Personalized Learning: A Primer for Academic Leaders - April 3 - 9, 2023
Recruit, Don’t Hire - January 30 - February 5, 2023
Wellness for Academic Leaders - February 6 - 12, 2023
Inclusive Innovation - February 13 - 19, 2023
Schedule Changes - February 20 - 26, 2023
Assessing Your Assessments - February 27 - March 5, 2023
Cultural Competence - March 6 - 12, 2023
Preparing to Lead a Mission-Aligned Curriculum Audit - March 13 - 19, 2023
Student Survey Design - March 20 - 26, 2023
Independent Advanced Courses: Leadership Considerations - March 27 - April 2, 2023
Personalized Learning: A Primer for Academic Leaders - April 3 - 9, 2023
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"As a current department chair moving into an assistant division head role, I found the Preparing to Lead a Mission-Aligned Curriculum Audit course to be quite valuable in terms of giving me a starting point for thinking about broader curriculum work. I especially enjoyed reading about the experiences of peers at other schools, to hear what did and did not work for them when they engaged in similar work." "Once again, One Schoolhouse and the Association for Academic Leaders deliver on its promise of robust professional development. I leave the Onboarding (and Keeping) New Faculty course with a new, inspiring perspective on faculty onboarding." |
More about online courses at the Association for Academic Leaders
At the Association for Academic Leaders, we know these two things about our members: their time is short and their interests and needs encompass a wide array of issues. As a competency-based professional association, we have intentionally designed our courses to meet these seemingly divergent needs.
Our courses are short, lasting one week; they open on a Friday afternoon and close on Sunday evening 10 days later. Every course is designed to be completed in what we call an “asynchronous but paced” manner in about 4-5 hours total over the course of those 10 days. This time frame includes both weekend and weekday time to ensure that participants can complete the assignments at the times their schedule permits.
In practice, this means that each course targets a specific aspect of one of the competencies Academic Leaders need to grow to help their schools thrive. While the overall topic may seem quite large, once inside, participants will find a highly-curated selection of resources that target the objectives of the course.
Just because the courses are short does not mean they are completed in isolation. We ask that participants plan to pace themselves by including time to interact, not just consume the course material. Each offering is led by one of our highly knowledgeable facilitators, who provides feedback to participants’ submissions and questions. In addition, participants are encouraged (expected) to engage with one another in making meaning from the course material though our discussion assignments.
The conversations don’t end when the course is completed and the badges awarded. We provide opportunities to continue the connections made in our courses in our members-only discussion areas in our online portal.
Our courses are short, lasting one week; they open on a Friday afternoon and close on Sunday evening 10 days later. Every course is designed to be completed in what we call an “asynchronous but paced” manner in about 4-5 hours total over the course of those 10 days. This time frame includes both weekend and weekday time to ensure that participants can complete the assignments at the times their schedule permits.
In practice, this means that each course targets a specific aspect of one of the competencies Academic Leaders need to grow to help their schools thrive. While the overall topic may seem quite large, once inside, participants will find a highly-curated selection of resources that target the objectives of the course.
Just because the courses are short does not mean they are completed in isolation. We ask that participants plan to pace themselves by including time to interact, not just consume the course material. Each offering is led by one of our highly knowledgeable facilitators, who provides feedback to participants’ submissions and questions. In addition, participants are encouraged (expected) to engage with one another in making meaning from the course material though our discussion assignments.
The conversations don’t end when the course is completed and the badges awarded. We provide opportunities to continue the connections made in our courses in our members-only discussion areas in our online portal.