Faculty Development Programs

Join instructors teaching Engaged Learning courses from around the University to discuss elements of teaching an Engaged Learning course, including different approaches to the different Engaged Learning categories, creating engaged teaching and learning spaces, working with community partners, and developing robust techniques for teaching Engaged Learning courses. The focus on various strategies and best practices will be led by the priorities of participants, as the community of practice will develop the topics and focus of the meetings. Readings and resources will be provided throughout the community of practice meetings. Sign up here

CELTS offers a faculty certificate program for Loyola's faculty to build strategies in teaching experiential learning courses. Faculty will be encouraged to engage in four workshops, and as a culminating project, faculty will share a course syllabus including the experiential learning course elements.

Upon completion of the series, faculty participants will:

• earn a faculty development certificate in experiential learning
• be named a Community-Engaged Experiential Learning Scholar
• have priority access to Engaged Teaching and Learning Faculty Funding 

To earn the certificate, participants will: 

• Attend all four sessions in order
• Revise a syllabus that includes a signature assignment/experience with experiential learning/active learning integrated into the course and a description of integrated critical reflection throughout the course
• Submit the updated syllabus and provide a commentary on the ways it was enhanced through this workshop series.

The Faculty Certificate in Experiential Learning program will be offered in the Fall 2026 semester on the following dates:

• Thursday, September 10: 11 am-12:30 pm
• Thursday, September 17: 11 am - 12:30 pm
• Thursday, September 24: 11 am - 12:30 pm
• Thursday, October 1: 11 am - 12:30 pm

Register here to join the fall 2026 cohort!

Learn how to confidently use digital learning portfolios as a high-impact practice for teaching and learning. Deepen your understanding of critical reflection and design scaffolded reflective assignments that help students connect experiences, theory, and learning over time.

In order to receive the certificate and digital badge, you must:

• Attend all four virtual sessions
• Submit a revised course syllabus that includes an ePortfolio and at least one critical reflection assignment

Registration will open for the Spring 2027 cohort soon!

The Academic Internship Faculty Learning Community is open to all those instructors and coordinators of academic interns across disciplines. This group will be directed by the questions and interests of its participants and will focus on integrating the academic internship experience of students into coursework by means of critical reflection, proactively supporting students’ pre-professional experiences, and pedagogical best practices for engaged learning courses. 

The Academic Internship Faculty Learning Community will return in Fall 2026.

This Faculty Resource Toolkit has been curated by the CELTS team to provide educators with the resources most commonly recommended in CELTS faculty development programs to facilitate high-impact, experiential learning. This collection of resources is intended to support your teaching and learning strategies for engaged learning courses. 

Want help reimagining a course? The CELTS staff are happy to support you! Reach out to celts@luc.edu to start the conversation.

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