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What is ACE? A non-compulsory professional development (PD) framework that recognizes excellence in teaching design, innovation, leadership, excellence, inclusion, support, research, and scholarship. ACE provides awards across categories and levels. These awards are achieved through PD participation, presentations, and collegiate sharing. Submission of competency and issuing of awards is through Brightspace in the Rhody Ed Tech Exchange.
Who can participate? All faculty, staff and students at URI are able to participate in the ACE PD.
What are the benefits? As participants achieve categories and levels, they receive digital awards transferable externally. Upon leveling up, there are special recognition, campus events and opportunities for sharing and being recognized for your excellence, expertise and hard-work.
Which trainings are included in ACE? Any participating PD will be labeled as ‘ACE’ and list which category the PDU will be granted in.
PD Sessions + Proof of Competency = Awards & Leveling Up
Attend PD Sessions
Session may be offered year round in a variety of delivery modes.
Provide Proof of Competency
Complete final tasks in the Rhody Ed Tech Exchange (Brightspace).
Collect Awards and Level Up
Add up the PDUs toward ACE Categories or ACE Levels awards.
ACE Categories
Complete 6 total hours of PD within a topic domain. Award is issued upon successful completion of competency proof or tasks listed and submitted in the Rhody EdTech Exchange within Brightspace.
Leadership
Technology enhanced learning resources, and objects that engage participants.
Innovation
Technology enhanced learning resources, and objects that engage participants.
Scholarship
Research to practice, life-long learning, improvement, career arc skills, and collegiate sharing.
Analysis
Data, evaluation and assessment that drive quality, outcomes, and achievement.
Architect
Quality design of innovative modern learning that facilitates student achievement.
Citizenship
Responsible citizenship in digital literacy, technology use, society, inclusion, equity, and well-being.
ACE Levels
ACE Levels are achieved through expanded PD completion and sharing expertise with colleagues. Unlike categories, these levels are progressive in nature. Awards are issued upon successful completion of requirements as outlined below and in the Rhody EdTech Exchange within Brightspace.
Explorer
The level 1 Bronze award is issued upon completion of 6 total hours of PD across at least 2 categories. This category offers many PD opportunities across the university.
Specialist
The level 2 Silver award is issued upon completion of 10 total hours of PD across at least 3 categories. It expands learning started as an Explorer and covers the same PD programs.
Expert
The level 3 Gold award requires 14 total hours of PD across at least 4 categories as well as to run one workshop in an area of expertise for collegiate sharing with other faculty.
Influencer
The highest level, level 4 Platinum award, is granted to innovative leaders who completed Expert plus 4 advanced topics in 1 category, a capstone project, and run a seminar.