Teaching at Embry-Riddle Worldwide

Below is an example of what a faculty applicant can expect throughout this process.

• An initial review of qualifications
• Request for official documentation of applicant’s qualifications
• The ERAU Faculty Course Clearance Approval (FCCA) process. (Please note that this step may take a few weeks.)
• FERPA certification
• New-hire paperwork, which is managed through Human Resources and required prior to enrollment in the Faculty Development (FACD) courses

New faculty candidates will be required to provide and complete the following:

• Official transcripts (NOTE: If you are an ERAU graduate, you cannot be cleared to teach graduate courses until a year has passed from the date of your degree conferred on your transcript.)
• Resume/CV
• Professional certifications, upon request
• Specific letters of recommendation, upon request
• Specialized faculty development courses (FACD Courses) prior to being scheduled to teach.
  • Full course descriptions and scheduling options will be made available by the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) – Worldwide Campus once faculty status has been applied.
  • These are required courses that vary by teaching modality.
  • Summary course descriptions:
    • FACD 101 – Teaching at Embry-Riddle Worldwide. This is an introductory course for all prospective ERAU Worldwide instructors. This course covers the responsibilities of ERAU instructors, best practices for course preparation and course delivery, and required training, and it provides perspective for teaching in aerospace and military environments.
    • FACD 300/300L – Instructional Use of Canvas (with Lab). This is an introductory course for all prospective ERAU Worldwide instructors. The course covers the features of ERAU’s course management system and how they are used, including best practices.
    • FACD 302 – Instructional Use of Canvas. This is an introductory course for all prospective online instructors. It also has application for any ERAU instructor using a blended format. The course covers best practices in online learning, student-centered approaches to teaching, and instructional application of web-based tools for collaboration.
  • Courses required within 12 months of hire:
    • FACD 801 – Ignite Pedagogy Introduction. This is an introductory course about the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), IGNITE. This self-paced tutorial explains how inquiry-based teaching and learning differs from the more traditional approaches, offers guidance on preparing and conducting an inquiry-based activity, and introduces the general characteristics of an inquiry-based activity. Note: You will receive instructions on how to complete this one-hour training as part of your FACD 101 course.
    • FACD 802 – Igniting Research in Your Course. FACD 802 covers inquiry-based activities in the context of the university’s QEP project entitled IGNITE. This four-week course is the second of two courses explaining inquiry-based learning and showing how to identify features and components of a course that support the Quality Enhancement Plan. Participants meet once during the course using the university’s web-conferencing tool, EagleVision, and submit course material via a learning management tool (LMS). Throughout the course, faculty discuss and share research techniques and practices common to industry and academia – as identified in practice or literature – as well as techniques and practices unique to Embry-Riddle. This course reviews the process of gathering research materials and how those materials inform in-class pedagogical practices at the most basic level, e.g., an in-class learning activity. Prerequisite: FACD 801.

  Note: All FACD courses except FACD 801 are four weeks in length and begin on the 15th of each month except for the month of December.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, handicap, veteran’s status, or sexual orientation and identity.

• Download the PDF of computer requirements
  •  Includes a modern computer (i.e. no more than 4-5 years old) with updated software and a broadband internet connection
• Perform an ERAU Computer Check to verify adequate internet speed and up-to-date versions of required software is installed