• iStock_000023085537_Full
  • iStock_000019022260_Full
  • iStock_000073656593_Full
  • iStock_000071466987_Full
  • iStock_000033210538_Full
  • iStock_000024732512_Full

Education and Pedagogy Consortium

EPC lttrhd-final-04282020

ACAPT's Education and Pedagogy Consortium focuses on exploring and promoting best practices of pedagogy and education by providing an avenue for member institutions to collaborate and discuss teaching methodology/processes, educational assessment methods and outcomes, and scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) related to physical therapy education.


Our objectives are to support ACAPT's mission of excellence in physical therapy education by:

  • Producing a number of best practice deliverables related to education methods, processes, and assessment in physical therapy education.
  • Facilitating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning throughout physical therapy education member institutions.
  • Promoting cross-institutional Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to help all members discuss, revise, and refine best practices.
  • Disseminating cooperative findings to all ACAPT member institutions
  • Facilitating discussion on best practices to meet and exceed CAPTE criteria which may contribute to a common set of program objectives.

The Education & Pedagogy Consortium members are reading Small Teaching Online by Flower Darby & James Lang - and the consortium holds virtual book club discussions periodically. 

Leadership Team Positions

ACAPT's Education and Pedagogy Consortium (EPC) holds elections in the spring-summer during the ACAPT election cycle.  If you are an EPC member, you are registered to vote. If you have not yet joined the Education and Pedagogy Consortium, do so now by clicking on the "Request to Join" Box above. As with any organization, formation of a leadership team is representative of its members who vote.

A poll will be sent out to all registered Education and Pedagogy Consortium members via email to cast their ballot. All EPC members associated with an ACAPT member institution are eligible to hold open leadership positions.

Persons elected to a leadership position are expected to attend the annual ACAPT Educational Leadership Conference (ELC) where the Education and Pedagogy Consortium annual business meeting will be held.

Elected officers will serve their respective terms or until the election of their successors, not to exceed 2 consecutive terms. Election of officers will be staggered.

    Education and Pedagogy Consortium Leadership Team:

    Nominating Committee:

     

      Leadership Team Positions

      The ACAPT Education and Pedagogy Consortium will hold elections in the spring-summer during the ACAPT election cycle.  If you are a member of the Education and Pedagogy Consortium, you are registered to vote. If you have not yet joined the Education and Pedagogy Consortium, do so now by clicking on the "Request to Join" Box above. As with any organization, formation of a leadership team is representative of its members who vote.

      Persons elected to a leadership position are expected to attend the annual APTA Education Leadership Conference where the Education and Pedagogy Consortium annual business meeting will be held.

      Education and Pedagogy Consortium Leadership Positions and Description of Responsibilities:

      Chair:
      The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Consortium and shall be an Exofficio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. S/he shall be the designated liaison to the ACAPT Board of Directors unless otherwise determined by the Education and Pedagogy Consortium Board of Directors. The Chairperson will assure currency of essential information on the ACAPT Education and Pedagogy Consortium Website and attend the ACAPT annual meeting.

      Vice Chair:
      The Vice Chairperson shall assume the duties of the Chairperson at the request of the Chairperson or in the absence or incapacitation of the Chairperson and oversee Education and Pedagogy Consortium ad hoc committees as a voting committee member.  The Vice Chair shall serve as the Parliamentarian during the Annual and Special meetings. The Vice Chair shall represent the Education and Pedagogy Consortium related to any Program Planning responsibilities for ELC. 

      Secretary:
      The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of all Education and Pedagogy Consortium and Board meetings; notify Education and Pedagogy Consortium members of the date, time, and place of Education and Pedagogy Consortium meetings; maintain the Education and Pedagogy Consortium archives and correspondence; and make Education and Pedagogy Consortium minutes and rules and regulations available to the membership and to ACAPT’s executive office. 

      Nominating Committee Member:
      The Nominating Committee shall consist of two (2) members.  Those eligible to serve are Education and Pedagogy Consortium members elected by the membership for three (3) year terms, with one (1) member being elected each year.  The senior member of the committee shall serve as Committee Chair for the last year of his/her term.

      The nominating committee shall prepare a slate of one (1) or more names for each office to be filled.  The slate (i.e. list of candidates) shall be published on the Education and Pedagogy Consortium website and distributed to the membership prior to the election.  The Nominating Chair will provide the slate, together with the information on each candidate, at least 30 days in advance of the election.


      Search the ACAPT member portal by consortia, institution, job role or state.

      Check out the Center for Excellence in Academic Physical Therapy

       

      ACAPT welcomes ideas & solutions to help meet the needs of DPT programs. Submit your suggestions for continuing education, professional development, guidelines, tools, best practices and more.

      Center for Excellence in Physical Therapy Logo

      Stay Informed & Up-To-Date with ACAPT