The K. Patricia Cross Academy

For Faculty • For Free • For the Future of Higher Education

The K. Patricia Cross Academy is an investment in the future of higher education named to celebrate and preserve the legacy of K. Patricia Cross. Founded by Elizabeth Barkley and Claire Major, the academy was originally established as a nonprofit program of the The Social Good Fund, it is now endowed in perpetuity to the University of Alabama. We are dedicated to supporting faculty by offering free instructional videos, downloadable resources, and CrossCurrent articles that clearly outline how to:

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Implement high-impact, evidence-based teaching techniques that improve all students' learning; and

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Document student learning in ways that provide the information teachers need to improve their teaching as well as assist them in their efforts for hiring, tenure, and promotion.

Thank you for making this amazing resource freely available. Faculty, as you are aware, are feeling very overwhelmed and these resources on the web site are getting them excited to revamp their courses for the fall. 

Faculty Member

My institution is always pushing me to attend workshops but honestly, I never go because of the commute and because I don’t have the time. These 24/7 online videos will be SO helpful.

Faculty Member

Thank you for creating these amazing resources!  The ones that adapt the technique for online learning are especially useful, particularly as everyone is scrambling to move to remote teaching methods.

Faculty Member

I really liked the design of the website. It was very easy to navigate, and I appreciated how all the different teaching techniques were right alongside each other. Believe it or not, I utilized some of these techniques as both a student, and as a teaching assistant. Overall, I think the website is a wonderful reference for both teachers and students in terms of expanding their learning capabilities! 

Teaching Assistant

I will use this not only for my own use, but I teach math classes for future teachers and I want to provide them resources for teaching and teach them how to teach.

Faculty Member