
UPCEA Membership
The Online and Professional Education Association opens a new website (UPCEA) is focused on leadership in online learning and continuing education.
As a member institution, UAB faculty and staff have access to a number of resources including research, mentoring, networking, publications, training, and more.
To join, create a new account opens a new website using your UAB email address.
Professional Development - Online Learning Consortium

The Online Learning Consortium opens a new website is a national organization dedicated to achieving excellence in digital learning through innovative programs, research, events, evaluation tools, and professional development.
UAB is a member institution, which grants faculty access to many resources — from conferences and webinars to journals and more. Take advantage of the opportunities available to develop new skills and engage with others involved in online learning.
To join, create an account opens a new website using your UAB email address.
The Journal of Faculty Development
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a subscriber to The Journal of Faculty Development Ingenta Connect, which provides on-demand faculty development resources, including scholarly journals. The institutional subscription provides UAB faculty and staff with instant access to Ingenta content, current and archived.
Please note: No account creation is required. Users must access the website from a device on the UAB network on campus or VPN when off campus.
Access the Journal Opens an external link.
Access Ingenta Website
- UAB’s subscription requires you access the Journal of Faculty Development via UAB’s wifi, ethernet opens a new website, or VPN opens a new website. Verify that the system has recognized you as part of University of Alabama at Birmingham in the upper right.
- If you do not see “Signed in as University of Alabama at Birmingham” at the top right of the page, verify that your device is connected to UAB’s wifi, ethernet, or VPN and reload the page. In some instances, you may need to restart your browser and/or delete your browser cache. If it still does not recognize you as University of Alabama at Birmingham, please contact the UAB Center for Teaching and Learning opens a new website for assistance.
- Navigate to the Journal of Faculty Development hosted on Ingenta.
- There will be a list of Volume ## with issue Number below. The issues that are accessible through UAB’s subscription have an S in a yellow box beside the blue link text. Click on the issue you wish to access.
Choose Article
Once you have chosen an issue, a table of contents will be presented. Click the blue link text of the article name that you wish to read.
Download Article
After selecting the article, click Download to read it.
Please note: The document will open in another window in your browser’s PDF viewer. The file is not downloaded. If you wish to keep it, save the file using the controls of the window you are reading it in.