Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education

School of Education

Are you a passionate educator looking to enhance your teaching skills in higher education and adult learning? Or do you want to commence a career as a university teacher? Do you want to know more about curriculum planning, assessment and educational research? Facilitated by the Learning and Teaching Office, this highly-focused program will provide the knowledge and skills to enrich your teaching practices at the tertiary level. It is delivered fully online and as a nested program, the Graduate Certificate is a platform for further study in learning and teaching in higher education up to the Master's level.

The Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education is comprised of four courses that reflect current trends in higher education, nationally and internationally. This fully online program provides participants with a practical understanding of how to transform teaching practices such that student learning experiences are rich, meaningful and relevant to their professional pursuits. This program enhances participants' knowledge of the contemporary adult learner and explores a range of teaching strategies, as well as the use of educational technologies to create engaging curricula experiences. A culture of enquiry and scholarship is promoted whereby participants will be encouraged to examine their practice via an action research project. The program articulates into a Graduate Diploma, as well as a Masters (by coursework or research).

• Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education
• Designing Curriculum for Effective Learning
• Principles and Practices of Assessment and Evaluation
• Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning OR Supervising Postgraduate Research

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.