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V59 / H82 Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching is a 60 credit point course. It requires the part-time equivalent of one semester of full-time study. The course is designed to make a strong contribution to improving teaching and learning in tertiary settings through the professional learning of participants. The focus of the course is on understanding and supporting student learning. Participants will engage actively in the scholarship of teaching and learning, applying creative and critical thinking, to collaborative and workbased learning, investigation of the literature, and variety of action learning projects.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to this course is for academic staff members of tertiary institutions who are employed in a teaching position.

 
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.

The course assumes a high level of self-direction in learning. Participants are required to analyze and evaluate their own professional learning needs and the needs of their institutions and disciplines; decide appropriate outcomes; and plan the most effective program for learning. This will often lead to very different pathways, using a variety of self-selected locations.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.

Each of the three core units in the course are supported by a series of workshops conducted on Saturdays. In addition, a mini-conference is held each semester, with participants coming together to share their learning.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The course consists of four 15 credit point units (total 60 credit points) and is offered on a part-time basis.  Students will normally take one unit each semester.  Each unit has a strong focus on self-directed learning and critical reflection based on the participants’ own work experience.
 
Core Units
EDU4255 Teaching for Effective Learning 15
EDU4256 Assessment of Learning 15
EDU4257 Action Learning Project 15
The fourth unit is chosen in consultation with the coordinator and will normally be selected from a suite of units in E-Learning.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009