Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning
Papers offered in 2020:
There will be a selection of blended and online papers in 2020 (Trimesters A & B). If you want to study completely online, please ensure that you only select papers that are offered in this format.
Trimester A
please click on this link for papers TERTL500, TERTL502, TERTL506, TERTL513 and TERTL590
TERTL500 Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Tertiary Education (blended)
This paper enables participants to explore core concepts of teaching, learning and assessment and develop the knowledge and skills for effective teaching in tertiary teaching contexts.
TERTL502 Work-Integrated Learning (online)
This paper provides an outline of some of the main components of WIL in relation to teaching and learning by focusing on work-based learning and work-based assessment using several case studies.
TERTL506 Curriculum and Course Design (blended)
This paper enables participants to think deeply about curriculum design at both programme and course levels, informed by contemporary educational theories and models of instructional design.
TERTL513 Researching Tertiary Learning and Teaching Practice (blended or online)
In this paper, participants design, implement and evaluate a small-scale research project on an aspect of teaching and learning in their own tertiary education context.
Note: This paper is usually taken as the third or final paper in the PGCert, extending learning from other papers in a practice-based context.
TERTL590 Directed Study (blended or online)
This paper offers participants the opportunity to examine a specific area of tertiary learning and teaching, with learning outcomes and content agreed by the participant and paper convenor.
Trimester B
please click on this link for papers TERTL501, TERTL504, TERTL507, TERTL513 and TERTL590
TERTL501 Integrating Kaupapa Maori across Programmes (blended)
This paper provides an introduction to kaupapa Maori as an indigenous knowledge framework, and encourages examination and evaluation of existing learning programmes in terms of bi-cultural integration.
TERTL504 Supervising Postgraduate Students (online)
This paper introduces selected practical issues and contemporary theoretical perspectives in postgraduate supervision, with a focus on participants’ own experience.
TERTL507 Facilitating Learning in Small Group Contexts (blended)
This paper enables participants to apply theories and strategies related to effective facilitation of small group learning to their own tertiary education practice.
TERTL513 Researching Tertiary Learning and Teaching Practice (blended or online)
In this paper, participants design, implement and evaluate a small-scale research project on an aspect of teaching and learning in their own tertiary education context.
Note: This paper is usually taken as the third or final paper in the PGCert, extending learning from other papers in a practice-based context.
TERTL590 Directed Study (blended or online)
This paper offers participants the opportunity to examine a specific area of tertiary learning and teaching, with learning outcomes and content agreed by the participant and paper convenor.
About the PGCert Tertiary Teaching and Learning
The Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning — PGCert(TertiaryT&L) — is a recognised qualification for staff working in tertiary education contexts who wish to extend their understanding of tertiary learning and teaching, improve their own practice and facilitate positive change in student learning across their courses and programmes or in their specific areas of work.
It is a flexible programme that can benefit people engaged in tertiary education teaching at any point during their career. The programme can be completed over one to four years, depending on individual preferences and needs. You can enrol in single papers, or combine four papers for the full qualification.
Through the PGCert programme, participants will have opportunities to improve their own teaching, research teaching and learning, critically engage with theories and principles of tertiary teaching and learning, contextualise their own practice locally, nationally and globally, and be prepared to take responsibility for leading teaching and learning initiatives at an appropriate level.
The PGCert in Tertiary Teaching and Learning requires successful completion of four elective papers. It can be taken in blended form or completely online.
If you are able to attend face-to-face classes on campus, please see here for further details..
If you are interested in completing the programme entirely online, please see here for further details.
All blended papers will be offered in Hamilton and Tauranga subject to sufficient student numbers.
We are also able to offer papers in custom-designed block delivery format subject to minimum group numbers. For further details, see here.
For further details on the PGCert Tertiary Teaching and Learning, please contact Lissa Smith, the Programme Administrator cettladmin@waikato.ac.nz