Online papers available in 2022
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A Trimester
TERTL507 Facilitating Learning in Small-Group Contexts
This paper enables participants to apply theories and strategies related to effective facilitation of small group learning to their own practice.
TERTL511 English-Medium Instruction (EMI) in Higher Education Teaching
This paper examines principles and practices of English-medium instruction (EMI), focusing particularly on settings where students (and/or lecturers) are using English as a second or foreign language.
B Trimester
TERTL502 Work-Integrated Learning
Drawing on cooperative education theories, this paper introduces participants to the key features of work-integrated learning (WIL) curricula and elements of embedding employability in the courses they teach. It enables participants to design and implement learning activities relevant to WIL, as well as to evaluate and assess learning, skills, and competencies associated with work-integrated learning in a teaching context.
TERTL506 Curriculum and Course Design
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. The paper provides opportunities for participants to confidently design, develop, and implement a course relevant to their field.
X Trimester (flexible dates)
TERTL500 Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Tertiary Education
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.
TERTL503 Online/Blended Learning
This paper outlines theoretical models and ways of implementing blended and fully online learning in a tertiary context. The paper is based on experiential learning pedagogy and gives learners experiences and competencies to facilitate and design effective blended and online learning activities for students.
TERTL504 Supervising Postgraduate Students
This paper aims to introduce participants to current research and practical perspectives of the epistemology of postgraduate student supervision. Discussion topics may include models of supervision, different models of the thesis, specific issues in the supervision of international students, transferable skills beyond the postgraduate degree, and postgraduate qualifications within an international context.
TERTL513 Researching Tertiary Learning and Teaching Practice
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.
TERTL590 Directed Study
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.
PLEASE NOTE that a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPLCR501) may be available to students who have undertaken prior relevant postgraduate studies, or who have equivalent teaching-related achievements.
Future online courses
Other papers to be offered online in the future include:
TERTL 509 Digital Literacy for Teaching and Learning
This paper explores concepts and elements of digital literacy, within an overall concept of literacy, identifying those which are important and relevant in participants’ own disciplines and teaching contexts.
TERTL510 Internationalising Learning and Teaching
This paper encourages participants to engage with literature on internationalisation of teaching and learning and contextualise their own ideas, experiences and practices from this perspective. Through integrated examination of theory and practice, the paper aims to explore the question of what kind of education we need to provide to enable students to live and work well in a globalised world.
For further details on the PGCert Tertiary Teaching and Learning, please contact the Programme Administrator [email protected]