Embrace a collaborative, engaging approach to your teaching practice.
You’ll Walk Away With:
The ability to create a positive, supportive, and inclusive learning environment through the application of world-class teaching practices.
The confidence to move into and succeed in teaching roles at any level of the higher education teaching spectrum by developing a comprehensive teaching portfolio that acts as a testament to your current experience, goals, and skills as a teacher.
Practical strategies for classroom management and lesson-plan design delivered through a fully supported, interactive learning journey.
Course Modules:
Module 1
How Knowledge is Constructed
Discover how reading and knowledge are understood, constructed, and communicated across disciplines, and how various theories frame how best to support students in becoming proficient in their fields.
Module 2
How Learning Works
Discover how reading and knowledge are understood, constructed, and communicated across disciplines, and how various theories frame how best to support students in becoming proficient in their fields.
Module 3
Building Rapport
Learn how to implement rapport-building techniques in order to create a positive, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.
Module 4
Lesson Planning and Delivery
Explore how the backward design framework, and traditional and non-traditional organizational teaching strategies (such as storytelling) can be used to plan and deliver an effective lesson.
Module 5
Engaging Students
Learn how best to engage students by incorporating active learning methods in lesson planning.
Module 6
Course and Assignment Design
Discover the principles and tools needed to ensure effective, relevant, and comprehensive assignment and syllabus design.
Module 7
Using Feedback to Improve Your Teaching
Find out how to become a better teacher by incorporating feedback, as well as how to become a reflective practitioner.
Module 8
Teaching Portfolio Preparation
Explore the value of and processes involved in developing a teaching philosophy and creating a teaching portfolio.
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