C11383v1 Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning (GradCertHEd)CRICOS code: pending
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: Distance
Notes
This course is only offered to nominated students from the Solomon Islands National University.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
Overview
This course is designed for university academics and locates teaching and learning in the shifting and increasingly complex, connected and uncertain higher education context. Internationalisation, globalisation, technological advancements and imperatives to balance ‘job ready’ graduates with education for social good and citizenship, have effects upon how learning and teaching is theorised, practised and evidenced.
This course invites university academics to examine their purpose, values and approaches to teaching and learning, enhance their practice as well as develop their careers. It balances theory from key research in learning and curriculum, with practical skills and strategies. Through a practice-based, dialogic approach participants engage in critical and self-directed inquiry as well as work collaboratively with colleagues, course teams, students, and professional practitioners to enable them to develop their professional judgment and scholarly teaching repertoire.
Course aims
The aim of the course is to enable participants to develop a scholarly framework and a robust teaching repertoire. It is tailored to their unique teaching and learning environments to enhance student learning experiences, advance their academic career and evidence their impact.
This course is offered by the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Unit through the School of International Studies and Education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Career options
This course is designed to support participants wishing to advance their careers as teaching and research or education-focused academics or casual university teachers.
Course intended learning outcomes
This course engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
| 1.1 | Apply relevant knowledge to make theory-informed judgements about curriculum, learning, assessment and evaluation in the higher education context |
| 2.1 | Reflexively assess complex issues related to curriculum, assessment and pedagogy, and generate effective scholarly and creative solutions |
| 3.1 | Support and facilitate inclusive practices that foster respectful engagement with diverse learners and perspectives at a local and global level |
| 4.1 | Design learning activities that recognise Solomon Islander peoples' cultural diversity, and teach students to work effectively with Solomon Islander peoples |
| 5.1 | Articulate one’s contribution to the culture and climate of the University, and to the sector/discipline more broadly on matters of concern for higher education teaching and learning. |
| 6.1 | Express ideas on teaching and learning to different audiences in a variety of modes |
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent AND be nominated by the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) AND be a full-time or fractional higher or tertiary education academic at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) actively engaged in teaching activities or a SINU casual academic who is actively engaged in teaching activities at SINU.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a one-year full-time basis.
Course structure
The course consists of 24 credit points of study with 8 core subjects.
Course completion requirements
| STM91967 Core subjects | 24cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| December session | ||
| 010080 Teaching for Learning | 3cp | |
| 010081 Feedback and Assessment | 3cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| January Session | ||
| 010082 Advancing Academic Practice | 3cp | |
| 010086 Course Design | 3cp | |
| June Session | ||
| 010083 Student Agency and Teamwork | 3cp | |
| 010085 Practising Inclusion | 3cp | |
| December session | ||
| 010084 Technology-Enhanced Learning | 3cp | |
| 010087 Evidencing Academic Practice | 3cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Unit: