Postdoctoral Scholar and Graduate Student Certificates in University Teaching and Learning
Program description
The Postdoctoral Scholar and Graduate Certificates in University Teaching and Learning provide you with an opportunity to develop research-informed and scholarly teaching expertise, as well as skills that are relevant across disciplines in post-secondary education.
Throughout the program, you’ll develop skills and confidence in supporting student learning, success and engagement.
This certificate will enable University of Calgary postdoctoral scholars or graduate students on diverse career paths in academia, government, industry and non-profit to gain essential teaching and learning skills and knowledge.
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Any four out of seven badges (listed below) are required to complete the certificate.
Participants are still welcome to complete all seven badges.
Click on each badge listed below. You will be taken to a registration page with more information on each course.
Once you have registered for a badge course, you will automatically be enrolled in the certificate. When you have fulfilled the requirements, please click the link below to fill out a form to request your certificate.
You will learn to
- Engage in collaborative, critically reflective conversations with colleagues to explore current issues, theories and research in postsecondary education
- Identify and implement research-informed teaching methods that enhance student learning
- Practice peer teaching, and collecting and responding to feedback from colleagues
- Articulate a research question and develop a plan to conduct a SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) project
- Evaluate and select effective learning technologies and maximize spaces to enhance student learning
- Develop a teaching philosophy/dossier that aligns key beliefs about teaching and learning to sources of evidence drawn from participation in the certificate program
Program format
By taking designated short courses (badges) and completing a capstone project, you can earn up to seven individual badges. Each badge has its own requirements. Once you have successfully completed any four out of seven badges, you will be eligible to apply for the Postdoctoral Scholar Certificate in University Teaching and Learning.
Badges are digital icons with embedded information about when, where and how they were earned. These micro-credentials provide a visual record of achievement, and can be combined with a portfolio to allow users to demonstrate their learning in ways other than traditional credit course work. More information on badges can be found at UCalgary Badges.
**The badges below require 12 hours of participation and are open to graduate students and post-doctoral scholars at the University of Calgary.
Emerging Teachers Development
Develop foundational skills in university teaching through a series of modules and a reflective capstone project.
Learning Spaces & Digital Pedagogies
Explore, discover and experience the latest learning technologies and the aspects of learning spaces that support and enhance teaching.
Theories and Practices
Explore current practices, theories, and research in postsecondary education.
Developing Your Teaching Dossier
Integrate your experiences, approaches and accomplishments into a dossier, including evidence of your teaching practice.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Explore equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within post-secondary teaching and learning. You will reflect on your own positionality and its impact within the classroom, while also examining your pedagogical practice through an equitable lens.
Blended and Online Learning Pedagogy and Practice
Enhance your blended and online teaching and learning practices.
Request your certificate
Once you have successfully completed any four out of seven badges, you are eligible to apply to receive your certificate.