EDHE500 to EDHE503

EDHE500 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education                                                                        10 cp

This is the introductory unit for the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and, as such, will provide the theoretical framework for participants to reflect upon and enhance their practice as tertiary teachers, in particular in a Catholic university. Participants will study the teaching and learning theories and strategies that support effective university teaching. In addition, key focuses of the unit will be for participants to explore how ACU National’s policies relate to them in their goal of achieving the desired graduate attributes in their students and the inclusion of faith-based/values-based perspectives in their teaching. It is expected that by the end of the unit participants will begin to develop an informed personal vision of teaching in higher education and of the Catholic intellectual tradition, and commenced the compilation of a teaching and learning portfolio.

EDHE501 Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education                                   10 cp

This unit is designed to provide an overview of curriculum design at the course, strand and unit levels, the nature of assessment and the relevance of evaluation of teaching and learning in the university context. Participants will have the opportunity to review curricula in terms of appropriateness and alignment of unit objectives, content, pedagogy and assessment and to determine how practice can be enhanced. In addition, they will have the opportunity to explore how the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment can be shaped to support the development of the University’s graduate attributes.

EDHE502 Contexts and Issues in Tertiary Teaching                                                                             10 cp

This unit provides the opportunity for participants to review the current tertiary education context including the Catholic tertiary sector, in order to better understand, articulate and navigate the role of the academic, and to consider the implications for their practice. Participants will investigate how teaching and learning strategies can both cater for the diverse needs of students and take advantage of student diversity to enhance teaching and learning. Current trends and issues in higher education will be explored and the participants will have the opportunity to investigate an issue relevant to their teaching role in more depth such as: catering for transitions such as the first year experience or induction into the profession, catering for students with disabilities, online pedagogy, research student supervision and examination.

EDHE503 Research-based Teaching and Learning                                                                              10 cp

This unit provides the opportunity for participants to bring together the understandings developed in the other units and to further their knowledge about the broad scholarship of teaching. In addition, it aims to orient them towards enquiry-based reflection and improvement of teaching. The core of this unit will be a supervised project that explores an aspect of relevance to the individual’s practive.