Teaching and Learning Certificate - Online

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• Objectives
  Complete the certificate online without interrupting your personal or professional life
  
  Earn your certificate in one semester
  
  Experience a learning model that combines relevant theory with real-world application for immediate results
  
  Develop a valuable and culminating portfolio which will assist in your search for teaching positions
  
  Learn from an institution whose core values – challenge, rigor, structure and discipline – derive from the influence of a long and proud history
• Course description
  The TL program is a 12-credit certificate comprised of two, six-credit seminars. Students will have the option of taking the seminars on a non-credit basis.
  
  Weekly Topics
  
  Seminar 1—Teaching and Learning I:
  
  Week 1:     What is a Good Teacher?
  Week 2:     The Face of the 21st Century Classroom
  Week 3:     How Do People Learn?
  Week 4:     Building a Positive Learning Environment
  Week 5:     Choosing Content
  Week 6:     Identifying Learning Outcomes and Assessing learning
  Week 7:     Learning about Learning Strategies—I
  Week 8:     Learning about Learning Strategies—II
  Week 9:     Choosing and Using Media to Enhance Learning
  Week 10:     Designing and Presenting a Learning Experience
  Week 11:     Your Philosophy of Teaching and Learning
  
  Seminar 2—Teaching and Learning II:
  
  Week 1:     What Makes a Good Course—Design and Framing Factors to Consider
  Week 2:     Designing for Student Motivation
  Week 3:     The Components of an Effective Syllabus
  Week 4:     Developing a Course Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessments
  Week 5:     Choosing Effective Learning Strategies
  Week 6:     Selecting Readings, Tools and Websites
  Week 7:     The Importance of Policy (i.e., FERPA, grades, plagiarism, class participation, lateness, ADA)
  Week 8:     The Ever-Changing Technology Landscape
  Week 9:     Putting it Together —Your Course Syllabus
  Week 10:     The Importance of Reflective Practice
  Week 11:     Completing Your Portfolio
  

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