Handbook Professional Certificate/ Diploma in University Teaching

HandbookProfessionalCertificate/DiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearning

2013/2014

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TableofContentsIntroduction3AimsandOutcomesofProgrammes3 Keyfeaturesofprogramme4 Whoistheprogrammefor?4 CurriculumTimetable5Moduledescriptions7 Admissions15 Programmeregulations16Fees17Contacts19

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IntroductionThishandboookisforstudentswhohaveregisteredinSeptember2013fortheProfessionalCertificate/DiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearning.ItisalsoforthestudentswhoregisteredfortheolderGraduateCertificate/DiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearninginSeptember2011orearlier.Wehopeyoufindyourprogrammeveryrelevanttoyourteaching,intellectuallystimulatingandanenjoyablequalitylearningexperience.Wehopethattheopportunitiesprovidedtomeetandlearnwithcolleaguesacrosstheuniversitywillgiveyouarealsenseofcollegiality.

AimsandOutcomesofProgrammesAimsTheseprogrammesprovideaprofessionalqualificationforstaffinuniversityteachingandlearningbyaddressingthecontemporarychallengesofteachinginhighereducation.Research‐informedandexperientialapproachesareusedtoassiststaffindevelopingarepertoireofteaching,learningandassessmentstrategies,energisingapproachestostudentlearningandtransformingeducationalperspectivesandpractices

OutcomesBytheendoftheProfessionalCertificateinUniversityTeachingandLearningyouwillbeableto

• Expandyourrepertoireofteaching,learningandassessmentstrategiestopromoteamoreengagingandenjoyableexperienceforstaffandstudents

• Personaliseyourlearningtomakeitrelevanttoyourteachingcontexts• Developanapproachtoteachingthatfocusesonthestudents'roleand

responsibilityfortheirlearning• Approachteachingmorecreativelythroughdiscussionwithyourpeers• Ensurethatyourteachingpracticeisinformedbyresearchtogetherwith

currentUCDandnationalpolicies• Createanevidence‐basedportfolioofreflectiveprofessionaldevelopment

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BytheendoftheProfessionalDiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearningyouwillalsobeableto

• Design,planandimplementarangeofactivelearningstrategiesusinglearningtechnologies

• Experienceandcriticallyadaptadvancedteaching,learningandassessmentstrategiestoyourspecificteachingcontexts

• Designeffectiveandefficientlearningopportunitiesthatcontributetoamorecoherentandcontinuouscurriculum

KeyFeaturesofProgramme

• Aprofessionalqualificationinuniversityteachingandlearning

• Revisedshorterprogrammeinrecognitionofdemandsonacademicstafftime

• Supportforyouinyourteachingroles

• Taughtbeexperiencedacademicstaff

• Research‐informedandexperientialapproachestodevelopingyourrepertoireofteaching,learningandassessmentstrategies

• Learnaboutcreativeapproachestoteachingthroughdiscussionwithyourpeers

Whoistheprogrammefor?TheProfessionalCertificate(15ECTScredits)andProfessionalDiploma(30ECTScredits)inUniversityTeachingandLearningarein‐serviceprogrammesforthosewhoarecurrentlyteachinginhighereducation(i.eNQFlevel7orabove).Theyofferacademicsatdifferentstagesoftheircareersopportunitiestoreviewandimprovetheirteachingskillsandtheirunderstandingofapproachesandtheoriesineffectivehighereducation.Academicsatthestartoftheircareerwilldevelopskillstoworkeffectivelyintheclassroomandlearntodrawonpedagogicaltheoryandresearchininformingtheirteaching.Moreexperiencedacademicswillbeofferedopportunitiestorevitalisetheirteachingandtotryoutnewapproachestocurriculumdesignandassessment.

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CurriculumTimetableProfessionalCertificateinUniversityTeachingandLearning

ModulesforAcademicyear2013/14

Semester1:2013

BecomingaBetterUniversityTeacher(CoreA)

Date Month Time Venue

Monday26th August 10.00‐16.00

Friday30th August 10.00‐16.00

UCDT&L,SeminarRm,

WoodviewHse

Monday23rd–

Thursday26thIncl.September

1:1tutorials

by

appointment

ModuleCoordinator’soffice

Friday11th October 10.00‐13.00

Friday8th November 10.00‐13.00

UCDT&L,SeminarRm,

WoodviewHse

OptionalOpenSessions*

Tuesday15th October 12.00‐14.00

Tuesday22nd October 12.00‐14.00

UCDT&L,SeminarRm,

WoodviewHse

*OptionalSessionsdeterminedbycohort

Semester2:2014

AssessingforTeachingandLearning(CoreB)


Friday31st January 10.00‐13.00

Friday14th February 10.00‐13.00

Friday7th March 10.00‐13.00

Friday21st March 10.00‐13.00

Friday4th April 10.00‐13.00

UCDT&L,SeminarRm,WoodviewHse

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ProfessionalDiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearning

ModulesforAcademicyear2013/14

Semester1:2013

ActiveLearningwithTechnology(OptionC)


Friday27th September 10.00‐16.00






Pleasenote–ALaptopisessentialforthismodule

Semester2:2014

DesigningmodulesforengagingandeffectiveLearning(OptionD)


Friday24th January 10.00‐13.00



Friday28th March 10.00‐13.00

Friday11th April 10.00‐13.00


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ModuleDescriptions2013/2014ModulesProfessionalCertificateinUniversityTeachingandLearningModule

1. UTL40180BecomingaBetterUniversityTeacher‐7.5ECTS

2. UTL40200 AssessingandTeachingforLearninginHigherEducation‐7.5ECTS

ProfessionalDiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearningModule

3. UTL40190ActiveLearningwithTechnology‐7.5ECTS

4. UTL40150DesigningModulesforEngagingandEffectiveLearning‐7.5ECTS

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UTL40180BecomingaBetterUniversityTeacherModuleDescriptor

ModuleDescription

Theaimofthismoduleistoenablethoseinanacademicroletoreflect,reviewand

analysetheirteaching,learningandassessmentstrategieswithintheclassroomand

beyond.Participantswilldeconstructtheircurrentpractice,appraiseappropriate

methodologiesandexploretheoreticalconceptswithaviewtodevelopingfuture

educationalinterventions.

Atitscorethismoduleprovidestraininginteaching,assessing,sessionplanningand

teacherevaluationskills,itenablestheparticipanttodesignandcreatetheir

teachingpracticeusinganeducationallyholisticapproach.

Bytheendofthemoduleoneshouldbeabletousearangeofteachingmethods

andmaterialsthatpromptcriticalthinking,engageformativeandsummative

assessmenttopromptimprovementsinlearning,andrelatethechoicesmadein

practicetotheestablishedliteratureonteachingandlearninginHigherEducation

ModuleLearningOutcomes

Havingsuccessfullycompletedthismodule,youwillhavedemonstratedtheabilityto:

1.Criticallyreviewandimprovetheteachingmethods,learningmaterialsand

assessmentregimesofamoduleorothercoherentsetoflearningactivities,which

maintain‘constructivealignment’

2.Analysearangeofappropriateteachingmaterialsandmethodsthatprompt

criticalandcreativethinking

3.Evaluatecurrentlearningtheoriesandrecentresearchtoinformyourteaching

initiatives

4.Demonstrateanabilitytopromoteinclusiveteachingstrategiesinformedbyan

understandingofstudentsdiverselearningneeds

5.Createafledglingteachingportfolio,developingyourteachingphilosophyand

gatheringrelevantmaterialstodemonstrateandsupportteachingandlearning

approaches

TheModuleAssignment

Thismoduleisassessedbyanegotiatedassignment,whichwillnormallyinclude

providingdocumentaryevidenceofoneormoreofthefollowing:

1. Planninganddeliveringclassesfocusedonhelpingstudentstobecome

criticalpersons…

2. …usingteachingandassessmentmethodsthatsupportthesame

3. Givingfeedbacktostudentsthatisfocusedonenhancingtheirfuture

learning

4. Markingassignmentstoappropriatestandards

5. Helpingtoimprovealignmentinthecurriculum

Thefinalcontentprovidedmustincludepartorreferencetothefollowingsections:

‐AnIntroductiontoEducationalTheory&ReflectivePractice

‐Exploringyourconceptionsofteachingandlearning

‐Applyingcontemporarytheorytothedesignoflessonsandmodules

‐AssessingandTeachingforlearning

‐Gettingstudentstoengageintheclassroom

Theultimatefocusisdeterminedbytheend‐userandtheirparticularlearning

requirements,howeveritisrecommendedthatoneshouldfirstengagewiththe

themedsectionsonaTeachingPhilosophyandEngagingStudents,thenascertain

whichelementsyourequire/wishtoconcentrateonfromthealternativemodules/

sectionsonoffer;AssessingandTeachingforLearning,theScholarshipofTeaching,

EvaluatingTeaching,SessionPlansandModulesetc.

Pleasenotethenegotiatedassignmentmustbeagreedandsignedoffbythemodule

coordinator.

Therearethreesectionstotheassessment:

1. Groupworkundertakeninsessionandonline–thataidsandfeedsinto

2. Yourassignmentproposal–thatisagreedinadvanceof

3. Thenegotiatedassignment.

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Therearetwopotentialwaysinwhichthefinalassignmentmaybeproduced:

1.Paper

Thecandidatemaycomposeapaperoressaystylepiecethatidentifiesa‘critical

incident’orpertinentfocusfromwithinone’spractice.

Thepieceisrequiredtomakeeitherexplicitorimplicitreferencetooneormoreof

thefiveelementsofdocumentaryevidencerequestedabove.Thismaybebywayof

example,explanationorincludedasaseriesofappendices.

Thesubmissionmustalsoincludetheindividual’steachingphilosophy(whichcites

relevanttexts).Thismaybedoneasaforewordtothepaper/essaythatimbuesthe

followingdiscussion,proposals,reviewetc.Oralternativelythephilosophymaybe

includedasanindependentpiecetothecorepaperi.e.asanappendix.

Relevantandappropriatereferencetoteachingandlearningtextsisessential

throughout.

2.Portfolio

Thecandiatemaycollatematerialsforafledglingportfolio.

Thiswillcompriseaninitialpositionpaperthatoutlinesone’spositionandpractice,

withinwhichistheindividual’steachingphilosophy(whichcitesrelevanttexts).

Theportfoliomaterialsarerequiredtomakeeitherexplicitorimplicitreferenceto

oneormoreofthefiveelementsofdocumentaryevidencerequestedabove.

Eachcollectionofrelevantexamplesistobeframedbyashortessay/commentary

thatreflectsone’scurrentpractice,understandingofsuch(e.g.disciplinary,

institutionalcontext,programmeormoduleevaluation,alignmentetc),analysisof

learner/teacherneeds,applicationofchangeandrationaleforsuch.

Relevantandappropriatereferencetoteachingandlearningtextsisessential

throughout.

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UTL40140AssessingandTeachingforLearninginHigherEducation

ModuleDescription

Thismodulefocusesonthecentralroleofassessmentininfluencinghowstudents

approachtheirstudiesandonhowassessmentcanbestructuredtoencourageand

enablestudentstobecomecriticalpersons.Participantswillcriticallyengagewith

literaturerelatingtoteachingandlearningandtheirownsubject‐specificdiscipline

toimplementimprovementstotheircurrentteachingandassessmentpractices.

Theywillalsoexperienceassessmentapproaches('of','for'and'as'learning)inthe

on‐lineandwithintheclassroomcontexts.


Havingsuccessfullycompletedthismodule,youwillhavedemonstratedtheability

to:

1.Criticallyreviewand,consequentially,improveassessmentregimesofamoduleor

othercoherentsetoflearningactivities

2.Relatethechoicesmadeintheselectionandapplicationoftheabovetothe

establishedliteratureonteachingandlearninginHigherEducation.

3.Criticallyengagewiththeliteraturerelatingtoteachingandlearninginhigher

education

4.Experienceavarietyofassessments(‘of’,‘for’,and‘as’learning),toassistyouin

decidingonassessmentapproachesinyourowncontext.

Assessment

Code Description Timing InBb?

Scoreby FinalGrade

Assignment On‐lineAssessmentTaskWeek4yesAssignment On‐lineAssessmentTaskWeek6yesAssignment NegotiatedAssessment

(ChoiceofTwoAssessments)

Week12yes

Pass/Fail

Pass

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UTL40190ActiveLearningwithTechnology

ModuleDescription

Theaimofthismoduleistopromoteactivestudentlearningbytheuseof

technologyinteachingpractice.Participantswillengageinareflectiveprocessto

identifyanddeveloppotentialareasofactivelearningandparticipationwithintheir

practice.Theywillthenevaluateandassesstechnologicaloptionstoapplywithina

givensession,moduleorprogramme.



to:

1. Reflectandevaluateonone’steachingpracticeinrelationtoactivelearning

2. Reviewthetheoreticalandpedagogicalbasisforpromotingstudent

engagementandthedevelopmentofactivelearning

3. Assessandevaluatethesuitabilityofactivelearningapproach/estopromote

studentengagement

4. Identifyandapplyappropriatetechnologicalsolutionstosupportand

enhanceactivelearning

5. Provideacritiqueoftheresearchevidencetosupportyourchosen

technologicalsolution

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TheModuleAssignment*

Toacquirecreditsonemustfollowtheseguidelinesforassessment.Thismoduleis

assessedbyanegotiatedassignment,whichwillnormallyincludethefollowing:

‐ acriticalreviewofsomeoftheteachingandassessmentmethodssuggested

intheliterature

‐ acriticalevaluation‐in‐useoftheuseof“new”(totheindividualconcerned)

active‐learningandassessmentmethods

Theultimatefocusisdeterminedbytheend‐userandtheirparticularlearning

requirements.

Pleasenotethenegotiatedassignmentmustbeagreedandsignedoffbythemodule

coordinator.

*Furtherdetailswillbeprovidedwithinthemodulehandbook

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UTL40200DesigningModulesforEngagingandEffectiveLearning

ModuleDescription

Thismoduleexploresapproachestothedesignofengaging,creative,inclusive

modulesandprogrammes.Itintroduceslearnerstonewideas,recentresearchand

internationaltrendstoinforminnovativedesign.Itexploresdifferentstrategiesfor

thesequencingofteachingandlearningactivitiesandthedevelopmentof

programmecoherence.Itencourageslearnerstousedesignthinkingprocessesfor

programmedevelopment



to:

1.Designengaging,creativeandinclusivemodulesandprogrammesinformedby

educationalliterature

2.Designmodulesandprogrammesinformedbyhighereducationandprofessional

bodiespolicies

3.Applyneweducationalideastothedesignofmodulesandprogrammes

4.Createnewprogrammesusingdesignthinkingprocesses

5.Selectappropriatestrategiesfordevelopingmoduleandprogrammecoherence

Assessment

Description Timing InBb

Scoreby

%Finalgrade

Curriculumassignmentplan

Week8

Yes

CurriculumAssignment

Wk12 Yes

PeerformativeReview‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Yes

Pass/Fail

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AdmissionsEligibility

EntrytotheProfessionalCertificateandProfessionalDiplomainUniversityTeachingandLearningisopentoallacademicsinanactiveteachingrole.ProfessionalstaffwithasignificantteachingcommitmentmayalsoapplyandthefinaldecisiononeligibilityofallcandidateswillbemadebytheBoardofStudies.Thedefinitionof“significantteachingcommitment”willvarywithcontext;but,asageneralrule,aminimumof2hoursteachingperweekor50hoursoverthecourseoftheacademicyearwouldbeexpected.TheteachingroleneedstobeonprogrammeswithinauniversityoratNFQlevel7orabove.Normallyapplicantstotheseprogrammeswillholdanhonoursdegreeorequivalentinanydiscipline.

ApplicationRequirements

IfyouarenotemployedbyUCDyouwillalsoneedtosubmit:

•Officialtranscriptsofdegreequalification(s)

•Letterofrecommendationfromanacademicreferee

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ProgrammeRegulationsGovernanceoftheProgrammeTheprogrammeisoverseenbyanAcademicBoardofStudieswhichisresponsibletotheUniversityGraduateProgrammesBoardforthedesign,development,regulation,qualityandgeneraloversightoftheProfessionalCertificateandProfessionalDiplomainUniversityTeaching&LearningandtheGraduateCertificateandGraduateDiplomainUniversityTeaching&Learning.ProgrammeRegulationsTheprogrammeissubjecttotheUniversity’sGeneralRegulationswhichgoverntaughtgraduateprogrammes:http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/academic_regs.pdfAdditionallyfortheProfessionalCertificate/DiplomainUniversityTeaching&Learning,thefollowingprovisionsapply:StudentWorkload1.Therecommendedstudentworkloadis15creditsperacademicyear.2.StudentswhowishtoreduceorincreasethisworkloadmustseekthepermissionoftheBoardofStudies.3.Whereastudentwishesnottotakeanymodulesinasemester,anapplicationforaLeaveofAbsencemustbemadetotheBoardofStudies4.Retrospectiveleaveofabsenceisnotnormallypermitted.5.DetailsofthecurrentpolicyandproceduresforLeaveofAbsencecanbefoundat:http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariatAssessment1.AllmodulesontheprogrammeareassessedasPassorFail(seeUniversityRegulation4.4.2)2.GradingdescriptorsandassessmentcriteriafortheawardofPassandFailgradesarespecifiedinaccordancewithUniversity’sguidanceongradingdescriptors(https://intranet.ucd.ie/registry/assessment/gradebook/gradingguidestaff2011‐2012.pdf)3.InadditiontheProgrammeExaminationBoardinlinewithUniversityRegulation(4.4.3)mayusearangeofadditionalgradestodenoteparticularoutcomes,includingaudit,withdrawal,extenuatingcircumstancesandincompletestatus.4.Moduleslearningoutcomesareassessedbywrittenorpracticalassignmentsasspecifiedintherelevantmoduledescriptors.WherethereareidentifiedassessmentswhicharenegotiatedwiththeModule

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Co‐ordinator,thefollowingcriteriawillapply:•thespecifiedlearningoutcomesarenotmodified;•thefocusandtopicofassessedworkisdifferentineachmodule;•thesamepieceofworkmaynotbesubmittedmorethanonceforanassessedtaskeitherwithinorbetweenmodules;•thesubmissiondatefortheassessmenttaskisnotmodified.5.AllassessmentsshouldbesubmittedbytheduedateandlatesubmissionswillnotnormallybeacceptedunlesspriorpermissionforanextensionhasbeengrantedinaccordancewiththeUniversity’sPolicyonLateSubmissionofCourseworkorunlessastudenthasExtenuatingCircumstances.Forcurrentinformationonbothpoliciessee:http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat6.TheProfessionalCertificate/ProfessionalDiplomaprogrammebringstogetherstaffandstudentswhoareoftenpeerswithacollegialrelationship.Tosupporttheintegrityandequityoftheassessmentprocessandlearningexperienceforallstudents,itisrequiredthat:•Expectationsfortutorsupportandstudentworkloadareclarifiedattheoutsetoftheprogramme;•Allstudentsareadvisedoftheregulationsgoverningtheprogramme;•Assessmentcriteriaarepublishedandreadilyavailabletostudents;•ThelearningprocessisconductedonthebasisofmutualrespectandprofessionalismandthatassessorsandstudentsensurethatallacademicpolicyandregulatoryrequirementsasestablishedbytheUniversityarefulfilled;•Jointpublicationofstudent/assessorpapersshouldonlybeundertakenafterthegradingandassessmentprocesshasbeencompletedforthemodule.AwardTogaintheawardofProfessionalCertificateinUniversityTeaching&Learning,astudentmustgain15creditsfromapprovedmodulesandfulfilallotherprogrammerequirements.TogaintheawardofProfessionalDiplomainUniversityTeaching&Learning,astudentmustgain30creditsfromapprovedmodulesandfulfilallotherprogrammerequirements.

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FeesAretherefeesforthisprogramme?Yes–feesfortheacademicsession2012‐13are€525for7.5Creditmodulesand€1050for15Creditmodules.IfIamaUCDstaffmemberamIentitledtoStaffConcessiononFees?CurrentUCDstaffwhohavecompletedaminimumof3yearsemploymentwithUCDmaybeeligibleforsupportundertheStaffFeeConcessionPolicyprovidedtheyfulfilallthecriteriaset‐outinthepolicy.

I’mnewtoUCDandnoteligibleforStaffConcessiononFees,isthereanyassistanceforrecentlyappointedstafftoundertaketheProfessionalCert/Dipprogrammes?UCDTeachingandLearningisdelightedtobeabletocoverthecostofthe7.5creditmodule‘BecomingaBetterUniversityTeacher’only,fortenrecently‐appointedacademics,(withlessthan3yearsUCDemploymentcompleted)throughtheHEATrainingofTrainersfund.Ifyouareinterestedinapplyingforoneofthefundedplacesaspartoftheprogramme,pleaseindicatethisontheonlineapplicationformfortheprogramme(section:‘additionalquestions’).Fundedplaceswillbeallocatedonafirst‐come,first‐servedbasisincaseswheretheapplicationrequirementshavebeenfulfilled.Ifyoudecidetodofurthermodulesthesewillhavetobeself‐funded.

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Contacts

ProgrammeAdministratorRossLoughnaneRoomF28WoodviewContactnumber+353‐1‐7162034E‐[email protected]

ProgrammeDirectorandModuleCoordinatorforCurriculumDesignModuleDr.TerryBarrettRoomF25WoodviewContactnumber+353‐1‐7162837E‐mailterry.barrett@ucd.ieModuleCoordinatorforBBUTandActiveLearningwithTechnologyModulesDavidJenningsRoomF26WoodviewContactnumber+353‐1‐7163070E‐maildavid.jennings@ucd.ieModuleCooordinatorforAssessmentModuleDrGeraldineO’NeillRoomA001GroundFloorNewmanBuildingContactnumber+353‐1‐7168575E‐mailgeraldine.m.o’[email protected]/teaching

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