Higher Education (Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies)
The Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) units of study are offered in conjunction with the Institute of Teaching and Learning.
Entry requirements
All intending participants in the graduate certificate must be currently engaged in some sort of university teaching.
Note: as one of the first semester units of the graduate certificate includes a three-day program run prior to the start of the semester, it is not possible to enrol in this unit after the semester commences.
This three-day program is offered three to four times a year and intending participants are advised to contact the ITL early, regarding actual dates and times. See: www.itl.usyd.edu.au/programs/gradcert/.
Course commencement and timetable
See the general introduction to the coursework program. The coursework timetable is published prior to the start of each semester on the ITL website: www.itl.usyd.edu.au/programs/gradcert/.
Applying for admission
See general introduction to the coursework program. Intending applicants are strongly advised to contact the ITL as early as possible to discuss their enrolment. Places in the Graduate Certificate are limited and applicants must have completed the three-day program prior to the commencement of their studies.
Enrolment for the three-day program is through the ITL website.
The Faculty of Education and Social Work handles all other enrolment processes.
Fees
See 'General Introduction to the coursework program'. University of Sydney staff should see the ITL website for special arrangements regarding the Graduate Certificate.
For more information contact:
T +61 2 9351 3725
F+61 2 9351 4331
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Outcomes
At the conclusion of the designated degree students should be able to:
- have developed their awareness of the changing higher education context in which they are working, and how it affects pedagogy, curriculum and the academic profession
- understand the variety and forms of research and scholarship and their relationship to the practice and scholarship of teaching
- be able to plan teaching and research activities and priorities, on the basis of a knowledge of coherent epistemological positions
- have further developed their ideas and practice in student-focused, research-led and evidence-based teaching and learning in higher education
- have developed their practice in research higher degree supervision
- be capable of applying new technologies appropriately and effectively in higher education teaching and student learning
- have further developed their abilities to plan and implement personal and professional development programs to suit specific needs
- be capable of providing leadership in teaching and learning to address the University€™s strategic priorities at faculty and University levels
- have contributed to the enhancement of student learning in the University.
There are opportunities in some units of study to pursue individual professional development outcomes.
Course convenor
Dr Graham Hendry
Phone: 9351 4820
Location: Institute of Teaching & Learning
Room 384, Carslaw Building, FO7
Email: graham.hendry@sydney.edu.au
Units of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Higher Education |
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Core units |
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| EDPR5001 University Teaching and Learning |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPR5002 Reflection & Practice in University T& L |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPR5003 University Teaching Portfolios |
6 | C EDPR5011 |
Semester 2 |
| EDPR5011 Scholarship of Uni Teaching and Learning |
6 | P EDPR5001 and EDPR5002 |
Semester 2 |
Units of study listing
Higher Education
Core units
EDPR5001 University Teaching and Learning
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Graham Hendry Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x3hr meeting fortnightly - Fridays 1.30-4.30 p.m. See ITL website Assessment: 2x2000wd projects (2x50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Associated degrees: D Clin Surg, Ed D, Grad Cert Ed Studies, Grad Dip Ed Studies, M Ed, M Ed (Res), M Phil (Education), PG Coursework Exchange.
This unit is one of two first semester units offered as part of a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) by the Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) through the Faculty of Education and Social Work. (The other first semester unit is EDPR5002 Reflection and Practice in University Teaching and Learning). The Graduate Certificate is specifically designed for university teachers seeking to develop a scholarly basis for their teaching practice. Course participants must be concurrently engaged in some form of university teaching. It aims to provide a broad introduction to teaching and learning in higher education. The unit is based upon a negotiated curriculum which seeks to develop participants' understanding of university teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation processes in the context of their own teaching. It will include an introduction to higher education teaching and learning principles and philosophy and to the components of a university curriculum
EDPR5002 Reflection & Practice in University T& L
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Kathryn Bartimote-Aufflick Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x3hr meeting fortnightly, 1.30-4.30 pm Fridays see ITL website Assessment: atttendance and participation in 3-day 'Principles & Practice' program and 2x1000wd projet (2x25%) and 1x2000wd project (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Associated degrees: Grad Cert Ed Studies, Grad Dip Ed Studies, M Ed, PG Coursework Exchange.
Beginning with the P&P program, this unit of study develops your understanding of the role and importance of reflection in university teaching and learning. Building on the student learning research perspective, the unit aims to develop your ability to engage reflectively with your own teaching practice as a key to your continuing professional development as a university teacher. Working with academic colleagues, you will begin to develop skills in reflective practice and in facilitating peer feedback in university teaching and learning contexts. Through engaging with the scholarly literature and participating in a number of tasks with your course colleagues, you will begin to plan ways in which to embed a reflective habit within your teaching. The skills and knowledge you will develop are expected to contribute to an enhanced understanding of your teaching practice as it relates student learning. Learning in this unit takes place parallel to and consistent with your participation in the other core first semester unit - EDPR5001: University Teaching and Learning.
EDPR5003 University Teaching Portfolios
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Cynthia Nelson Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr meeting fortnightly, 1.30-4.30 pm Friday check ITL website Corequisites: EDPR5011 Assessment: 1x1500wd draft teaching portfolio (40%) and1x2000wd revised teaching portfolio (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Associated degrees: Grad Cert Ed Studies, Grad Cert Med Ed, Grad Dip Ed Studies, M Ed, PG Coursework Exchange.
This unit aims to enhance university teachers' abilities to articulate their own philosophy, approach, practices and achievements in relation to university teaching; and in ways that draw effectively on teaching and learning scholarship. Participants are guided through the developmental process of preparing a university teaching portfolio using an artefact that is relevant to their particular context, needs and interests (e.g. a teaching promotion application or a teaching award application); in the process, participants will give and receive structured feedback to help refine the draft teaching portfolios.The overall aim of the portfolio development process is to provide support in developing a coherent, engaging, scholarly-based approach to teaching that can then be communicated effectively within the higher education context.
EDPR5011 Scholarship of Uni Teaching and Learning
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Graham Hendry Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr meeting fortnightly, 1.30-4.30 pm Friday check ITL website Prerequisites: EDPR5001 and EDPR5002 Assessment: 1x1500wd group project proposal (30%); 1x500wd peer review and 1x3000wd group project report (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Associated degrees: Ed D, Grad Cert Ed Studies, Grad Dip Ed Studies, M Ed, M Ed (Res), M Phil (Education), PG Coursework Exchange.
This unit is one of two, second semester units offered as part of a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) by the Institute for Teaching and Learning through the Faculty of Education and Social Work. (The other second semester unit is EDPR5003 University Teaching Portfolios.) This unit explores wha is meant by the 'scholarship of teaching' and aims to further develop participants' ability to inquire into their own university teaching practice, plan improvements based on evidence, and to communicate the outcomes of such work in scholarly forums. The unit aims to encourage participants to encourage pareticipants to further revlect on and improve their own teaching based on an understanding of the literature of the discipline of higher education as well as teaching scholarship and practice in participants' own disciplines. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a negotiated topic by undertaking a group inquiry project in university teaching and learning, identified and carried out with colleagues on the course. The process of inquiry is supported by seminars, mentoring and peer review.