Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education

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Center for Teaching and Learning & Department of Education

What is EDUC 401 (C-THE I)Teaching in Higher Education?

EDUC 401, Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (C-THE), has been established to provide training in teaching for current PhD students at AUB.
EDUC 401 is a coordinated effort between the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the Department of Education, and the Graduate Council, with CTL providing the instruction and organization.
This certificate program falls within the University's greater aim of enriching PhD students’ academic experience and professional skills in teaching in higher education. Hence, EDUC 401 serves the specific purpose of engaging participants more formally in teaching activities and duties through instruction on teaching methodologies, learning outcomes, and syllabus design in the fall semester, and practical training on presentation skills, portfolio preparation, and in-class observations and teaching opportunities in the spring semester.
Participants will be gradually integrated into current and future teaching duties.
The C-THE program also serves as a valuable part of one's employment portfolio, giving participants an edge when applying for a teaching position.

Course Description

EDUC 401/C-THE is meant to expose PhD candidates to effective teaching practices in higher education. Participants will develop their teaching skills as they apply current and research-based best practices. EDUC 401 presents topics such as course syllabus design and an array of instructional methods in higher education such as interactive lecturing, assessment, AI in higher education, and flipped classrooms. Each session is a hands-on/minds-on, interactive session following a workshop/discussion model. Participants will have assignments in order to reinforce and apply topics presented and discussed.

C-THE I Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify the pros and cons of AI practices in higher education.
Differentiate teaching and learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Design a course syllabus based on student learning outcomes (SLOs) and other syllabus components such as course description, course policies and procedures.
Use different methods of teaching based on your SLO’s and adult learning principles.
Assess your students’ performance (formatively & summatively) based on your SLO’s.

Assessment of Participants' Performance and Course Policies

EDUC 401 Schedule and Topics

EDUC 402 Teaching in Higher Education (C-THE II) (Coming Soon)

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