Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is designed for educators aiming to enhance their teaching skills in higher education and adult learning. Delivered online, it focuses on learner-centred approaches, technology integration, and pedagogical research projects.
Are you a passionate educator looking to enhance your teaching skills in higher education and adult learning? Facilitated by experienced academics from The University Notre Dame Australia's Learning and Teaching Office, this nested suite of programs is for those interested in developing their learning and teaching practices to meet the demands of teaching adults in the 21st century. The suite has been created so that having completed the Graduate Certificate (four courses in total), you can earn the Graduate Diploma (eight courses in total). You can exit here or continue your studies at the master's level (by coursework). Get in touch today to find out more.
Why study this degree?Delivered entirely online, this highly-focused program provides opportunities for you to apply your knowledge of current perspectives about university teaching. You will finish the program with the capabilities to teach from a learner-centred approach, incorporate technology to enhance student engagement and grow in a community of practice to create pedagogical research projects.
The Program is underpinned by a growth model recognising that higher education teachers are learners and that growth requires a scholarly approach. With this in mind, the program has been created so that you can complete four courses to earn the Graduate Certificate and another four (eight courses in total) to earn the Graduate Diploma. It also provides the foundation for the proposed Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education by coursework.
As a nested program, if you have an equivalent Graduate Certificate qualification from another institution, you can apply for credit and enter the Graduate Diploma or Master's qualification.
Applicants must have a recognised bachelor's degree in any discipline OR have a Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching for Higher Education.
Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education graduates will be able to:
With the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching for Higher Education, you will be prepared to teach in higher education institutions such as TAFE or higher education academies.
Completed in the Graduate Certificate
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Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.
As a nested program, if you have an equivalent Graduate Certificate qualification from another institution, you can apply for credit and enter the Graduate Diploma or Master's qualification.