Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
Fall 2020
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (spring 2020) 39(2)
doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0039.209
Abstract
Higher education teaching certificate programs can improve graduate students’ and postdoctoral scholars’ teaching while preparing them for their future roles as faculty, providing a multi-tiered benefit to universities’ teaching goals. This article documents the decision points and initial success of a redesign of one such teaching certificate program.” As part of the redesign process, 10 universities’ programs were reviewed and used as a benchmark. The programs’ learning objectives and assessments, along with their connections to the literature, are discussed in detail. A new flexible pathway through the certificate program emerged, tapping into courses, workshops, and online resources for content delivery, effectively expanding access to more participants. Preliminary outcomes include increased enrollments from a wide range of disciplines and new opportunities for partnerships with academic departments.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND