EIM - European Institute of Management

Postgraduate Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

The PGCert in Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is an accredited Higher Education Programme, which is designed for those teaching in Higher Education who want to take their career to a new level by enhancing their professional and academic knowledge, skills, and competencies.

Target Group

The EIM online Postgraduate Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is designed for those teaching, tutoring, and supporting learners studying in Higher Education who want to take their career in teaching and learning in Higher Education to a new level by enhancing their professional and academic knowledge, skills and competences.

Full-Time

• Term 1: Fundamentals of Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Higher Education
• Term 2: Advanced Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Higher Education
• Term 3: Instructional Design and Technology in Higher Education

Part-Time

• Term 1-3: Fundamentals of Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Higher Education
• Term 4-6: Advanced Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Higher Education
• Term 7-9: Instructional Design and Technology in Higher Education

Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Procedures

The teaching, learning, and assessment procedures are the same for all modules. A core feature of this course will be a varied mix of teaching and learning methods that allow learners with different learning styles, backgrounds, and abilities to successfully complete this course. Teaching and learning methods used in this course are, among others: Andragogy, Understanding by Design, Oxbridge-Style Tutorials, and Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle. All activities embedded within the content for each module are designed to provide feedback to learners on their progress towards the module and course learning outcomes. Summative assessment methods will be designed to facilitate critical engagement with participants’ own professional development. Summative assessment methods offer an appropriate mix of assessment procedures that are fit for purpose and allow learners with different learning styles, backgrounds, and abilities to successfully complete the course.

Grading System for all modules and the full course

PGCert Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of technology-enhanced teaching and learning in higher education, built upon Bachelor’s level knowledge
• Critical awareness of knowledge issues in technology-enhanced teaching and learning
• Application of effective teaching and learning support strategies
• Utilization of specialized or multi-disciplinary theoretical and practical knowledge for originality in developing ideas

Skills

• Demonstration of specialized or multi-disciplinary knowledge, including social and ethical responsibilities
• Critical evaluations and analysis for problem-solving
• Reflection on own learning experience and development of teaching practices
• Adaptation to emerging knowledge and techniques, demonstrating leadership and innovation

Competences

• Research-based problem diagnosis and judgment in complex contexts
• Management of people, projects, and fast-changing environments
• Transformation of complex work or study contexts
• Contribution to professional knowledge and practice, collaborative learning, and respect for diverse communities
• Undertaking professional development and demonstrating autonomy in the learning direction

Fundamentals Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education

Competences

• Research-based problem diagnosis integrating interdisciplinary knowledge
• Management of people and projects, demonstrating adaptability to changing environments
• Autonomy in learning direction and understanding of learning processes

Knowledge

• Comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in learning, teaching, and assessment
• Understanding typical Bachelor’s level knowledge
• Specialized theoretical and practical knowledge for originality

Skills

• Mastery of practical application of knowledge and skills in learning, teaching, and assessment
• Critical understanding of learning theories to inform practice
• Development of learning assessments and feedback

Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities

• Critical evaluations and problem-solving with limited information
• Comparison of teaching methods and development of marking and feedback practices
• Reflection on individual learning experience and teaching effectiveness

Advanced Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Higher Education

Competences

• Research-based problem diagnosis and autonomy in learning direction
• Management of people, projects, and understanding of learning processes
• Skills for self-directed study continuation

Knowledge

• Comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in advanced learning, teaching, and assessment
• Understanding of higher education contexts and values
• Specialized theoretical and practical knowledge for originality

Skills

• Mastery of knowledge and practical skills in advanced learning, teaching, and assessment
• Application of advanced theoretical knowledge to teaching practices
• Planning for future work in teaching, learning, and assessment

Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities

• Critical evaluations and analysis for problem-solving
• Development of plans for teaching, learning, and assessment
• Reflection on practice and professional values

Instructional Design and Technology in Higher Education

Competences

• Research-based problem diagnosis and management of people and projects
• Autonomy in learning direction and understanding of learning processes
• Skills for self-directed study continuation

Knowledge

• Comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in instructional design and technology
• Understanding of instructional design models and technologies
• Specialized theoretical and practical knowledge for originality

Skills

• Mastery of knowledge and skills in instructional design technologies
• Application of theoretical knowledge to instructional design
• Creation of enhanced learning opportunities using digital tools

Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities

• Critical evaluations and analysis for problem-solving
• Development of plans for instructional design
• Reflection on practice and professional values
• Integration of emerging instructional design technologies

After successful completion of the PGCert in Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and the PGCert in Academic Research and Publication, we will recognize you as a Lecturer in Higher Education. This will allow you to teach and to do research at Higher Education Institutions.