University Teaching Certificate

As a graduate student, you can prepare to successfully meet your teaching responsibilities now and in the future with the six-day University Teaching Certificate (UTC). The program integrates learning, instructional theory and practice. You will learn valuable skills to promote active learning, critical thinking and inquiry approaches in your classroom. As a result, you will be able to assume greater responsibility in the delivery of university instruction and provide quality teaching and learning experiences for your students.

PROGRAM DETAILS

The UTC program Includes:
  • Sessions covering a range of instructional issues
  • Microteaching sessions to practice new teaching skills and receive peer feedback
  • Development of personally relevant assignments, for example, a syllabus, assessment or teaching portfolio
  • Discussions on teaching strategies with peers from across campus
  • Individual classroom observations and feedback
Teaching and learning topics Include:
  • Developing presentation skills for both large and small groups
  • Constructing valid assessment techniques
  • Building successful learning environments
  • Examining various teaching methods including inquiry-based and blended learning models
  • Promoting reflective practices
  • Interactive classroom approaches

WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE THE UTC?

  • Develop critical skills and knowledge to serve as a foundation when working with students
  • Integrate instructional theory and practice as it relates to your own discipline
  • Exhibit a higher degree of confidence in the classroom
  • Enhance your presentation and communication skills
  • Enjoy an advantage when seeking academic posts, as more universities look for new faculty who are committed to teaching excellence
  • Learn how to confidently and quickly adapt to the classroom environment
  • Examine teaching issues with faculty and peers and identify possible intervention strategies through group discussion

PREREQUISITE

Completion of Instructional Skills Workshop

DATES

COST

U of C graduate students are eligible to sign up for the FTC program at no cost.

REGISTRATION

For more information or to register, contact Mary-Jane Leeder at 403-220-3493 or mjleeder@ucalgary.ca