What are Microcredentials?
Microcredentials are short, professional programs that focus on skills and competencies. Learn what you need to advance in your career, with the flexibility to manage your many responsibilities at work and at home.
Academic Policy Micro Certificate
The TLX is pleased to announce that the new GBC Academic Policies have been showcased in a series of modules in a Brightspace Micro-Certificate . Once each module is complete a digital badge will be provided. Completion of the 6 modules will culminate in a Micro-Certificate, issued by the registrar’s office and shared by MyCreds. Faculty will be able to share their certificates digitally. Each module should take about 40 minutes.
The entire Micro-Certificate will take 2.5 hours to complete.
- Assessment of Student Learning Policy
- Academic Nomenclature Policy
- Workplace Integrated Learning Policy
- Class Cancellation Policy
Interested faculty can click here to register for Academic Policy Micro certificate.
This asynchronous, 2.5-hour, self-directed online micro certificate is designed to equip faculty and staff at George Brown College with updated knowledge and understanding of key academic policies crucial to their roles as faculty. Through a blend of interactive modules and self-paced learning materials, learners will work through modules to become familiar with the following George Brown policies: Assessment of Student Learning, Work Integrated Learning, Class Cancellation, Academic Nomenclature, Copyright, and Interim Code of Academic Misconduct. Other modules will be released in a staggered fashion throughout the semester.
Teaching in culturally diverse spaces
The Teaching in Culturally Diverse Spaces micro-certificate is a 20-hour professional learning opportunity consisting of four (4) asynchronous modules and two (2) facilitated sessions. It offers insights and strategies that will help faculty, and their students, thrive in today's culturally diverse post-secondary classrooms. Participants will explore the influence of culture on teaching and learning; reflect on their power, perspectives, and practice; and apply strategies to create an effective learning experience for their students. Upon completion, participants will be able to start integrating cultural humility into their teaching practice, engage in deeper exploration of these topics, and be prepared to advocate for meaningful change at both the program and institutional levels.
Start date January 27. Interested faculty can click here to register for the Teaching in Culturally Diverse Spaces.
OER Essentials:Transforming Teaching with Open Resources
This Micro certificate provides a foundational exploration of Open Educational Resources (OER) and their transformative potential in higher education. In this asynchronous, 20-hour, self-directed online micro certificate, participants will gain an understanding of OERs, including Creative Common licensing mechanisms, accessibility requirements, and technology tools supporting OER curriculum integration. Participants will evaluate the benefits and challenges associated with adopting, adapting, or creating OER for college-level courses. Discussion forums will provide an opportunity to connect with colleagues, share and explore strategies to foster a more inclusive and collaborative learning environment with OER in various teaching and learning contexts. This micro certificate emphasizes practical application, guiding participants to apply OER principles and to incorporate OER into their courses. Live interactive online synchronous sessions will provide an opportunity to share ideas and learn from and with colleagues. As a micro certificate final artefact, participants will create or adapt an OER which is aligned with their courses’ learning outcomes and student needs, with a strong focus on accessibility and inclusivity.
Successful completion of each module will earn participants a George Brown badge, which can be applied to the OER Essentials Micro-Certificate upon completion of all micro-certificate modules.
Interested faculty can click here to register for the OER Essentials.
Critical Approaches to Generative AI in Education
Critical Approaches to Generative AI Tools in Education provides faculty learners with the space and resources to understand the ethical implications of Generative AI (GenAI) tools and their origins (Part 1) while supporting the thoughtful consideration of these tools into an educational context (Part 2). In this 19-hour micro certificate, learners will work through interactive asynchronous modules to deepen their understanding of GenAI tools. Learners will be encouraged to explore and experiment with GenAI tools that can provide efficiencies to their practice and support to educational aims like accessibility. In live synchronous web conferencing sessions, learners will make connections with other faculty and share their experiences and resources. Learners will have an opportunity develop and refine a digital repository of prompts, materials, tools and strategies which demonstrate their interpretation of ethical implications of GenAI models and strategies and processes for utilizing Generative AI applications within a field-specific educational context.
Successful completion of each module will earn participants a George Brown badge, which can be applied to the Critical Approaches to Generative AI Tools in Education Micro-Certificate upon completion of all modules.
Interested faculty can click here to register for Critical Approaches to Generative AI in Education.
Foundations of Teaching Excellence
As a part of our commitment to supporting our newest contract faculty, the TLX is happy to announce the launch of a new Micro-Certificate, “Foundations of Teaching Excellence”. This program is targeted for contract faculty and instructors who have been teaching at the college for fewer than 5 years (though it is open to all faculty). It involves approximately 15 hours of online learning as well as 4 synchronous online sessions.
Further details can be found below.
The tuition for this program is $300, but we are offering it free of charge to George Brown faculty. Successful participants will receive a digital certificate of completion at the end of the program.
Seats are limited.
Live synchronous sessions happen the weeks of February 3, 17, March 3, 17. Each of those weeks, faculty will need to attend a live online session at one of the following times (please pick whichever is most convenient): Monday 1:00-2:30; Wednesday 4:00-5:30; Friday 10:00-11:30.
Orientation Session: Wednesday, Jan 22: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
For more information, please contact Michelle Lee (mmilee@georgebrown.ca). Interested faculty can click here to register.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Apply current principles of adult education when planning, implementing and evaluating learning and curriculum.
- Design learning to support student engagement, success, and inclusion.
- Integrate new ideas into current practices, including educational technology and instructional strategies.
- Articulate the value and role of inclusion and belonging within the context of post-secondary education.
- The criteria for successful completion includes engagement in discussions, journal reflections, group and individual activities in each module as well as submission of a final 'assignment' which synthesizes many of the ideas you generated in your culminating journal activities from each module. The intention is that this course will support your sustainable teaching practice.
Module 1: Getting Started
Through self-assessment, discussion, and goal-setting this introductory module will help to set the stage for your engagement with the course and your colleagues. It will provide a starting point and roadmap to guide you in making the most of this experience and to maximize your learning.
Module 2: Building Community
Through a combination of reading, reflecting, and active engagement, participants will consider the importance of students’ well-being in learning, development, and success. Explore what it means to build and maintain a learning community, create a positive learning environment, and promote inclusive practices.
Module 3: Designing Learning
Through an exploration of adult learning principles, curriculum design processes, outcomes based learning and educational technology, participants will recognize the importance of intentional design. You'll have the opportunity to enhance a past lesson and consider ways to integrate these ideas into your own planning process.
Module 4: Facilitating Learning
An exploration of facilitation strategies sets the foundation for pulling the pieces of effective teaching and learning together. You'll review strategies that promote student participation and resilience, including integrating the learning management system and technology to promote student success.
Module 5: Assessment Learning
Through an examination of and reflection on concepts and principles of effective assessment, participants will differentiate types of assessment and recognize which are best applied in their context. Topics include exploring how assessments and course outcomes should align, choosing effective methods of formative and summative assessment, and the importance of variety in assessment methods.
