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.
Teaching in a Globalized World Micro Certificate
The Teaching in a Globalized World Micro Certificate is a unique professional learning opportunity offering insights and strategies that will help faculty and their students thrive in today's culturally diverse postsecondary landscape. Participants will examine culture, its influence on the teaching and learning environment, reflect about biases and beliefs about learning, and associated opportunities and challenges for both faculty and students. Throughout four (4) asynchronous modules and two (2) facilitated sessions, faculty will further their teaching practice by reflecting, learning, acknowledging, planning, and putting knowledge into practice. Upon completion, participants will have the strategies and mindsets needed to provide an inclusive learning experience for a diverse student body.
For more information please contact the TLX.
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.
Launch Dates:
- September 10th : Assessment of Student Learning Policy
- September 25th : Academic Nomenclature Policy
- October 16th: Workplace Integrated Learning Policy
Coming Soon!
- Class Cancellation Policy
- Copyright Policy
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.
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.
Fall 2024 Cohort Program Details: Live synchronous sessions happen the weeks of October 7, 28, November 11, 25. 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): Tuesday 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Orientation Session: Wednesday, September 25: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.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.
