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. The tuition for each micro-certificate 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.
Foundations of Teaching Excellence
This Foundations of Teaching Excellence micro-certificate explores current ideas, theories, techniques, and tools that support successful teaching and learning. Course modules focus on building an inclusive learning community, designing effective learning experiences, delivering engaging lessons, and assessing student learning. Since participants have varying levels of teaching experience and sense of belonging within the George Brown community, this course has been designed with both novice and experienced educators in mind.
Learning from and with each other is an integral part of this experience. This micro-certificate has been designed to model instructional strategies, D2L Brightspace features, and educational technology options that can be used in your own course(s). The hope is that experiencing the same style of learning that may be offered to students will provide you with food for thought and examples to build upon.
Teaching and learning is at the heart of GBC's values. This foundational course is designed to enrich your teaching practice and expand your professional network. It will enhance your ability to support student success and experience meaningful professional growth. Activities and discussions will encourage broader understanding of different perspectives, support community building, and enable implementation of effective and essential teaching and learning practices.
It involves approximately 15 hours of online learning as well as 4 synchronous online sessions.
Click here to join the waitlist for the Foundations of Teaching Excellence.
Academic Policy Micro Certificate
The TLX is pleased to announce that four new GBC Academic Policies are now available as modules in the Brightspace Micro-Certificate. After completing each module, participants will earn a digital badge. Completing all 6 modules will earn a Micro-Certificate issued by the registrar’s office and shared via MyCreds. Each module takes about 40 minutes to complete, and the full Micro-Certificate takes 2.5 hours.
Currently, only four modules are available:
- 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. (Two additional modules (Copyright and Interim Code of Academic Misconduct) will be available later, as the policies are still being finalized.)
Teaching in Culturally Diverse Spaces (NEW)
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.
Click here to join the waitlist for the Teaching in Culturally Diverse Spaces.
OER Essentials: Transforming Teaching with Open Resources (NEW)
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.
Click here to join the waitlist for the OER Essentials.
Critical Approaches to Generative AI in Education (NEW)
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.
Click here to join the waitlist for Critical Approaches to Generative AI in Education.
AODA for Educators (Digital Accessibility Certificate - NEW)
This module aims to enhance your understanding of disability, promote inclusivity, and provide practical strategies for creating an accessible and supportive learning environment for students. This training module course is a partnership with George Brown College’s Office of Anti-Racism, Equity and Human Rights Services (OAREHRS), The Teaching and Learning Exchange (TLX), and Accessible Learning Services (ALS). This module will fulfill the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) for Educators’ provincial training requirements as well as serve as one of the foundational modules for a digital accessibility microcredential offered through the Teaching and Learning Exchange. All faculty (full-time and contract are required to complete this micro-certificate as part of GBC AODA compliance obligations.
Registration will occur by department, you will automatically be registered in Brightsapce and notified when it is your department's turn.
