Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education

Apply here. For questions, please email cte@utah.edu.

*must have a gmail account and University of Utah graduate unofficial transcrpt

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Apply for completion of our Graduate Certificate

*must include an unofficial transcript, grades and semester completed of all applicable courses.

Course-Level Learning Objectives (Four 3-credit courses plus approved 3-credit elective)

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CTLE 6000: Teaching in Higher Education (3)

• Apply a “student-centered” approach to the way you teach.
• Incorporate active learning techniques, even when you lecture.
• Promote an inclusive, supportive, and respective climate, which supports learning.
• Design an effective course based on the backwards course design approach.
• Create effective teaching tools, including syllabi, lesson plans, and assignments.
• Facilitate student learning based on research from cognitive psychology about how the brain learns and remembers. 

CTLE 6510: Cyber-Pedagogy (3)

• Utilize teaching tools and technologies you experimented with in this course.
• Create a climate and sense of community conducive to learning.
• Design an accessible course that benefits all students.
• Assess student learning in the online environment.
• Create effective and engaging online lessons, activities, and course materials.
• Effectively utilize video in more ways than you had previously considered.
• Utilize tips for surviving the design and teaching of your online course. 

CTLE 6200: Equitable Teaching in Higher Education (3)

(Prerequisties: CTLE 6000)

• Describe and differentiate basic concepts of inclusion, equity, diversity, and anti-racism (IDEA) for teaching 
• Communicate strategies to create an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, and Anti-Racist (IDEA)classroom
• Identify historical contexts resulting in inequities in higher education
• Demonstrate effective strategies to engage with difficult conversations around inequity. 
• Research, compare and contrast educational practices and resources to support underrepresented students in their academic and social growth.   
• Create a field-specific plan for ongoing work in anti-racist pedagogy at predominately white institutions 

CTLE 6800: Practicum in Teaching (3)

(Prerequisties: CTLE 6000 and CTLE 6510)

• Apply the teaching evaluation process to your own teaching, including evaluations from CTE, a faculty mentor, and a self-evaluation. 
• Create a teaching and academic portfolio tailored for a specific institution of higher learning 
• Consult with a faculty mentor or the Career and Professional Development Center about applying, interviewing, and negotiating for a faculty position.
• Explore the historical backgrounds and philosophical bases of institutions of higher education. Determine the roles and responsibilities of faculty in institutions of higher education.
• Explore the dimensions of faculty appointment, evaluation, retention, and tenure in institutions of higher education and the implications for applying for a faculty position. 

Approved Elective (3) – to be approved by CTE certificate advisor; content should relate to teaching in higher education and/or teaching within the student’s specific discipline