Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education for GTAs

This information is for the 2015/16 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Claudine Provencher (Teaching and Learning Centre)

Availability

All participants will be working as graduate teaching assistants and must be teaching a minimum of 20 contact hours at LSE during the academic year of enrolment.

Pre-requisites

Participants will be asked to complete an initial task before being enrolled.

Course content

The course has two levels, Associate and Full, both of which are built around a series of workshops, practical assignments and teaching observations.

Associate level (Year One) requires the completion of modules on:

• small group teaching;
• evaluating teaching;
• student learning.

Successful participants will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Associate level and are eligible for HEA accreditation at the Associate Fellow level.

Full level (Year Two) requires the completion of modules on:

• assessment and feedback;
• course design.

Successful participants will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Full level and are eligible for HEA accreditation at the Fellow level.

Teaching

All events follow the dates of the LSE teaching year. Further details can be found at Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education for GTAs.

Assessment

Participants are required to submit a portfolio of their course work in either June or November which will be assessed.