Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education for GTAs
This information is for the 2014/15 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 1) 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 2) 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.
Assessment
Participants are required to submit their portfolios and projects at the end of Summer Term.