HIGHER

TEACHING

CERTIFICATEONLINE SHORT COURSE Learn. Practice. Reflect.

EDUCATION

ABOUTTHIS COURSE

The Higher Education Teaching Certificate aims to give you

the opportunity to engage deeply with and reflect on your

teaching practices, portfolio, and teaching journey in the higher

education (HE) field. Loosely based on the in-person seminar

program currently offered by Harvard’s Derek Bok Center

for Teaching and Learning, you now have the opportunity

to explore the focus areas of pedagogy, course and

assessment design, professional communication, language

and culture of the classroom, and reflections on teaching –

entirely online, from anywhere in the world.

You’ll study various approaches to pedagogy, based on

the most relevant research on how students learn in the

HE context, that will broaden your range of teaching skills,

and help you to create inclusive teaching strategies for your

unique context. At the end of the course you’ll also produce

a written statement encapsulating your teaching philosophy

as well as a teaching portfolio which details your experience

and critical reflections on teaching and learning.

WHAT YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH • Learn to create a positive learning environment, tailored

to your specific learning context through your ability

to execute effective rapport-building techniques

• Complete an effective lesson plan and successfully

deliver a unit of instruction in your chosen discipline

• Address identified learning objectives by selecting

comprehensive formative and summative

assessment techniques

• Design or refine a syllabus featuring assignments that

align with learning goals authentic to your chosen discipline

• Gain an in-depth understanding of your role as

a practitioner and the importance of participating

in a community of practice

• Develop and refine a teaching philosophy and teaching

portfolio which speaks to your personality, discipline,

and context

8 - 10 hours/week of self-paced

learning, entirely online.

8 weeks, excluding

1 week orientation.

$2,400

Installment options available. Tax may be charged on the course fee

depending on your country of residence.

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You have little or no background

in education and want to receive

formalized knowledge around

effective teaching practices

in the higher education context,

in order to advance your career

in the field.

You’re aiming for a promotion

or want to progress within

the ranks of academia

and see this course as

an opportunity to refine your

own unique teaching philosophy

and raise your institutional profile.

You want proof of your knowledge

and abilities in the form of a premier

certificate from Harvard’s Derek Bok

Center for Teaching and Learning,

in association with HarvardX.

THIS COURSEIS FOR YOU IF:

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE? This online course is relevant to existing Educators in higher education, from all disciplines, who want to expand

their teaching skills and gain recognition for their commitment to continuous development. The course is also

invaluable for aspiring Educators who are starting a new career. There are no official entrance requirements

for the course, although it’s best suited to those who have some form of post-secondary education, or a year

or more of work experience in teaching or training.

WHATYOU’LL LEARN

This online short course integrates rich, interactive media such

as videos, infographics, and e-learning activities as well as

traditional didactic components such as written study guides

(course notes). There are also opportunities for collaborative

learning through discussion forums. The following modules

form the holistic approach your learning path takes:

ORIENTATION MODULE

WELCOME TO YOUR ONLINE CAMPUS

One week

You’ll be welcomed aboard with a personal call and get

introduced to your online teaching and technical support

network. Begin connecting with fellow students while

exploring the navigation and tools of your Online Campus.

Be alerted to key milestones in the learning path, and review

how your grades will be calculated and distributed.

MODULE 1

THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNICATION OF KNOWLEDGEIdentify how students across disciplines are taught in order

to transition from novice to expert, discover how reading and

knowledge are understood, constructed, and communicated

across disciplines, and highlight the value of the scientific

method as an approach to teaching and learning.

MODULE 2

HOW LEARNING WORKSExplore key concepts, processes, and theories around

memory, communication, comprehension, motivation,

metacognition, and attention, and recognize the effect of

the “gap between minds” phenomenon, levels of abstraction,

and fluency have on student comprehension. In doing so,

understand when, and why students learn, and how best

to facilitate this learning.

“How do we create online learning experiences that truly allow learners to achieve more? We are excited to announce a new kind of development experience that will lead to more impactful and significant learning outcomes. This is done by bringing together University expertise, the best of digital learning and higher-touch human learning, through an exciting collaboration with GetSmarter.”

PROF. ROBERT A. LUE, FACULTY DIRECTOR

OF THE DEREK BOK CENTER FOR

TEACHING AND LEARNING

MODULE 3

CREATING AN INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTLearn how to implement rapport-building techniques

in order to create a positive, supportive, and inclusive

learning environment. Outline the role of prior knowledge,

implicit and explicit learning contracts, feedback,

and multitasking in setting realistic student expectations.

Show how the universal design for learning (UDL)

framework supports the notion of inclusive teaching.

MODULE 4

LESSON PLANNING AND DELIVERYDemonstrate an understanding of the principles

of backward design. Explore how the backward

design framework, organizational teaching strategies,

and storytelling can be used to promote effective

teaching. Use non-traditional teaching strategies

(such as storytelling) as a method of teaching in order

to engage students and deliver educational

content effectively.

MODULE 5

ENGAGING STUDENTSExplore the theory of active learning and the techniques

of which it’s comprised. Learn how best to engage

students by incorporating active learning methods in

lesson planning. Investigate how to incorporate active

learning activities within your disciplinary context to

address identified learning objectives.

MODULE 6

COURSE AND ASSIGNMENT DESIGNDiscover the principles and tools needed to ensure effective,

relevant, and comprehensive assignment and syllabus

design. Use identified learning goals to ensure alignment

in assignment creation and design relevant grading methods.

Design or modify a comprehensive curriculum or syllabus,

specific to your disciplinary context.

“You’ll walk away from the course at the very least with a higher-order understanding of teaching practices. You will walk away with a vocabulary around teaching, teaching practices, and how to begin or continue conversations around how to be a good teacher.”

ADAM BEAVER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

AT THE BOK CENTER

MODULE 7

USING FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE YOUR TEACHINGDemonstrate an understanding of the different types

of feedback and their associated value. Practice providing

and receiving constructive feedback appropriate to the

given context. Find out how to become a better teacher

by incorporating feedback, as well as how to become

a reflective practitioner. Reflect on your role as an

educational practitioner through the creation

of a teaching philosophy.

MODULE 8

TEACHING PORTFOLIO PREPARATIONExplore the value of, and processes involved in,

developing a teaching philosophy and creating a teaching

portfolio. Assemble a comprehensive teaching portfolio

that acts as a testament to your current experience,

goals, and skills as a teacher. Assess the strength of your

teaching portfolio as a reflection of both your discipline

and personal teaching style. Present your completed

teaching portfolio.

ONGOING PROJECT

DEVELOP A TEACHING PORTFOLIOAs an ongoing project in this course, you will create

the materials to be included in the teaching portfolio

which will be assembled in the final module (Module 8)

of the course. This teaching portfolio will be a portfolio

of evidence which supports and acts as a testament

of your experience, skills, and teaching ability. As such,

the portfolio will include materials such as a 300- to

400-word submission on teaching and learning within

your discipline, a sample assignment that effectively

tests identified learning goals, a syllabus that has been

modified or designed from scratch, and a statement

explaining your teaching philosophy.

The education market is rapidly developing in the US due to the demand for e-learning and quality learning. According to the research, the education market is expected to reach $2,040 billion by 2026.*

*GLOBALNEWSWIRE (APR, 2018).

WHO YOU’LL LEARN FROM

YOUR COURSE CONVENERS These subject-matter experts from Harvard’s Bok Center guide the course design. You’ll also learn from several

of these thought leaders through engaging video content.

ROBERT A. LUEProfessor in the Department of

Molecular and Cellular Biology and

the Richard L. Menschel Faculty

Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and

Learning at Harvard University, where Robert is

responsible for fostering innovative teaching in the

Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and elevating its

profile on campus. Robert earned his Ph.D. in biology

from Harvard and has taught undergraduate courses

since 1988, garnering recognition as one of Harvard’s

foremost leaders in undergraduate education.

Robert has a longstanding commitment to

interdisciplinary teaching and research. From 2004

to 2015, he served as the Director of Life Sciences

Education at Harvard, where he led a complete

redesign of the introductory curriculum that created

some of the largest and most popular science

courses on campus.

In 2012, Robert’s extensive work on using technology

to enhance learning took a new direction when

he became the faculty director of HarvardX.

At HarvardX, the university-wide initiative that

includes the edX partnership in online education

with MIT, Robert helps to shape the University’s

engagement in online learning in a way that

reinforces its commitment to teaching excellence

and works to expand its reach and impact globally.

In addition, as the faculty director of the Harvard

Ed Portal, Robert oversees the integration of

undergraduate education with community outreach

on Harvard’s Allston campus.

YOUR SUCCESS TEAMHarvard’s Bok Center, in association with

HarvardX, is collaborating with GetSmarter

to deliver this online professional development

experience, that offers a highly-supported,

personalized approach to online education.

HEAD TUTOR

A subject expert who’ll guide you

through content-related challenges.

SUCCESS MANAGER

Your one-on-one support available

during University hours to resolve

technical and administrative challenges.

GLOBAL SUCCESS TEAM

Available 24/7 to solve your tech-related

and administrative queries and concerns.

ADAM BEAVER

As Associate Director for Teaching

and Learning, Adam Beaver works

primarily with faculty and graduate

students in the humanities,

social sciences, and Gen Ed. Trained as a Renaissance

historian, Adam is especially attuned to what we can

learn from the deep history of universities, including the

different kinds of intellectual practices and communities

which have inhabited them. Rather than see recent

trends in higher education, from the digital revolution

to the shift towards active learning techniques,

as moments of rupture which render established

practices (like lectures) obsolete, Adam is interested

in thinking with teachers about the best way to blend

different kinds of techniques and exercises into

a bespoke style that works for each individual

instructor and course.

Before coming to the Bok Center, Adam was

an assistant professor of History at Princeton.

He received his AB, AM, and Ph.D. from Harvard,

as well as his MSt from the University of Oxford.

PAMELA POLLOCK

As Associate Director for

Professional and Scholarly

Development, Pamela Pollock

provides leadership for many of the Bok Center’s

professional and scholarly development offerings for

graduate students, including the Bok Seminars,

the Bok Center Teaching Certificate, the Professional

Communication Program for International Teachers

and Scholars and the Harvard Horizons mentoring

program. She has over a decade of experience

in graduate student program development and is

passionate about scholarly communication,

teaching and learning. Pamela holds a Ph.D.

in Learning, Teaching and Social Policy from Cornell

University, a MA in Foreign Language Education

from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BA

in Spanish from Bryn Mawr College.

DAVID LEVARI As a doctoral student in social

psychology working in the Harvard

University Department of Psychology,

David has two main research projects:

how context affects mental category boundaries

and the relationship between task performance

and advice quality. David’s research has been funded

by the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching,

and he was formerly a Departmental Teaching Fellow

for the Psychology Department at Harvard University.

AN UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION

Harvard’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and HarvardX are collaborating with online education

company GetSmarter to create a new class of learning experience that is higher-touch, intimate, and truly

transformative. Prof. Robert Lue, Faculty Director of the Bok Center, believes that in addition to a focus

on the quality of content, an online learning model built on human mentorship and performance coaching,

administrative and academic support, individualized assessment feedback, and rich social interaction

with peers, “leads to much more impactful and significant learning outcomes.”

WHAT IS HARVARD’S BOK CENTER? The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning was originally founded in 1975 as the Harvard-Danforth Center.

Its mission is to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at Harvard, and across the world, by fostering

experimentation, innovation, and evidence-based practices. Harvard’s Bok Center makes this possible through a diverse

range of initiatives and learning opportunities that support a culture of discovery, creativity and educational research.

WHAT IS HARVARDX? HarvardX is the strategic online learning initiative overseen by Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances

in Learning, which since 2012 has brought the best of the University’s various schools to learners across the

world. With a focus on developing ever more innovative ways to support learning online, HarvardX’s work with

GetSmarter establishes a new standard for combining world-class content with a fully supported

and high-touch experience.

WHAT IS GETSMARTER? GetSmarter, a brand of 2U, Inc., is a digital education company that partners with the world’s leading

universities to select, design and deliver premium online short courses with a data-driven focus on learning

gain. Technology meets academic rigor in our people-mediated model which enables lifelong learners

across the globe to obtain industry-relevant skills that are certified by the world’s most reputable

academic institutions.

ENHANCING THE QUALITY

OF TEACHING AND

LEARNING AT HARVARD

THE DEREK BOK CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

HOW YOU’LL LEARN

This course integrates rich, interactive media,

traditional didactic components, and opportunities

for collaborative learning, to deliver a high-

engagement learning experience:

• Work through your downloadable and online

instructional material

• Interact with your peers and tutors through weekly

class-wide forums and small group discussions

• Enjoy a wide range of interactive content, including

video lectures, infographics, live polls, and more

• Complete microteaching sessions to facilitate

reflection on your teaching

• Apply what you learn each week to quiz

assessments and ongoing project submissions,

culminating in the design of your own multimedia

learning activity

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Important: This course requires that you have access

to a device that is able to record video with audio.

You will need to upload your recorded videos to the

internet as part of your assessment for this course.

In order to complete a course, you will need

a current email account and access to a computer

and the internet. You should be familiar with using

a computer and accessing the internet, as you may

need to be able to read documents in Adobe PDF

Reader, view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations,

and read and create documents in Microsoft Word.

In addition, you will need to install Adobe Flash

Player to view the video lectures, resources

and activities available in each course module.

Both Adobe applications are available for download:

Click here for Adobe Reader

Click here for Adobe Flash Player

BROWSER REQUIREMENTS

We recommend that you use Google Chrome as

your internet browser when accessing the Online

Campus. Although this is not a requirement,

we have found that this browser performs best

for ease of access to course material. This browser

can be downloaded from the following website:

https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Certain courses may require additional software and

resources. These additional software and resource

requirements will be communicated to you upon

registration and/or at the beginning of the course.

Please note that Google, Vimeo and Youtube may

be used in our course delivery, and if these services

are blocked in your jurisdiction, you may have

difficulty in accessing course content. Please check

with a course consultant before registering for this

course if you have any concerns about this affecting

your experience with the Online Campus.

REGISTER NOW

HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING CERTIFICATE

ONLINE SHORT COURSE

Ready to refine your teaching philosophy?

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