UBC Faculty SoTL Leadership Program: UBC Faculty Certificate on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

There is a growing recognition of the increasing complexity of academic work, as well as the need for university teachers to develop a scholarly approach toward their teaching. To prepare university teachers for the curricula and pedagogical challenges of the 21st Century, many universities have developed structured programs of study that focus on scholarly and learning-centred teaching approaches as part of developing a critically reflective practice.  In response to the scholarly and professional needs of university teachers, the UBC Faculty Certificate Program on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (HE) was initiated in 1998.

Faculty Certificate Program Graduation Gallery 1999 – present (click above)

This innovative mixed-mode (face-to-face/online) Certificate program has been designed to adapt to the curricula and pedagogical needs of university teachers from multidisciplinary settings. The Certificate program integrates theory with practice and is developed around a cohort model. The primary goal of this program is to enhance the scholarship of teaching and learning in multi-national and disciplinary settings. Furthermore, the certificate program prepares faculty for leadership roles in broader curricula and pedagogical matters.

Graduates of the program include Killam and 3M teaching award winners, and professors from a wide range of disciplines and academic ranks. Each year, President Stephen Toope awards certificates to graduating faculty members at Green College.

• UBC Context for Teaching and Learning
• Scholarly Approaches to Teaching and Learning: Theory-Practice Implications
• Development and Implementation of a Faculty Certificate Program on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Learning-Centered Framework
• Program of Study: The UBC Certificate on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Research Activity: Program Development and Evaluation
• Administrative and Application Details
• Summary

Resources

• Graduation video with UBC President Stephen Toope: Graduation Video
• Download the complete list of graduates (DOC).
• Download the tentative 2012-13 Program Schedule (PDF).