Micro-credentials

The modules/micro-credentials within our current listing are (all at 10 ECTS, NFQ Level 9): 

CEL263 Learning Technologies

This module provides a broad ranging overview of technologies and how they can be used to support teaching and learning in higher education. There will be an introduction to some of the underlying and emerging theoretical and critical perspectives, but much of the focus will be on practical implementation and learning from case studies and examples.

Topics to be explored include: digital video and audio production; interactive multimedia for online learning; assessment and feedback tools; open educational resources; learning analytics and the ‘surveillance’ debate; developing students’ digital skills; new and emerging technologies in higher education (eg VR/AR); technologies for creativity and experimentation; ethics, empowerment, and responsibility in educational technology.

The module is organised as a series of stand-alone workshops; including guest lecturers, online resources, demonstrations, discussion, research and reflection.  In particular; students of this modules will be encouraged to apply their learning to teaching and learning in their own subject area and engage actively in debate and discussion on these topics.

CEL264 Supporting Student Learning

This module covers a wide range of topics that are relevant to student academic success. Many of these are contextual factors that can serve as barriers or stressors for students, whilst others might be enablers of success. Participants explore these aspects together as a group and are informed by a number of guest speakers, from across the wide range of support services in the university, as well as by engaging with the literature and current policy debates

There is scope for discussion, discovery, and analysis, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. All discussions in class, and in the online discussion area, are private, within the group and the course team. This offers a safe space for honest and open discussion, with empathy and respect for one another.

CEL277 Independent Study 

This is an independent study module, allowing participants to design and undertake a small-scale enquiry of their own choosing. A variety of topics and approaches is possible, and whilst there are no taught sessions, an information meeting will be held early in the academic year for those interested in pursuing their own project. Essential information is provided via Canvas. The module runs across the academic year, to allow colleagues to join on a rolling basis to suit workload constraints.

CEL6102 Teaching Online

Teaching and designing online courses can often be challenging. This course will explore the theory and practical design of blended and online teaching. The learning activities and the aligned assessments represent a weaving together of two aspects: a personal journey captured in your individual assignments, and a collective endeavour demonstrated through active online discussion. This second dimension requires that you participate in online tutorial sessions and engage in peer review and online collaboration. In doing so, you will gain a direct perspective on the experience of being an online learner.

CEL6103 Research Supervision & Development

The curriculum falls in two parts: an initial focus on your own research career development, before undertaking a detailed exploration of postgraduate supervision practices.

CEL6108 Collegiality, Leadership & Management

An overview and exploration of a number of key dimensions of leading and managing in teaching and learning in higher education.

CEL6109 Sustainability in the Curriculum

This module aims to unpack the varying definitions and principles of the concept of sustainability and provides a space for participants to embed sustainability into their own teaching and learning practice.

Topics to be explored include pedagogical approaches for sustainability; teaching techniques for embedding sustainability into the curriculum; digital tools for embedding the SDGS into university modules; learning how to provide safer spaces for students to voice fears and anxieties about the climate crisis. Participants  of this module will be encouraged to apply their learning in their own subject area.