At The Learning Centre (TLC), in 2018 we rolled out a semester long training course called the Certificate in University Teaching. It embodies 14 exciting weeks of online synchronous and asynchronous sessions sandwiched between a face-to-face launch and closure session of the training course. Participants of this training course are exposed to an ADDIE-themed curriculum. In layman-terms participants are trained in important theoretical and practical skillsets that can empower them to improve the design, delivery and evaluation of the courses that they teach in an authentic instructional design-based learning environment.

Broad areas covered in the training course:

1. Analysis Before Design: Participants are exposed to the building blocks of design as they are introduced to learning and instructional theories.
2. Designing Course Blueprint: Participants are exposed to two common models of instructional design in addition to the framework known as universal design for learning.
3. Developing Courseware: Participants are introduced to web-resources alongside learning technologies at UTT that can empower them to create or curate learning resources for the courses they teach.
4. Implementation & Delivery: Participants are introduced to the learning technologies available at UTT and how participants can use such technologies to facilitate synchronous and asynchronous interactions with their students.
5. Evaluating & Improving: Participants are introduced to the role that assessments of student performance as well as the performance of the course, play in maintaining and improving the quality of their courses.

If you are interested in finding out more about this training course please send an email to the following email addresses: christopher.francique@utt.edu.tt; support.tlc@utt.edu.tt