Spring registration for the EDUCATN courses will open on April 1st, 2022

Spring 2022 Course Registration Opens April 1^st for the Teaching and Learning Certificates of Completion Program Courses

The Teaching and Learning Certificates of Completion Program opens April 1^st at 8:30 AM for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Students and fellows may earn one, or both, of the following certificates of completion throughout their studies:

Teaching and Learning Foundations Certificate of Completion

(1)        EDUCATN 600: Essential Skills in Teaching and Learning (I) [No prerequisites]

• The course is a mix of synchronous and asynchronous online learning. The synchronous sessions for the Spring term are:
  • Tuesday, May 10, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
  • Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
  • Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

(2)        EDUCATN 650: Peer-Evaluated Teaching Experience [No prerequisites]

• The course is in-person. The sessions for the Spring term are:
  • Monday, May 9th, 2022 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM [Full Class]
  • Monday, May 16th, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 PM [Small Group A]
  • Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 PM [Small Group B]
  • Wednesday, May 25^th, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 PM [Small Group B]
  • Monday, May 30^th 2022 12:30 – 4:30 PM [Small Group A]
  • Wednesday June 1^st, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 PM [Small Group B]
  • Monday, June 6^th, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 PM [Small Group A]

Teaching and Learning Scholar Certificate of Completion

The two Teaching and Learning Foundations Certificate of Completion courses (i.e., EDUCATN 600 and EDUCATN 650), PLUS…

(1)        EDUCATN 700: Essential Skills in Teaching and Learning (II)[Prerequisite: EDUCATN 600] 

• The course is a mix of synchronous and asynchronous online learning. The synchronous sessions for the Spring term are:
  • Thursday, May 12, 2022 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Thursday, June 16, 2022 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Thursday, July 28, 2022 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

(2)        EDUCATN 760: Self-Directed Study [Prerequisites: EDUCATN 600 & EDUCATN 650]

• This course will largely take place asynchronously, with two required synchronous instructor check-ins and optional synchronous class sessions at dates/times decided on by the group.

EDUCATN 750/751 will not be offered during the Spring 2022 term.

Graduate students can register for the courses through Mosaic. Postdoctoral fellows can register for them by emailing Emily Hynes (hynese@mcmaster.ca) and requesting that their name be added to a class list. Registration is first come, first served.

For more information, please visit:

https://teaching.mcmaster.ca/whoweworkwith/students/teaching-learning-certificates-of-completion-program/