Program Overview

Introduction to the Centre for Transformative Learning

The Centre for Transformative Learning at the University of Limerick is dedicated to enhancing the professional practice of those who teach in higher education. The centre offers a range of professional development activities, including accredited and non-accredited courses, to develop expertise in teaching, learning, and assessment.

Accredited CPD: Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Higher Education

The Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching, Learning & Assessment in Higher Education is a 30 ECTS one-year, part-time programme. It aims to enhance the professional practice of those who teach in higher education by providing high-level, scholarly, and practice-based professional development. The programme equips participants with a range of skills, competencies, insights, and capacities to bring the highest quality teaching, learning, and assessment experiences to their students, while also managing and progressing their own scholarly careers.

Non-Accredited CPD

The centre also offers non-accredited CPD courses, including:

• Learning Technology Forum professional development series
• Learning Technology Forum Resources
• Essentials of E-moderating
• Essentials of Teaching and Learning Online

These courses are designed to support the development of digital capacity, one of the main five domains of the National Professional Development Framework (PDF) for all staff who teach in higher education.

Digital Education

The Centre for Transformative Learning contributes to developing digital capacity through a range of professional development activities. Personal and professional digital capacity is essential for staff who teach in higher education, and the centre's programmes and courses are designed to support this development.

University of Limerick

The University of Limerick is committed to providing high-quality education and professional development opportunities for its staff and students. The Centre for Transformative Learning is an integral part of this commitment, offering a range of programmes and courses to support the development of teaching, learning, and assessment expertise.