Community College Teaching and Learning

Online Graduate Certificate Program (CCTL)

The four-course Graduate Certificate in Community College Teaching and Learning (CCTL) at the University of Illinois is designed to increase the teaching effectiveness of community college faculty and build the instructional leadership of supervisory personnel. This curriculum is focused on the effective design and implementation of quality instruction, contemporary instructional technologies, and other instruction using innovations such as peer-based collaboration and active learning strategies.

Courses are highly interactive and provide participants with a foundation of instructional theories, skills, and practices to support existing professional development efforts in community colleges. The CCTL curriculum is a cost-effective professional development model that is accessible to all faculty and instructional leaders in community colleges, irrespective of fields of specialization or location. 

This certificate program is designed for community college faculty and instructional leaders who desire to expand their knowledge and skills in instructional strategies and methods.  The curriculum is also appropriate for faculty supervisors who make decisions about classroom instruction.

A Graduate Certificate of Professional Development will be awarded after completion of 16 credit hours (four 4-hour courses). This certificate can be completed in one year.

 

The Department of HRE is currently accepting applications for the Community College Teaching and Learning online certificate.