Program focus:

The Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning program is designed to support faculty in developing the strategies and skills needed to improve teaching and maximize student learning across higher education institutions in Oman.

Program goals:

Recipients of the Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Program have demonstrated the ability to:

• Apply instructional strategies suggested in current research and pedagogical literature related to; learner-centered education; development of critical thinking skills, establishment of appropriate learning goals at the course and program levels, and development of appropriate assessments to measure student achievement of those goals.
• Use the SQU course outline to align university graduate attributes, program outcomes, learning objectives, teaching and learning activities, materials, assessment tools, and feedback.
• Apply the principles of active learning.
• Reflect on teaching practice to describe the correlation between course climate and student learning.
• Give effective feedback to fellow teachers.
• Prepare a capstone portfolio (a work in progress throughout teaching career) to highlight student centered courses, active teaching strategies, and authentic assessments of student learning at the course and program levels.

Program Structure:

The Certificate in College Teaching Program offers modular workshops focused on the following topics:

• Introductory workshop for all participants focused on effective integrated course design models and outcome based learning objectives,
• Teaching with Technology
• Student-centered active teaching and learning environment
• Outcome-based learning objectives for programs and courses
• Rubric Design
• Research-based teaching
• Authentic assessment and data analysis
• Teaching with Cases
• Problem-based Learning
• Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum
• Student supervision
• Teaching Portfolio

Each workshop certificate will state the credits of study in the required topic to which it can be applied.

1)CHTL Faculty fellow:

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Sultan Qaboos University provides services to academic faculty, thus enhancing the quality of teaching and learning first at SQU, then at both public and private higher education institutions nationally. CETL also makes visible the intellectual work of teaching while recognizing excellent Faculty Fellows across the SQU Colleges. 

The Faculty Fellows of CETL are expected to assume the following responsibilities: 

• Conducting peer consultation
• Modeling and promoting teaching excellence 
• Developing outcome-based learning objectives
• Promoting innovation in teaching 
• Promoting student success 
• Linking the College to the Center
• Conducting workshops
• Promoting center activities and events
• Committee participation  

In addition, CETL provides other services to SQU Colleges and faculty. These services include development of workshops specific to the requests of individual academic programs, classroom observation, confidential consultation, syllabus and assessment review, along with print and electronic resources. Faculty Fellows Program  recognizes faculty who use excellent teaching/learning strategies derived from classroom-based research and who will be trained to act as college and program consultants. CETL staff will work with administration and faculty to assess both curriculum/teaching changes as well as document the impact these changes have on student learning. This collaborative evaluation process  include the establishment of performance goals, assessment criteria, identification or design of assessment tools, data collection, and reporting.

2)CHETL Requirements:

The following 3 components must be successfully completed by each participant with 2-3 years:

• Workshop completion:  28 credits in workshop.

• Peer Assessment

               -Complete peer review as the reviewer

• Portfolio completion and submission

1. Philosophical and theoretical foundations of your teaching
2.  Course Outline/Syllabus for one or more courses including course goals, outcome-based learning objectives, course assessment tools and related rubrics.
3. One classroom-based research analysis with instructional or assessment changes
4. One new lesson plan with active, student-centered teaching strategies, course documents and artifacts
5. Sample course assignments and activities to promote student critical thinking skills.
6. Any work required for a workshop certificate
7. Personal reflection on student learning that includes an analysis of student evaluations of the course and teaching
8. Workshop certificates.

            There will be a charge (To be determined) for the portfolio review due at the time of submission.

            CHETL Credit Assignment Submission Procedures

            Applying for CHETL

Summer school for teaching faculty: Designing Hyflex and Competency Based Learning (16-20 July 2023) (coming soon)

Reimagine Teaching to Maximize Student Learning Conference(2020).

   Sultan Qaboos University.

      Saltant of Oman, Muscat (alkawd).

      CETL, SQU, 50, pc: 123

 Working Hours: Sun – Thu

                                 from (8 am to 4 pm).

 Telephone No: (+ 968) 24141025

 Email: cetl@squ.edu.com