This graduate certificate is designed for the express purpose of providing those with a master’s degree in an academic discipline the background by which they can increase their effectiveness as post-secondary classroom teachers. By providing this certificate, individuals with a master’s degree need not complete an additional master’s degree (the MEd) but can complete the requirements for the certificate to indicate their mastery of teaching post-secondary students.

Students who successfully earn a Graduate Certificate in College Instruction from EWU should be able to do the following:

• articulate a thorough understanding of structure, functions, and operational systems of a variety of post-secondary institutions;
• complete and log at least 120 hours of activity to meet the internship requirement;
• develop the materials for a course to be taught during an internship;
• discover their own learning and teaching style;
• enhance their repertoire of postsecondary instructional practices;
• establish a mental framework of the history of higher education in the United States;
• finish and submit a portfolio chronicling the work and reflections about the internship
• identify current issues in post-secondary education;
• identify the challenges of postsecondary teaching;
• identify the characteristics of the adult learner;
• interview a post-secondary teacher to gather information about teacher effectiveness;
• list the theories that support the strategies and techniques for teaching adults;
• observe and critique two post-secondary classes using approved criteria and report findings using current presentation software;
• reflect on the nature of effective postsecondary teaching;
• research and write a paper on some historical aspect of post-secondary education and give an oral presentation using current presentation software;
• work under the guidance of a mentor, who will provide supervision during the internship.