Digital Certificate

The Specialist in Student-Centered College Teaching certificate recognizes those at UC San Diego who have engaged with extensive pedagogy training to develop and refine a deep understanding of student-centered teaching practices and course design to implement as an instructor of record.

In order to achieve the Specialist certificate level, participants actively engaged in a minimum of 40 total hours of advanced pedagogical training which prepared them to utilize evidence-based practices to guide student learning, navigate teaching decisions and implement strategies to create an equitable learning experience, and implement a deep understanding of student-centered teaching practices and course design as an instructor of record. This training involved completion of either the Foundations of Teaching Badge or Practitioner level, in addition to the quarter-long Advanced College Teaching (ACT) course and submission of a final reflection and course syllabus. 

The specific learning outcomes achieved in this training can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/specialist-outcomes