Teaching in Innovative Learning Environments

This micro-credential is designed for currently practising educators in the K-12 sector and other practitioners (including architects, educational consultants and administrators) who are seeking the skills to lead change in schools.

It's ideal for those applying for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers certification as it provides evidence of achievement against Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) standards.

To be eligible for this course, you need to be either:

• A currently practising K-12 educator, or
• A practitioner with knowledge of and access to an educational setting.

This micro-credential is led by the Learning Environment Applied Research Network (LEaRN), a multidisciplinary community of scholars investigating the impact of learning spaces. Content has been developed in consultation with leading practitioners in the education, architecture and design sectors.

It will give you a deeper understanding of effective teaching practices in innovative learning environments, enabling you to extend your teaching, positively influence student outcomes, and lead broader change in schools.

This course is aligned with the AITSL standards of professional knowledge, practice and engagement, and provides evidence of achievement for educators applying for Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers certification.

By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of how to effectively teach and lead within innovative learning environments. You'll be able to:

• Identify the opportunities and challenges of enacting pedagogical practices in innovative learning environments.
• Acquire appropriate knowledge of strategies and tools to support effective teaching practices in innovative learning environments.

This course runs for eight weeks.

Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:

• 6 hours of guided learning
• 26 hours self-guided study
• 10 hours of assessment tasks.

Assessment:

• Discussion board commentary reflecting on how innovative learning environments can extend teaching and pedagogical practices in innovative ways (30%)
• An Action Plan for the implementation of one spatial strategy and/or tool (50%)
• Evaluation and review of an Action Plan for one of your peers (20%).

Once you've successfully completed this course, you will be awarded your Teaching in Innovative Learning Environments micro-credential. This digital certificate will warrant the achievement of knowledge, skills and capabilities outlined in the learning outcomes. It may also include artefacts (such as videos and written material) related to both experiential and work-integrated learning, including translatable assessment that is practical to your professional life. You can also share your micro-credential digitally and via social media by adding it to your personal platforms, such as LinkedIn. See example certificate.

Teaching in Innovative Learning Environments can be taken as a stand-alone course or complemented with any other micro-credential in the Leading Change in Learning Environments series to deepen your knowledge and skills.

It also provides a pathway – otherwise known as advanced standing – into the Master of Education. To use it this way, you need to complete all four micro-credentials in the Leading Change in Learning Environments series, then apply for credit towards the masters.

The series includes:

• Designing Environments for Modern Learning
• Teachers' Transition to Innovative Spaces
• Schools’ Transition to Innovative Spaces
• Teaching in Innovative Learning Environments

This is a highly flexible course designed to provide you with a rich and effective learning experience.

Within our innovative online environment, you’ll learn alongside fellow education professionals and engage with guided and independent learning tasks such as videos, workshops, and interactive peer activities as well as reflective exercises and reading.

The course's fully online delivery offers a convenient way to develop your skill set, from a location that suits you.

This micro-credential will expire seven years from the date of issue as particular knowledge and/or skills may need to be updated or refreshed.