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Design and planning of quality teaching
Design and planning of quality teaching
Overview
This micro-credential enables participants to understand the foundations of quality teaching in Higher Education and differentiate between traditional approaches and student-centered learning models. It analyzes pedagogical models such as active learning, project-based learning, flipped classrooms, and collaborative learning, evaluating their application in university teaching. Furthermore, it equips participants to design internally coherent course planning, integrate transversal skills, and use course syllabi as a link between the verification report and course programming.
- Understanding the fundamentals of quality teaching in Higher Education and the differences between traditional teaching and learning-centered teaching.
- Analyze pedagogical models and didactic approaches (active learning, project-based learning, flipped classroom, collaborative learning) and assess their application in university teaching.
- Design the teaching plan for a subject: learning objectives or outcomes, content, strategies, activities and evaluation, with internal coherence.
- Integrate transversal skills (critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, etc.) into planning.
- Use the Teaching Guides as a link between the verification memory and the teaching program of the subjects.
To access the microcredential, you will need to:
- To hold an official Spanish university degree or another degree issued by a higher education institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area, which qualifies for access to master's level studies in that State.
- Holding a degree issued by an educational system outside the European Higher Education Area without official recognition or a declaration of equivalence. In these cases, the academic director will submit a report to the Academic Committee, which will authorize or deny admission. Under no circumstances will authorization imply official recognition of the foreign degree, nor its recognition for any purpose other than pursuing postgraduate studies at the ULL.
- Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
- Being a teaching and research staff member of the University of La Laguna.
Academic program
- Foundation of quality teaching in Higher Education
- Pedagogical models and didactic approaches
- Curriculum design and teaching planning
The training activities to be carried out during the delivery of the micro-credential will be:
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Practical classes: sessions of practical application of the content developed in the theoretical classes, through the resolution of exercises, problems or theoretical-practical scenarios.
- Work: preparation of a study, essay, work… proposed in the subject, either individually or in a group following established guidelines.
- Presentations, debates and defenses of works and projects: activity through which students present works, exercises, projects… based on established criteria, demonstrating sufficiency and maturity in the acquisition of the planned competencies.
- Tutoring (individual, group…): activity in which the teaching staff attends to, facilitates and guides one or more students in the training process.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
The methodology will combine the presentation of content (micro-lessons in video) by the teachers with the development of tasks, in which the application of the acquired knowledge will be encouraged.
Specifically, the methodologies are as follows:
- Lectures/expository method: presentation or explanation by the teaching staff. Video micro-lessons.
- Practical classes: activities supervised by the teaching staff in the classroom, laboratories, and clinics. Practical activities in online forums and quizzes.
- Individual work: individual preparation of assignments/projects/reports, portfolio. Individual work through the virtual classroom.
- Tutoring: an instructional period in which teachers and students interact to review and discuss materials and topics presented in class. Online tutoring
- Active methodologies: cooperative learning, problem-solving… These are aimed at making learning a participatory process and are based on student engagement. Active learning through digital resources.
The course will be delivered entirely online, asynchronously, through the virtual classroom. Multimedia materials, discussion forums, self-assessment quizzes, and personalized online tutoring will be used.
The microcredential will have an assessment system (AS) based on the following assessment tests to demonstrate the acquisition of learning outcomes and the development of the skills foreseen in the subject
- Objective tests: multiple-choice questionnaires covering different parts of the content.
- Case studies, exercises, and problems. Task 1: Curricular connections + prior knowledge.
- Case studies, exercises, and problems. Task 2: Alignment of curriculum components.
- Case studies, exercises, and problems. Task 3: Learning theories in practice.
- Case studies, exercises, and problems. Task 4: Identifying errors in a curriculum design.
General information
Credits: 1,5
Duration: 20/11/2025 – 28/11/2025
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: ULL Virtual Campus
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
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