Learn to teach diverse student groups!
How does your teaching and learning philosophy affect the success of your learners? In this course, you will gain insight into how your own values and teaching style directly impacts the way your students learn and ultimately whether they achieve their goals. Through self-reflection, you will learn new ways to teach diverse student groups and individuals. Download course brochure.
You can study fees-free
From 1 January 2018, tertiary education will be fees-free for eligible first-time tertiary students on programmes level 3 and above. You may be eligible to study this course fee-free. Find out if you’re eligible for free study.
Benefits to you
Discover your learning style
Learn how to recognise and articulate how your learning philosophy influences your teaching practices.
Learn appropriate teaching techniques
Understand which teaching style to use depending on the student’s needs and abilities. Learn teaching strategies for a diverse range of learners.
Pre-requisite courses
To study this course, you must first complete the pre-requisite course, Learner Centred Practice.
Course details
- Level: 5
- Credit: 15
- Course fee: $608.26 (domestic students). Includes GST.
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Indicative hours per week: 15
- EFTS: 0.125
How long will it take?
This course is delivered over 10 weeks. NZQA guidelines suggest up to 150 hours of total study time for a 15 credit course. So to complete this course successfully in the 10 weeks you must be prepared to devote approximately 15 hours per week to your study. Depending on your previous academic online experience and course level this may vary to a certain degree.
If you want to study as a full-time student you can enrol on more than one course at a time. Please speak to one of our enrolment coordinators for more information on 0800 328 269 or refer to https://www.studylink.govt.nz/about-studylink/glossary/full-time-definition.html
Course Requirement
If you wish to study the New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5) you will need to have access to a group of at least 6 adult learners in order to complete your course activities and required assessments. For this course, you will be required to deliver two sessions to a group of adult learners throughout the course. These are graded assessments which require you to teach a group of at least six adult students over a 30-minute time frame. If you do not have access to a group of adult students, you will be unable to successfully complete the course.
You must be working with learners in a post‐secondary environment and must meet the requirements of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
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Course Providers
eCampus NZ is offered by eight of New Zealand’s major tertiary providers including:
All qualifications will be awarded by one of these providers. Courses completed through eCampus NZ are industry recognised and accepted by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Graduates will receive a certificate or diploma from the institution in which they enrolled, and if offered, may receive it at the institute’s graduation ceremony.