Centre for Teaching Excellence

Certificate in University Teaching and Learning

The Capilano University Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (CUTL) provides a professional development framework for faculty to develop, reflect, and deliver effective learning experiences that are evidence-based, pedagogically informed, and inclusive to diverse learners.    

The Certificate consists of six workshops (five core, one elective) offering you the chance to grow your skills and practice through reflection and conversations with peers, all at no cost to you. Throughout the program, you will increase your understanding of assessment, develop instructional skills to promote active learning, create inclusive learning environments and relationships, utilize scholarly research about teaching and learning in your own practice, and reflect upon your teaching philosophy to develop a teaching portfolio for your own career development and advancement.   

You can sign up to complete the six facilitated workshops in the Certificate over as little at 11 months, decide to move at your own pace over a longer period, or even take the individual facilitated workshop series of interest to you without having to commit to completing the entire Certificate.   

CapU Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (CUTL) Cohort Program Terms of Reference (Updated January 2025)

Core Principles

• Learning-Centred
  Focusing on the process of learning and co-creation of knowledge through a decolonizing approach.
• Evidence-Informed
  Building on scholarly teaching, effective learning strategies, and Indigenous ways of knowing & being.
• Inclusive & Equity-focused
  Recognizing the importance of inclusiveness and anti-racist education in line with Capilano’s commitment to Reconciliation.
• Supportive & Collaborative
  Creating supportive environments for experimentation and innovation in teaching and learning. 

Learning Outcomes​

• Design and deliver effective, engaging, and evidence-based learning experiences.   
• Develop inclusive teaching practices that are informed by principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization and Indigenization. 
• Develop methods of feedback and assessment for, of and as learning that support course learning outcomes.     
• Reflect on and document your teaching and learning values, beliefs, and practices. 
• Engage in the scholarly inquiry of teaching and learning to inform your teaching practice. 

Core Workshops

• Instructional Skills Workshop 
• Teaching Portfolios 
• Inclusive Teaching Practices 
• Assessment & Feedback  
• Scholarly Inquiry 

Electives (2024-25) 

• Peer Observation of Teaching 
• FLC on Current Topics in Teaching & Learning
• Teaching Squares 

*The electives are subject to change each year.