Courses
🔒 For Instructors New To SMU
You would be required to go through the four Digital Readiness for Teaching and Learning (DRTL) essential courses at your own time, place, and pace within the first year of joining SMU. These four courses will provide a broad overview of teaching online in the SMU context before you try out other pedagogical approaches and tools.
These courses will replace the Emergency Preparedness for Teaching and Learning (EPTL) Workshop.
Recommended Courses
CTE 'Learning on Demand' Online Courses
These flexible, bite-sized modules aim to support instructors with varying levels of experience, familiarity, and interest in digital learning.
DEC - Certificate in AI for Higher Education
This 20-hour course equips education professionals with the knowledge and skills to integrate AI effectively into higher education, driving innovation while maintaining academic integrity. Each lesson is practical, focused, and directly applicable to your work.
LearnLab - Building Expertise in Learning Engineering
Developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s LearnLab, this online program offers self-paced certificate courses in learning engineering. Faculty, educational researchers, and learning designers/technologists can explore evidence-based strategies such as active learning and collaborative pedagogy, while also engaging with advanced topics including learning analytics, AI-driven personalisation, and experimental evaluation. The courses blend expert instruction, practical projects, and community discussion, helping participants apply research-informed approaches directly to teaching and learning design.
CTE 'Learning on Demand' Online Courses
As we enter the next phase of SMU's digital transformation journey, we aim to invest in faculty development by putting in place differentiated programmes to support instructors with varying levels of experience, familiarity, and interest in digital learning. Through these online courses, we hope to create and curate a growing list of “Flexible, Bite-sized, and Modular” learning courses for you. Do check out our new courses from time to time. For all enquires or feedback, please reach out to us at cte@smu.edu.sg. Let’s get started on this faculty development journey together!
