Course Timetable and Descriptions

Academic Year 2023-2024

The days and times of Elkana Center courses this academic year can be found via the links below.

Fall 2023 Timetable

Winter 2024 Timetable

Spring 2024 Timetable


Certificate Information & Requirements

Please find information and certificate requirements for:

Course Registration

CEU Doctoral Students: Please register via via SITS. For most doctoral programs, Elkana Center courses can be found under Extracurricular Courses. 

CEU Faculty: Please contact elkanacenter@ceu.edu.  

CIVICA Doctoral Students and Postdoctoral Fellows: Please apply via the ESR Course Catalogue (Successful applicants may be requested to take an additional step to formally register.) 

OSUN Faculty, Doctoral Students, and Colleagues: Please apply through the OSUN DTP Course application form for teaching development courses. For courses in higher education policy and administration, please apply through the OSUN Professional Development for University Administrators application form. (Successful applicants may be requested to take an additional step to formally register.) 


Course Descriptions

Select the links in the table below for course descriptions. 

Note: Please note that not all course sections are open to all participants. Please consult the timetables above to confirm eligibility for specific sections. 

Course # Course Name Eligibility Credits
YELC 6001 Getting Started as a Teaching Assistant  CEU doctoral students 1
YELC 6002 Getting Started Lecturing & Facilitating CEU doctoral students 1
YELC 6101 & 6103 Foundations of Teaching in Higher Education: Seminar & Practicum CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students, faculty, & staff 3
YELC 6105 Learning by Design CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students, faculty, & staff 2
YELC 6107 Creating a Teaching Portfolio CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students 1
YELC 6151 Inquiry-Based Learning: Approaches for Active Learning CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students, faculty, & staff 1
YELC 6152 Game-Based Learning CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students, faculty, & staff 1
YELC 6158 Democratic and Inclusive Teaching & Learning CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students, faculty, & staff 2
YELC 6159 Using an LMS (Moodle) for Teaching and Assessment (not offered AY 23/24)
CEU doctoral students 1
YELC 6160 Supervising Undergraduate Research CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN doctoral students, faculty, & staff 1
YELC 6200 Introduction to Teaching for University Faculty (can be waived) CEU faculty 1
YELC 6201 Teaching in Higher Education for Faculty, Part I CEU faculty 1
YELC 6202 Teaching in Higher Education for Faculty, Part II CEU faculty 1
YELC 6207 Creating a Faculty Teaching Portfolio CEU/ CIVICA/ OSUN faculty 1
YELC 6251 & 6252 Discipline-Specific Pedagogies & the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
CEU/ OSUN faculty 2
YELC 6301 Higher Education Policy for Practitioners CEU/ OSUN doctoral students, staff & faculty 2
YELC 6302 Quality Assurance in Higher Education CEU/ OSUN doctoral students, staff & faculty 2
DOPP 5298 Higher Education Policy Design & Implementation CEU graduate students 2