Professional Development Calendar 2026-27
The Learning Teaching Assessment (LTA) team is offering the following programmes, micro-credentials, modules and digital badges for TU Dublin staff in 2026-27:
- Assessment and Feedback (10 ECTS) (Start in May)
- Assessment and Feedback in Practice (5 ECTS) (Start in September or January)
- Curriculum Design (10 ECTS) (Start in May)
- Curriculum Design in Practice (5 ECTS) (Start in September or January)
- Digital Badge in GenAI for Teaching and Learning mini-course (Start in October, January or April)
- Digital Badge in Understanding University Learning and Teaching mini-course (Start in November or February)
- Higher Education Practice Action Research Project (20 ECTS) (Start in September)
- Postgraduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (30 ECTS) (Start in September or January)
- Strategies of Teaching and Learning (10 ECTS) (Start in October)
- Supervising Taught Dissertations and Projects (5 ECTS) (Start in May)
- Supporting Practice-Based Learning (5 ECTS) (Start in June)
- Supporting Student Success (10 ECTS) (Start in May)
- Supporting Student Success in Practice (5 ECTS) (Start in September or January)
- Technology Enabled Learning, Teaching and Assessment (5 ECTS) (Start in October)
- Universal Design for Learning (5 ECTS) (Start in June)
Further details, including specific dates, times, lecturers, description and links to apply are provided in the table below, ordered by start date.
If you need any further information, please contact theLearning Teaching Assessment (LTA) team.
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8 September 2026 |
Higher Education Practice Action Research Project (20 ECTS) This is the final capstone module for students completing the MA in Higher Education Practice. Registration is restricted to participants who have completed 70 ECTS credits of relevant credits previously. |
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15 September 2026 |
Curriculum Design in Practice (5 ECTS) Assessment and Feedback in Practice (5 ECTS) Supporting Student Success in Practice (5 ECTS) Registration on these In-Practice micro-credentials is restricted to previous participants in Deep Dive micro-credentials. These modules are offered in every semester. |
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23 September 2026 |
Postgraduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (30 ECTS) Apply here. Only TU Dublin staff can register for this programme. This is offered to separate intakes in semester 1 and semester 2. This is the semester 1 offering. |
This course runs on Wednesday mornings from 10am to 1pm from 23 September to 9 December 2026.
Approximately half of the classes are online and half are in Grangegorman. |
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27 October 2027 |
Strategies of Teaching and Learning (10 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This deep-dive micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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27 October 2026 |
Digital Badge in GenAI for Teaching and Learning mini-course Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This is the first of three offerings of this Digital Badge mini-course in 2026-27. |
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29 October 2026 |
Technology Enabled Learning, Teaching and Assessment (5 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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9 November 2026 |
Digital Badge in Understanding University Learning and Teaching mini-course Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This is the first of two offerings of this Digital Badge mini-course in 2026-27. |
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19 January 2027 |
Curriculum Design in Practice (5 ECTS) Assessment and Feedback in Practice (5 ECTS) Supporting Student Success in Practice (5 ECTS) Registration is restricted to previous participants in Deep Dive micro-credentials. These modules are offered in every semester. |
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26 January 2027 |
Digital Badge in GenAI for Teaching and Learning mini-course Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This is the second of three offerings of this Digital Badge mini-course in 2026-27. |
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27 January 2027 |
Postgraduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (30 ECTS) Apply here. Only TU Dublin staff can register for this programme. This is the semester 2 intake onto this programme. |
This course runs on Wednesday mornings from 10am to 1pm from 23 September to 9 December 2026.
Approximately half of the classes are online and half are in Grangegorman. |
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15 February 2027 |
Digital Badge in Understanding University Learning and Teaching mini-course Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This is the second of two offerings of this Digital Badge mini-course in 2026-27. |
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13 April 2027 |
Digital Badge in GenAI for Teaching and Learning mini-course Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This is the third of three offerings of this Digital Badge mini-course in 2026-27. |
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4 May 2027 |
Supporting Student Success (10 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This deep-dive micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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6 May 2027 |
Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This deep-dive micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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12 May 2027 |
Supervising Taught Dissertations and Projects (5 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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13 May 2027 |
Assessment and Feedback (10 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This deep-dive micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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1 June 2027 |
Supporting Practice-Based Learning (5 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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8 June 2027 |
Universal Design for Learning (5 ECTS) Apply here (TU Dublin staff only). This micro-credential will be offered once in 2026-27. |
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