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Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC

Enrolments have opened for this Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT).

Semester One, 2026 enrolments have opened for Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching.

Study is self-paced in two-hour modules that can be completed over a semester.

There are 24 modules to choose from and you can choose which modules you explore and when, but following one of the four pathways is recommended:

  1. New to Teaching
  2. Enhancing Student Learning
  3. Enhancing Your Teaching Practice or Leading Learning and Teaching
three students recording themselves via a tablet

Image (adapted) by Chris Burgett on Unsplash

Please note, this Canvas course is not held within the University’s own Canvas platform. Teachers will need to create their own personal login if they don’t already have an account with canvas.instructure.com.

Starts 16 February 2026

Need more information prior to signing up? Visit The Slow Academic blog for a breakdown of the topics covered.

The MOOC content is available to universities to share and adapt under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. The course is offered by the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT) and is led by A/Prof Agnes Bosanquet (Macquarie University) and A/Prof Marina Harvey.

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