Microcredential Unit in Gifted Education: Key Concepts and Issues
- Next Dates
- On-going
- Duration
- 150 hours + inclusive of the Mini-COGE
- Delivery mode
- Online
- Price (AUD inc. GST)
- $695
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- AVAILABLE
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Course summary
Build on your Mini-COGE: Advance to postgraduate study in gifted education
The Microcredential Unit in Gifted Education: Key Concepts and Issues is a fully online, flexible course that expands on the Mini-COGE. It covers key concepts in gifted education, including twice exceptionality, creativity and advocacy. Through online lectures, self-directed activities and two written assessments, you’ll gain valuable skills and earn 6 Units of Credit (UOC) toward a postgraduate qualification in education.
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Who will benefit
- Teachers seeking to enhance their ability to identify and support gifted students, especially in differentiated or inclusive classrooms
- School leaders who wish to implement best practices for gifted and talented education programs in their schools
- Educators looking to advance their qualifications, earn academic credit and fast-track their pathway toward a Master of Education (Gifted Education) or Graduate Certificate (Gifted Education)
Course is suitable for
- Gifted education teachers looking to further their studies with a postgraduate study program
- Teachers and school leaders who want to deepen their knowledge or specialise in gifted education to improve school practices and support the needs of gifted students
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About the course
Take the Mini-COGE further and specialise in gifted education
This course is designed for those who have successfully completed the Mini-COGE and aims to facilitate your progression into further postgraduate study. Completion of this course, in combination with the Mini-COGE, is equivalent to the postgraduate program EDST5808.
In this course, you’ll apply what you’ve learned from the Mini-COGE, engage with online resources and complete two written assessments to demonstrate your learning. You will continue to explore key concepts in gifted education, focusing on sub-groups of gifted students, creativity and policy and advocacy.
The successful completion of this unit will equip you to gain familiarity with who gifted students are, how to identify gifted students, how best to serve gifted students, and the numerous professional documents relating to gifted education.
Why enrol in this course
Progress to Postgraduate Study
Fast-track your progression into further postgraduate education.
Flexible Learning
The course is fully online, offering flexibility to balance work and study, with a recommended completion time of 12 months.
Specialise in Gifted Education
This course allows you to develop or update your skills and specialise in the needs of gifted learners, equipping you with the knowledge to effectively support and challenge gifted students.
Expand Your Mini-COGE
Build on your Mini-COGE course, gaining deeper insights and advanced expertise in gifted education.
Key features
Earn 6 UoC towards a Master of Education or Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education, fast-tracking your postgraduate study.
Apply theory through practical tasks that directly enhance your gifted education teaching.
Reflect on and refine your teaching strategies to better support gifted learners.
Boost your career with specialised skills in gifted education for roles in leadership, consultancy or further study.
Learning outcomes
Fast-track your path to postgraduate study
This course, alongside the Mini-COGE, will equip you with advanced skills in identifying and supporting gifted students. You will explore key issues such as definitions of giftedness, cognitive and socio-affective differences, and causes of underachievement, helping you tailor your teaching practices.
Through assessments, you’ll develop strategies for identifying gifted learners, addressing myths, and advocating for their needs, enhancing your overall teaching effectiveness. Upon successful completion, you’ll also gain credentials that can be used toward further postgraduate study in education.
What you'll learn
During this course, you will learn to:
- Identify and evaluate current issues that influence the education of intellectually gifted students
- Discuss ways in which intellectually gifted students differ from their age peers in their cognitive and socio-affective development
- Assess the causes of academic underachievement in gifted students
- Examine some of the common myths associated with the learning needs of gifted students
- Discuss ways in which teachers may be able to identify gifted students
Topics covered
- Sub-groups of gifted education
- Creativity
- Policy & advocacy in gifted education
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This course is delivered 100% online in a flexible, self-paced format - allowing you to learn at your own speed, on your own schedule. With approximately 150 hours of total commitment, you'll work through three engaging modules that include pre-recorded lectures, interactive activities, quizzes and curated readings. Designed for asynchronous study, the course enables you to build your skills anytime, anywhere, without fixed class times or deadlines.
Credentials
Gain a microcredential
This microcredential is equivalent to EDST5808 | Key Concepts and Issues in Gifted Education and is eligible for 6 Units of Credit (UOC), which can be applied toward a postgraduate program in Education.
Upon successful course completion, you will be issued with a Certificate of Attainment.
How can I use my credit towards further study?
By completing the course, you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to have these credits transferred upon commencing a Master of Education (Gifted Education) or Graduate Certificate in Education (Gifted Education).
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