Toni Said:

do all staff teaching in higher education now need teaching certificates?

We Answered:

Yes, at least a 7407 Sage 2. Usually the Certificate in Education.

Susan Said:

why teaching standard in higher degree education is going down day by day.?

We Answered:

This problem is due to the mushrooming of olleges and hence non availability of quality teaching staff. I have seen that most of the people get into teaching when they have no other option left in life. How many teachers are there who are teaching because it is their passion. It is but natural that teachers would not enjoy the job if they have no interest in the field....I think there is no way to solve this problem. The good students would land up in better colleges where staff would be of high quality and the poor students who actually need all the atention would land up in poor colleges where the teaching staff is poor...what an irony!!!

Misty Said:

when was the first course in higher education taught in the US?

We Answered:

William and Mary was the first US college, so I would chose that answer. I believe they had two degrees, philosophy and religion.

Albert Said:

What course should I choose to go into teaching in higher education?

We Answered:

Hello there,

There are various PGCE courses available in relation to what age group it is that you want to study. I hope to be a Sixth Form teacher when I finish university, so I will also need to do a PGCE, but in Post Compulsory Education (16-18). There is a PGCE available for Higher Education, you may just need to do some research on where offers the course and how to apply for it.

Ideally as a University Lecturer, you will hold a PhD, or will be working towards one. You will need a relevant degree in your subject field, ideally a first class degree or a 2:1. Masters would be essential for you in order to obtain your PhD, and also broaden your skills and knowledge.

You will be required to gain some experience in the teaching environment first of all. The good thing about PGCE courses is that most of them (well the ones I have looked into) say you must have a work placement in a school whils studying for the PGCE. That way you can gain experience and work at the same time as studying.

Here are some websites that I have found that may be of some interest to you:

This is a regular website that I recommend people to. It's very informative on job profiles, outlining the activities within the job, qualifications needed etc etc. I have narrowed the search into Higher Education for you:

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/help…


This website is actually stated as an external link on the previous website I gave you. It's a link to the Higher Education Academy, you may find some useful information there.

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/

And finally I came across this on Google. It's all about applying for a PGCE course and it explains what different ones there are.

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/…

I hope I helped you find what you are looking for, good luck!

Sarah Said:

Seriously, why do they bother teaching "ethics" in higher education?

We Answered:

If you've ever taken an ethics class, you might find that it isn't what you might think. Usually it dissects difficult - gray area issues - that are complicated and have several ways to consider them. It is a thinking class rather than a morality class.

Regarding the financial crisis...you could never teach ethics to a psychopath (because it presumes empathy), which is exactly how some in charge of large financial organizations and investment interests are acting, like psychopaths. The type of ethics they should be employing were things you knew were right or wrong in kindergarten.

Ray Said:

What is the best path to teaching in higher education?

We Answered:

You can study part time, it takes two years part time, one day a week. The other posters have given details of the courses, just one thing to add.

The courses start the same but in the second part you can take

a) a Diploma
b) a professional graduate certificate in education
c) a postgraduate certificate in education

They all qualify you to teach but option c gives you some Masters credits if you want to g on to do an MA.