Learning Intranet - Academic Development

Contact your School Officer or the person who is processing your contract.

The schedule for the PDCs is listed in the Staff Development Calendar. There are nomination links for each session. You can also nominate for sessions through the Staff Kiosk.

PDC111 – All new teaching staff (or refresher every 5 years)

PDC112 - All new on-campus teachers (or refresher every 5 years)

PDC113 – All new Unit Coordinators (or refresher every 5 years)

PDC114 – (Design & Facilitation) – All new staff coordinating and teaching a fully online unit - includes design and facilitation modules (or refresher every 5 years)

PDC114 (Facilitation Only) – All new staff teaching in a fully online unit – facilitation module only (or refresher every 5 years)

PDC116 – All new Course Coordinators (or refresher every 5 years)

For further clarification you can see PDC requirements here. https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/learning/academic-development/pdc-program

If it has been more than 5 years since completing a PDC, staff are required to complete an abbreviated Refresher version that updates knowledge.

1. Check your emails for a previously issued completion certificate
2. Check your own training record in Staff Kiosk link

The sessions listed in the Staff Development Calendar are for the whole year (ending in November). PDC113 and PDC116 are only offered twice per year.

Online PDCs typically only add enrolments at the beginning of the month it is offered, however in some circumstances you can be added during the month. Please email CLT to arrange this. February and July PDC enrolments are available immediately throughout the month if you enrol for the sessions dated February 28 or July 31 (except PDC113 and PDC116).

PDC113 and PDC116 each include an online workshop with participant maximums. If either course shows full staff can enrol themselves by choosing Waiting List under Nominate.

PDC113 and PDC116 have participant minimums. If the minimum number of people have not enrolled to ensure a meaningful learning experience, the session will be cancelled and another workshop will be scheduled, and you will be notified. There is no minimum for online PDCs.

Once you are given access to the Canvas site of the course you registered for you can start any time. However, each PDC has a set amount of time allowed to finish. When this time has expired, any incomplete participants are removed from the Canvas site and recorded in Staff Kiosk as either ‘Incomplete’ or ‘Withdrawn – Non-Participation.’ If you have been removed for this reason you must register for a new course in the Staff Development Calendar. For further clarification you can see PDC requirements here. https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/learning/academic-development/pdc-program.

No. Online PDCs commence at the beginning of the month. Once you have been given access, you can start any time during that month. For PDC113 or PDC116 you can start after attending the online session, once you have been given access to the online content.  PDCs vary in the amount of time given to complete them.

PDC111, PDC112 and PDC114 are online and run on a monthly basis.  At the beginning of the month after you’ve registered, you will be enrolled into the Canvas site and emailed access and completion information then. PDC114 is online during certain months – you will be emailed information at the beginning of the month.  For PDC113 and PDC116 you will be enrolled into the Canvas site after attending the online workshop.

Certificates are sent to your ECU email. Due to the high volume of participants submissions are only marked at the end of the month. Once your submissions are marked by the facilitator, your training record will be updated, and you will be emailed a completion certificate. Certificates are usually administered at the end of the month.