Graduate Certificate of Digital Learning Leadership
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Digital Learning Leadership |
| Deakin course code | E598 |
| Course Credit Points | 2 |
| Course version | 3 |
| Faculty | |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2019 to 2023 |
| Final Intake | Offered to continuing students only. The final intake to this course was in teaching period 2, 2023. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. |
| Duration | 1 to 1.5 years part-time |
Course sub-headings
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Capacity to use advanced technologies and specialised knowledge to create effective and engaging learning experiences across a wide range of disciplines and contexts |
| Communication | Using advanced design, analytics, visualisation, and instructional approaches to create accessible and engaging digital learning experiences |
| Digital literacy | Create compelling digital learning solutions using a range of channels appropriate to the users’ device and location |
| Critical thinking | Systematically investigate and critically evaluate new technologies, methodologies and theories of learning and teaching in online environments |
| Problem solving | Apply advanced problem solving skills to conceptualise, design, construct, test and validate innovative digital learning solutions |
| Self-management | Sustain self-directed professional development to keep pace with innovation and actively transfer advanced theory and skills into the creation of effective digital learning and teaching solutions |
| Teamwork | Use advanced technologies and media for professional collaboration and improve the individual and group learning and teaching experience |
| Global citizenship | Develop and manage learning strategies and systems sensitive to the ethical, social and cultural contexts and different user requirements |
Approved at Faculty Board October 2016
Course rules
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate of Digital Learning Leadership, a student must successfully complete:
- 2 credit points in coursework units
- 4 Professional Practice credentials and
- DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Students are required to meet the University'sacademic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University's vocabulary.
Course structure
Introductory Unit
| EEE740 | Designing and Teaching Student-Centred Learning Programs in Higher Education [replaces EEE726] |
EEE726 Digital Learning, Design and Assessment [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit EEE740]
Credentials
Learn more about the details of each credential (PDF, 1.8MB)
Students must complete four Professional Practice credentials
Students must successfully complete the following Professional Practice credentials based on evidence from their own professional practice.
The credentials may be attempted separately or simultaneously and are assessed by an assessment panel that includes both academic and industry representatives.
You will have six months to complete a credential from the time of enrolment.
| Credential | Code | Must have been achieved with the previous* |
| Digital Learning Professional Expertise 1 (Broad) | CRXBD-A1 | 3 years |
| Communication | CRCOM-A1 | 5 years |
| Critical thinking | CRCRI-A1 | 5 years |
| Digital literacy | CRDIL-A1 | 5 years |
*Applicants who have not satisfied the AQF level requirement, or who have successfully achieved the credential but not within the required timeframe may be permitted to seek re-credentialing.
Capstone Unit
EDE798 Cloud and Online Learning Practice [no longer available for enrolment]
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.