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Why Should I Badge My Course?

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What Our teachers Say About CIC

“The CIC initiative helped me become more reflective about pedagogy and student communication.”

– Faculty Course Teacher, Business (2023)

Benefits of badging your course

Badging your course as Communication-Intensive (CI) goes beyond recognition—it empowers both you and your students. By embedding communication skills into your curriculum, you help students thrive academically and professionally, while also enhancing your own teaching practice.

Enhance Course Relevance

Align your teaching with the communication needs of today’s society, making your courses more impactful and current

Advance Teaching Practice

Grow your ability to integrate communication literacy into your curriculum with effective pedagogy and assessment strategies.

Collaborate Across Disciplines

Join a vibrant community of teachers, sharing insights and best practices for communication-intensive teaching through events like the Annual Symposium, Join-the-Conversation session, CiC Workshops and by Becoming our CiC Peer Reviewer. Check out our “Events” and “Becoming a CiC Peer Reviewer” page.

Access CiC Teaching Support

Access CiC teaching support—including one-on-one consultations, guidance on syllabus and assessment design, sample rubrics, teaching assistant training, and a wealth of ready-to-use instructional resources—to help you confidently develop and deliver your CI-badged course.

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What Our students Say About CIC

“The debate workshop helped me speak clearly and organize my thoughts quickly.”

– Year 1 Business Student (2023)

Benefits of taking a CiC Course

Build Real-World Communication Skills

Gain more opportunities to develop students’ written, oral, visual, and digital communication skills—essential for academic success and future careers.

Deepen Students’ Understanding

Engage in activities that help students better grasp course content and apply your learning in meaningful ways.

Develop Peer Communication and Leadership Skills

Engage in collaborative learning with classmates from diverse backgrounds, and, through opportunities like the VADR peer consultant programme, build confidence as you support and mentor others—gaining valuable experience in both learning and teaching communication skills.

Check out how to badge your course