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Teaching, learning and evaluation GFOK021 (old GFOK020)
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TLE has changed course code and some minor updates on the course program has been done. The popular science presentation is one of the components that is included in this course. New course code: GFOK021 Number of credits: 3 HEC Number of participants: 30 (campus section) or 50 (distance section) Aim The course aims to help you: 1) to develop and reflect upon your teaching and presentation skills; and 2) to gain a better understanding of the principles and practice of effective teaching in different teaching situations in higher education, such as lectures, labs, tutorials and/or projects. Intended learning outcomes After completion of the course the participant should be able to: Knowledge and understanding · Describe different approaches to learning as well as teaching. Skills and abilities · Design and lead a short learning activity using a student-centred approach to teaching. · Design and deliver a short popular science presentation to a general audience. Judgment and approach · Identify and reflect upon ideas from educational literature and/or colleagues that will make a difference in their own teaching practice. Admission requirements This course is only open to Doctoral students at Chalmers and not faculty Content The course focuses on the recent and worldwide paradigm shift in higher education from teaching to learning. Today, university teachers are expected to be more of a “guide on the side” than a “sage on the stage”, more of a facilitator of learning than a presenter of information. What teaching tools are needed for this teaching role? How do we arrange teaching so that our students have the greatest chance of learning? Presentation skills are still important for researchers and teachers and the course also touches upon popular science presentations. Some specific topics that will be touched upon during the course include: · Approaches to learning and teaching · Principles of effective teaching and instruction, including: · Methods for presenting information in a clear and interesting way · Different ways of activating students, especially inside the classroom · How to ask questions and other classroom assessment techniques · Teaching with technology and flipped classroom · Constructive alignment · Popularising of one’s scientific research for a general audience · Meeting students, managing the classroom, gender equality, diversity and inclusion · Common challenges in teaching labs, tutorials, problem solving sessions, individual or group projects/theses and possible coping strategies for these. Organisation The course consists of five mandatory sessions (Day 1-5), and for one of these the class is split in two groups, participating on two separate dates. Teaching and learning activities used in the course include reading texts and watching videos about “best practice” in teaching and presenting as well as research into teaching and learning in higher education; making connections between the literature, past teaching/presenting and learning experiences and your own current/future teaching and presenting activities, usually in small group discussions or individual reflective writing; and the design and delivery of short presentations and learning activities. Examination A successful completion of this course will be judged on the following: · Attendance during and preparation for the face-to-face sessions. · Completion of the microteaching activity. · Completion of the popular science presentation activities. · A concluding reflection and development assignment. Course leader and examiner Jens Kabo, examiner and teacher Language English Literature Teaching and Learning STEM: A practical guide by Rebecca Brent & Richard M. Felder, Wiley, 2016, is a main resource used in the course. Available as an Ebook through Chalmers library. In addition to the course book there will be additional texts to read or videos to watch, which will be posted in Canvas. *** - Examination in the enrolled courses can be acquired within one year from the start. After the expiration date no missing assignments can be admitted and a participant should re-apply to another course occasion. - Stand-by list means that the course is fully booked but you may be offered a seat if one becomes available. In this case a notification will be sent to you. - Cancellation of participation should be done as soon as possible and no later than two weeks before the course start via the link in the confirmation email. In case of cancellation less than 14 days before the start, send an email to genericskills@chalmers.se - Cancellations later than two weeks will result in a late cancellation fee of 1000 SEK. The fee for "no shows" is 1500 SEK. - You may register to 1 ordinary seat and 1 stand-by seat. Schedule for autumn 2022 course sections: https://cloud.timeedit.net/chalmers/web/cls1/ri16YXQ7756Z58Qv3X074766y8Y505365Y36Y7gQ6075X64Z75787Y5p87Q7Z4Qo.html |
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