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Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education

Course dates: please register your interest for this course

Course Outline:

This full-day workshop is intended for staff who have responsibility for running tutorials and other small group teaching sessions and/or lectures and large group teaching.

This session outlines different strategies and techniques for engaging students in active learning, such as small group work. We will consider how to design effective learning tasks that focus on high-level learning outcomes (problem-solving, critical thinking etc). Lesson-planning and questioning to enhance learning are also included. Suggestions for approaches to enhance your teaching and learning and enable your students to achieve higher order learning will be discussed.

The workshop on large group teaching is hands-on and interactive, offering tips on how to give an effective lecture. It is designed to help you make the best use of your voice and body language so that you deliver lectures that capture and hold the students' interest.

The session also covers how to prepare for a lecture and how to ensure that your audience leaves with a good grasp of content. You will be given the opportunity to practise and get feedback to help you overcome any nerves.

Participants can expect to come away with some useful ideas and guidelines for planning and conducting teaching sessions. The workshop is intended to be applicable to teaching concerns across a wide range of disciplines, so we will be dealing with generic aspects of teaching rather than focusing on discipline-specific issues. There are obvious limitations to what can be covered in a short workshop and participants will be also made aware of resources available for ongoing development of their teaching skills and expertise.

View a selection of introductory literature for the course

Please register here via STBS