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Teaching Transversal Skills using Tangibles: Designing Learning Activities, 7 Nov - in person

07 November 2024, 11:00 am–1:00 pm

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Enhance your skills to teach transversal skills in this workshop delivered by Dr. Joelyn de Lima (EPFL).

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

UCL staff

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Moira Paganelli

Location

40 Bernard Street
Room 413
40 Bernard Street
London
WC1N 1LE
United Kingdom

Thursday 7 November 11pm - 1pm - in person 

The 3T PLAY project at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) invites you to a professional development opportunity focusing on teaching planning and risk management. This workshop is based on the evidence-informed, scholarly output from a multi-year translational research project. You will discover open-source activities that you can adapt for your own context, which are complemented by a framework for designing experiential learning activities focusing on transversal skills. These workshops have been conducted in multiple countries and the participants have found them to be valuable in influencing their teaching practice. 

Planning and risk management are important skills not only during higher education (e.g. projects for courses, thesis etc), but also for many professional roles. Students often underestimate the importance of planning and risk assessment, and consequently face unnecessary difficulties in their projects. This workshop is designed to target the development of the following skills:

•       Identify typical difficulties students have during project.
•       Develop professional skills such as project management and decision-making skills.
•       Work together collaboratively on projects.
 

About the Speaker


Joelyn de Lima is a scientist & pedagogical advisor at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Trained in the biological sciences, she transitioned to being a discipline-based education researcher. Currently her research and practice are focused on enhancing the higher educational experience for students. Her background has given her a unique blend of perspectives – in terms of culture (She has lived, worked, and taught on 3 continents), theoretical grounding (natural sciences and education), and practice (research & teaching, formal & informal education).