Stockholm university
Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching

Introduction to teaching science

Course

Date: Tuesday 2 September 2025

Time: 10.00 – 15.00

Location: Course start on campus

This course focuses on practical teaching and aims at postgraduate students and researchers with little or no experience of teaching within the Science Academic Area.

 

Course content and structure

The course offers you an opportunity to develop skill and confidence in your teaching in science. The course consists of the following elements:

  • discipline based education; teaching and learning in science
  • planning your teaching
  • assessment and feedback
  • roles, ethical issues and security aspects

The course corresponds to 3 credits. The course includes four mandatory course days held on campus (all including a one-hour lunch break). Please note that there are tasks to be done before we meet the first course day.

In between course days, as well as before the first course day, the participant will perform home assignments and tasks. Therefore, remember to set aside time for this. During the course, there will be group discussions and group work. The course also includes a concluding oral presentation of some part of the planning assignment.

All participants who have completed all mandatory exercises and tasks as well as participated in all course days will gain a pass on the course. Absence from, in total, four hours can be replaced by a written assignment. Any further absence requires re-registration for the entire course.

Further information about the course will be sent out approximately 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registration for the course stays open as long as there is seats left on the course and can take place no later than 1 week before the first course day.

After the course, participants will be able to:

  • Use core concepts of teaching and learning in higher education.
  • Adhere to the relevant rules and regulations for teaching in Swedish higher education, in particular at Stockholm University.
  • Plan a teaching session to be carried out on a relevant course.
  • Reflect on their own conceptions of teaching and learning.
 

Registration

Terms and conditions: Participation is free of charge for all employees at Stockholm University. Your application is processed within a few working days and you will receive a message through the signup system with instructions on how to complete your registration. After that your registration is binding. In case of cancellation later than four weeks before course start your department will be debited a cancellation fee of 2 000 SEK. By signing up you confirm that your registration is approved by the Head of (your) Department or equivalent

Register here

 

Autumn 2025

Coursedays:
Tuesday 2 September at 10─15
Thursday 5 September at 10─15
Tuesday 9 September at 10─15
Tuesday 16 September at 9─16 (please note the time!)

Venue/find your way to: Course seminars are held on campus. 

Course leader: Veronica Flodin, Dept of Mathematics and Science Education

Course literature: Morss, Kate, & Murray, Rowena, (2005) Teaching at University: A Guide for Postgraduates & Researchers, Sage (2005). Available as electronic book via Stockholm University Library.

Language: Bilingual, the course is given in English. Participants who teach in Swedish are encouraged to discuss and write assignments in Swedish.

Course certificate: No formal course credits are earned or registered in Ladok. Participants who achieve a Pass will be provided with a certificate that they can register at their department and append to future applications for appointments.

Last updated: April 14, 2025

Source: Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching

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