Stockholm university
Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching

Introduction to teaching science Vt26

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

This course is intended for, and offered free of charge to, employees or affiliates of Stockholm University. After submitting your application, you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt. Once your application has been reviewed, you will be notified via the booking system regarding whether you have been granted a place. Please note that your registration is binding. If you withdraw less than four weeks before the course start date, your department will be debited a cancellation fee of 2 000 SEK. By registering, you confirm that your participation has been approved by your Head of Department or equivalent.

Register for the course via our course portal. Registration opens on 15 October

 

Spring 2026

Coursedays:
Tuesday 27 January at 10─15
Thursday 29 January at 10─15
Tuesday 3 February at 10─15
Tuesday 10 February 9─16 (please note the time!)

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

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: October 10, 2025

Source: Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching

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