This course focuses on practical teaching and is aimed at postgraduate students and researchers with little or no experience of teaching within the academic area for human science.

The main object of the course is to provide an opportunity for you to develop skill and confidence in your teaching by

• getting acquainted with the regulations, rules and policies for university teaching
• studying educational literature
• identifying core concepts of teaching and students’ learning in Higher Education
• observing a colleague’s teaching
• planning different forms of teaching

This will all together provide a solid basis for your teaching.

The course contains assignments and offers four mandatory interactive seminars which give you good opportunities to reflect on both your role as a teacher and the students' learning process.

The course corresponds to a nominal two weeks' full-time work, i.e. 3 ECTS credits.

The course is bilingual, you are able to choose language for discussions and written assignments.

Schedule Spring 2020

Course certificate

Participants who gain a pass will be entitled to a certificate.

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 two weeks ahead of the course 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.

Registration for the course Introduction to teaching Spring 2020