Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Högskolepedagogisk introduktionskurs

GEM001F, 3 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Autumn 2012
Beslutad av: FN1/Anders Gustafsson, FN2/Eva Nordberg Karlsson, FN3/Per Tunestål
Datum för fastställande: 2013-05-28

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Doctoral Research Training
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English, Swedish

Syfte

The aim of the course is to introduce the participants to ideas about higher education teaching issues, thus preparing them for taking decisions in teaching that benefit students’ learning. An additional aim of the course is to provide the participants with a foundation for further professional development as a teacher in higher education.

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to explain fundamental concepts of teaching and learning in higher education
• be able describe how learning is supported in higher education
• demonstrate knowledge of core values and regulations within Swedish higher education.

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to reflect on common aspects of education (such as forms of teaching, examination, evaluation, teaching qualifications etc.) on the basis of reading and experience
• be able to analyse, discuss and develop teaching in their own subjects with the support of theories and collegial discussions.

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• demonstrate willingness to engage in collegial discussions on teaching
• demonstrate openness towards alternative forms of teaching.

Kursinnehåll

The student in higher education, learning, forms of teaching, communication and feedback, examination, evaluation, the university lecturer and teaching qualifications.

Kurslitteratur

• Elmgren, M. & Henriksson, A.-S.: Universitetspedagogik. Nordstedts, 2010. ISBN 9789113022970.
• Svinicki, M. & McKeachie, W.: McKeachie’s Teaching Tips. Wadsworth, 2011. ISBN 9780495812340.

The book "McKeachie's Teaching Tips" is used when the course is given in English.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: övningar, projekt. The course starts with a week of five full days in which lectures are combined with group exercises and individual work. This is followed by a group project, which is to be reported 3–4 weeks later (the total workload of the project work is about a week per participant).

Kursens examination

Examinationsformer: Skriftlig rapport, seminarieföredrag av deltagarna. For a Pass on the course, the participant must have attended at least 80 % of the scheduled activities, completed assignments during the scheduled activities and passed the project work, including attendance at the feedback and reporting sessions.
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: To be admitted to the course, participants must normally have a first-cycle degree.
Urvalskriterier: The applicants with the earliest admittance dates to the PhD studies are given priority. When the course is taught in English, priority is given to doctoral students with native languages other than Swedish.

Övrig information

Doctoral students who teach at first or second cycle level must have completed an introductory course in teaching and learning in higher education, or acquired an equivalent qualification. All doctoral students must be offered at least two weeks of education in teaching and learning in higher education, in accordance with the decision of the Board of Lund University, reg. no Dnr LS 2010/771. The course is identical to and given together with GB_A01.

Kurstillfällesinformation

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvarig: Roy Andersson <roy.andersson@cs.lth.se>
Hemsida: http://www.student.lth.se/english/phd-students/courses/faculty-wide-phd-courses/