| Title |
Teaching and Learning Science
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| Dates |
Sept 18 & 25, Oct 2, 2026 |
| Lang |
Workshop language is English |
| Responsible |
Konstantinos (Kostas) KAMPOURAKIS |
| Organizer(s) |
Catherine Suarez, CUSO Ecology & Evolution
Corinne Dentan, CUSO StarOmics
Debora Zoia, CUSO Molecular Plant Sciences
Sarah Miéville, CUSO Microbiology |
| Speakers |
Dr Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE |
| Description |
Learning objectives:
At the end of this course the students should be able to:
- Apply some basic principles of curriculum development.
- Define learning goals for their own teaching activities.
- Distinguish between learning goals and the teaching approaches used to attain them.
- Choose appropriate and relevant teaching experiences to attain the defined learning goals.
- Design teaching sequences that aim to attain the defined learning goals.
- Design summative assessments that correspond to the defined learning goals (curriculum alignment)
- Develop formative assessments that can be effectively integrated into teaching sequences |
| Program |
SESSION 1
9:00-12:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Setting learning goals: distinguishing between teaching and learning
SESSION 2
13:00-16:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Selecting learning experiences that are likely to attain learning goals: teaching for learning
vs teaching for teaching
SESSION 3
9:00-12:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Effectively organizing learning experiences: combining different teaching methods and
setting up a curriculum
SESSION 4
13:00-16:00 Theory (interactive lecture) Designing assessments: formative vs summative assessment and curriculum alignment
SESSION 5
9:00-12:00 Bringing it all together: designing teaching for learning Micro-teaching
SESSION 6
13:00-16:00 Presentations and discussion
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| Location |
UNIGE, Sciences II, room 4-449
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| Information |
When?
Sept 18 & 25, Oct 2, 2026
9:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00
Where?
University of Geneva - Sciences II
Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1205 Geneva 4th floor - room 449 (TBC)
Questions?
[email protected] |
| Expenses |
Travel
PhD students of the CUSO DPEE are eligible for the reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, 2nd class). Claims can be done online via MyCUSO when the activity is over.
Registration fees
CUSO members: Free
Others: contact ecologie-evolution(a)cuso.ch
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| Registration |
Deadline for registration: 01.09.2026
CUSO members: FREE
Others (MSc and postdocs): Please contact the CUSO coordinator here before registering: ecologie-evolution(at)cuso.ch
Cancellation Policy
In case of cancellations, before the 1st deadline (01.09.2026): free
Late cancellations (after 01.09.2026) or no-show: 50 CHF administrative fee
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| Places |
15 |
| Deadline for registration |
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