Teaching and Learning Science

TBD

Konstantinos (Kostas) KAMPOURAKIS

Dr Catherine Suarez, CUSO EE, UNIGE
Ms Corinne Dentan, CUSO StarOmics, UNIL
Ms Debora Zoia, CUSO MPS, UNIL
Dr Emilie Genty, CUSO Microbio, UNINE

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis, UNIGE

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.

Schedule:

Day 1
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

Day 2
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

Day 3
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

UNIL

20