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Title

Teaching and Learning Science

Dates

Aug 22, 29, Sept 5, 2025

Lang EN Workshop language is English
Responsible

Konstantinos (Kostas) KAMPOURAKIS

Organizer(s)

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

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
Day 1 (22 Aug)


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 (29 Aug)


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 (5 Sept)

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

Location

UNIL, GEN 2016

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Information
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: 200 CHF

 

Registration

Deadline for registration: 30.05.2025 19.06.2025

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 (01.08.2025): free
Late cancellations (after 01.08.2025) or no-show: 50 CHF administrative fee

 

Places

20

Deadline for registration 20.08.2025
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