Detailed information about the course

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Title

Teaching and Learning Science

Dates

13, 20 & 27 September 2024

Lang EN Workshop language is English
Organizer(s)

Dr. Catherine Suarez, CUSO EE Corinne Dentan, CUSO StarOmics Debora Zoia, CUSO MPS Dr. Emilie Genty, CUSO Microbiologie

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

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

Location

UNIL, room Cubotron 233 (Auditoire III)

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Expenses

Travel PhD students of the CUSO biology programmes are eligible for the reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, 2nd class) from the main station of your institution city and the course location.

Claims can be done online via MyCUSO when the activity is over.

Fees
CUSO participants: Free
Other participants: Please contact the programme coordinator at ecologie-evolution(at)cuso.ch

Registration

CUSO PhD candidates: free

Other participants: please contact the program coordinator at ecologie-evolution(at)cuso.ch

Cancellation policy: In case of cancellations before the registration deadline (TBC): free

Late cancellations or no-show: 100 CHF administrative fee.

Places

20

Deadline for registration
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