| Title |
Teaching and Learning Science
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| Dates |
August 22 & 29 & September 5, 2025 |
| 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 |
Kostas Kampourakis, Dr., University of Geneva |
| Description |
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
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| Location |
University of Lausanne, Room Genopode 2016
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| Map |
Map
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| Information |
This course is organized in collaboration with the CUSO Doctoral Programs in Ecology & Evolution, Microbial Sciences and StarOmics |
| Expenses |
Reimbursements for CUSO MPS Students: Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity
Reimbursement of your travel tickets can be asked online through your MyCUSO.
See HERE for the procedure.
For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO MPS coordinator Debora Zoia |
| Registration |
REGISTRATION IS CLOSE
4 places available for CUSO MPS students
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| Places |
20 |
| Deadline for registration |
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| Joint activity |
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