Teaching and Learning Science

18 & 25 September & 2 October, 2026

Catherine Suarez, Dr., CUSO EE, UNIGE
Mme Corinne Dentan, CUSO StarOmics, UNIL
Mme Debora Zoia, CUSO MPS, UNIL
Sarah Miéville, Dr., CUSO Microbio, UNINE

Kostas Kampourakis, Dr., University of Geneva

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: 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00

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

University of Geneva, Sciences II, room 4-449 (TBC)

This course is organized in collaboration with the CUSO Doctoral Programs in Ecology & Evolution, Microbial Sciences and StarOmics

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 IS CLOSE

Deadline for registration: TBA

3 places available for CUSO MPS student

For cancellations after the registration deadline or no-show: 50 CHF administrative fee

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