Basic didactic skills – effective teaching In higher education

elective courses

SPECIALISATION CLASSES

15 hours workshop

The proposed course will be conducted as a workshop during which the principles of syllable writing, the selection of compulsory and additional literature, the promotion of seminary and exercise, the methods of group activation, the principle of evaluation will be discussed. During the course each of the participants will prepare and conduct a seminar for the rest of the group.

Changing roles from student to academic teacher is not easy at all. Teaching at the level of higher education is a unique challenge. The fundamental role of the teacher does not change – creating the conditions for learning, bearing in mind that this is an active process after all.

An academic teacher should have extensive knowledge, not only in the field of a given programme. He must be able to find the right approach so as to plan, organize and structure classes in the most appropriate way of the proposed subject matter. It must motivate students to think and solve problems themselves, so that they become his partners in search of scientific truth.

Preparing for this role requires theoretical knowledge: how to write a good syllabus, how to plan classes, how to motivate students to actively participate in exercises and seminars, how to properly assess the learning outcomes obtained, as well as opportunities to transform the acquired knowledge into practical skills.

Atkins, M., Brown, G. (2002) Skuteczne nauczanie w szkolnictwie wyższym. Londyn: Routledge

Knowledge:

He/she will know the rules for creating good syllabus for classes

He/she will know ethical standards of teaching

He/she will know the principles of evaluation of learning outcomes

Skills:

He/she will be able to conduct exercise and seminar classes

He/she will be able to construct a test evaluating the learning outcomes

Assessment tasks:

The basis for completing the course is the performance of partial tasks:

- finding and discussing examples of good and bad syllables

- preparation and conduct of classes with the group

- preparation of a test evaluating the learning outcomes

Attendance obligatory.

Learning outcomes assessment:

Evaluation during group discussion

Assessment criteria: Pass without grade