Teaching skills are an important asset of a researcher planning an academic career. This compact course will teach you:
• Didactic Tasks of a lecturer/teacher (presenter, motivator, domain expert, leader)
• How to define learning objectives
• How to structure courses – designing a detailed structure plan Methodology
• How to make use of people’s learning habits
• Methods for different formats, course phases and group sizes
• How to instruct, conduct and evaluate different methods Visual aids
• Designing and using visual aids for teaching situations Leading groups and discussions
• Tasks of a discussion leader
• Communication techniques

Objectives

The participants
• become more conscious of their role as lecturer/ teacher.
• have didactical basic knowledge for planning and structuring courses/ seminars.
• know the aims and functions of different teaching methods.
• can choose, design and apply visual aids meaningfully and comprehensibly and.
• can apply different communication techniques for leading discussion.

Methodology

• Interactive teaching dialogue
• Theoretical input
• Small group work
• Practical exercises (e.g. applying methods, leading discussions)
• Video feedback