Do you want to lift your course and the thinking levels of your students to a higher level? Do you believe that they can reach this with a small amount of information of great quality? Become a master in designing high-quality courses by participating in this track.
To get students to higher levels of thinking, as an experienced lecturer you’ll have encountered misconceptions of students. Possibly you have already tried different approaches without leading to success for the student. Why is that?
In this track you will integrate, inspired by design-bases research (DBR), insights from research on subject-oriented education directly into your course. You will develop strategies with which students will be able to understand the most complicated concepts in your course. Thinking can be taught.
By developing a prototype you test your new material to reduce potential thinking problems in students. You will develop, on a higher level than just content knowledge, the needed pedagogical knowledge and skills to tackle these challenging educational situations.
Participants enter the track with students’ learning difficulties on the subject matter, for example outcomes from old exams, conversations between and with students and subject related teaching literature about learning difficulties. Outside of the meetings, participants will collaborate with their faculty colleagues, the other participants of the track and their students’ voice to realize the intended quality criteria.
This track also focuses on cultivating a Community of Practice (CoP). Within the CoP participants work on a shared issue about the track’s topic at a generic level. Insights may be applied in one’s own prototype. This track is interdisciplinary.
In 6 meetings of 3 hours each, every 4 to 5 weeks, you design course material that will eliminate difficulties that students have with certain concepts, theories, principles, discipline-based skills. The sessions use design-based research (DBR), quality criteria for education and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) as a capstone. In the last meeting you will present your (nearly) implemented design (prototype) to the rest of the participants and the trainers. You also invite another colleague to attend this presentation.
– Meaningful generalizations are formed by working deeply with information –
Didactic principles
What do you gain from this track?
As a participant yo
Target audience | UvA lecturers with UTQ (BKO) | |
Time investment | 80 hours (sessions, preparation and workplace learning) | |
Duration | 7-9 months | |
Group composition | Minimum 6 – maximum 14 participants | |
Dates | To be determined | |
Language | English and Dutch, depending on the participants | |
Cost | This track will be offered for the first time in 24/25, which is why participation is free. From the next academic year, there will be a fee. | |
Registration | ||
Cost | This track will be offered for the first time in 24/25, which is why participation is free. From the next academic year, there will be a fee. |
Contact
Do you have a question or comment about this track Mastery in Course Design? Please contact the UvA TLC network.