Courses & Workshops
Each faculty at UvA has its own courses and workshops for their lecturers. The range of courses consist of both faculty-specific and open courses for every UvA lecturer.
Making difficult moments learnable
Learn how to facilitate heated discussions in the classroom.
Working with differences - holding space for difficult conversations
When teaching controversial or sensitive topics teachers need to bring themselves into the room and work with the differences that emerge.
GenAI and Assessment 1 - Understanding the Impact
Learn about the capacity of GenAI and how your unsupervised assessments are impacted.
Triggering motivation and autonomy in students
Learn how to trigger student motivation and autonomous learning behaviour.
Introduction to AI for teachers
Learn about the basics of how AI works, insights into how some students use it, and the impact of considering vs not considering AI use in an educational context.
Storytelling as a didactic tool
Unlock the power of storytelling in academia with this specialized course on Educational Storytelling.
Safeguarding assessment quality for Examinations Boards
In this workshop for new Examinations Board and/or Assessment Committee members, you will learn about assessment quality standards and how to safeguard these in practice.
Bespoke assessment workshop for teaching teams
Develop your teaching team’s assessment skills in a bespoke workshop led by the TLC’s assessment specialists.
Education (re)Design Retreat
During 24 hours, innovate the design of your teaching with fellow UvA lecturers and TLC trainers.
Contemplative Pedagogy
How to introduce slow-paced, introspective, and intersubjective learning activities into university education.
Guiding discussions
Learn about methods to stimulate discussion and what you can do to keep students engaged in discussion.
Higher-education teaching skills for starting teachers
As a beginner lecturer, develop a bedrock of knowledge and science about basic principles of good teaching.