Structuring supervision
This training focuses on finding the right balance between supervising and assessing students, whether you’re mentoring, supervising a thesis, or managing group dynamics. You’ll practice matching your supervision style to students’ competence and commitment levels, structure supervision sessions, and roleplay active listening in a supervision conversation.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this training you will be able to…
- strike the right balance between your role as a supervisor and assessor
- structure the type of guidance per supervision contact
- employ different styles of supervision, depending on the needs of the student
- use active listening skills for supervision session to have an interest in, respect and appreciate the individual student’s input
Practical info
| Target group | (First year) workgroup teachers | |
| Group size | Max. 16 teachers | |
| Language | English | |
| Time investment | 3.5 hours in class + 1 hour preparation time + 1 hour portfolio (for teachers in Workgroup Teacher Programme) | |
| Preparation and materials |
Read the following literature: Raza, S. A., & Sikandar, A. (2018). Impact of leadership style of teacher on the performance of students: An application of Hersey and Blanchard situational model. Bulletin of Education and Research, 40(3), 73-94.
Reflect on:
After the meeting: Collect two evaluation forms (available with log-in) from students you’ve supervised for your UTQ portfolio. |
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Planning 2025-2026
- Teachers who are doing the first year of the Workgroup Teacher Programme (WTP) will register for this module during the Didactic bootcamp (in the final week of August).
- Teachers who are not in the first year of the WTP can register by clicking on your preferred date (preferably the date corresponding with the domain you are teaching in) in the table below; you will then be redirected to our registration environment.
- The registration deadline is one week before the start of each course.