This blended module combines an e-learning with an interactive workshop. In the e-learning, you’ll explore key teaching strategies and reflect on how to move from simply explaining content to actively supporting student learning. You complete the e-learning at your own pace before attending the workshop, where we’ll put these ideas into practice.

Together, we’ll explore practical questions such as: How do you start and end a lesson to create the right atmosphere? How can you encourage student engagement? And how do you guide students through their thinking process when they ask questions?

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

deliver a strong lesson opening and closing that enhance the learning atmosphere;
support students’ thinking by using scaffolding techniques when responding to their questions;
foster student engagement during your lesson;
give clear and motivating instructions to ensure a smooth lesson flow.

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Select the moments and modules you want to follow and click on Enroll (above Scheduled Training Events).

Target audience:

Beginning teachers.
This module is compulsory for all teaching-assistants (student-assistants, tutors and PhD students) and teachers 4. It is therefore part of the DOP introductory training and the introductory didactical teacher training for TA’s.
All modules are open for everyone who is teaching at the Faculty of Science. Not sure which module suits your learning objectives best? Please send an email to tlc-training-science@uva.nl.

Prior knowledge: No specific prior knowledge required.

Required time investment: Approximately 1 hour for the e-module and 3 hours for the workshop.

Trainers: Emmeke Veltmeijer / Nina Scheres / Marlijn van der Poel / Meike Heeremans / Vincent Blum / Charlene Diepenbroek-Barker / Martijn Stegeman / Saskia Belt / Brit Giesbertz.

Group composition: Between 5 (minimum) and 15 (maximum) no. of participants.

When?

23 September 2025 10.00-13.00
03 October 2025 10.00-13.00
06 October 2025 9.00-12.00
04 November 2025 9.00-12.00
24 November 2025 10.00-13.00
20 January 2026 10.00-13.00
11 February 2026 10.00-13.00
09 March 2026 13.00-16.00
07 April 2026 10.00-13.00
13 May 2026 10.00-13.00

Location: Science Park 904

Course duration: 3 hours

Registration:

You can sign up for this module here. If you want to sign up for this and other modules at the same time click here. The available dates are on the registration page. Do you have any questions? Please contact us via tlc-training-science@uva.nl.

Unable to attend?

You can make changes in the registration system up to 3 working days before the module starts (e.g. if your module is on Wednesday at 10:00, you have until Thursday at 23:59 to reschedule). If urgent or unavoidable circumstances arise within that 3-day window, please let us know as soon as possible at tlc-training-science@uva.nl. If you’re absent without notifying us, you’ll be marked as a no-show and receive an email.

Our modules are designed for collaborative learning and sharing experiences. To achieve the desired impact on education and professional growth, it’s crucial that enough participants are present. Without timely notice of your absence, we cannot ensure this or take the necessary measures. Together, we share the responsibility to make these modules effective and meaningful.