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851-0373-00L 2 Credits DS , DR D-GESS , D-PHYS , D-INFK
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Learning to Teach

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Marion Lehner, Karin Brown
This programme is designed for ETH Teaching Assistants with current teaching responsibilities.
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Abstract

This course imparts a variety of teaching skills which will help Teaching Assistants with their teaching tasks.

Objective

In this course Teaching Assistants will ... • discuss learning science and teaching techniques with peers. • design the introduction of their course/lecture/exercise class. • develop learning activities according to learning objectives. • practice classroom assessment techniques in order to measure student learning. • engage in peer feedback in order to improve own teaching.

Content

We will meet for a short online kick-off meeting on 26 September. You will get detailed information together with the invitation email in the first week of the semester. The online phase, where you work through 6 modules in the Moodle course page will end in November where we will meet for a face-to-face consolidation workshop. The dates for the mandatory in-person consolidation workshops in November are Monday 17.11 (afternoon), and Wednesday 19.11 (morning). We also offer an online workshop on Thursday 20.11 (morning). You are required to participate in one of these workshops. You will find more information on the course page in Moodle.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DS , DR
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
exercise Learning to Teach
Mandatory Kick-Off in October, mandatory Consolidation Workshop in November.
No time listed 2 h weekly

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