University Teaching in Social Science and Humanities (2027)

Welcome to University Teaching in Social Science and Humanities

The course objective is to develop participants' foundational capacity to teach in a university setting. Specifically, the course aims to develop PhD students' teaching competencies equivalent to level 1 of the Danish framework for advancing university pedagogy (https://www.iaspbl.aau.dk/projects/danish-framework-for-advancing-university-pedagogy

Target group:

PhD students at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Seats not taken by SSH students are offered to PhD students from other AAU faculties and from other universities.

Language of instruction:

English.

Requirement:

The basis of the course is the practice of the participants. Thus, it is an absolute requirement that participants hold teaching obligations the semester they follow the course.

Timeframe:

The course is spread out over more or less an entire semester to allow participants to experiment with their own teaching and receive feedback in the course. The course opens with a full day (9-16). Followed by four half days (9-12.30), a month between each day.

This opening day is placed before the beginning of the semester (Ultimo January/Ultimo August). The day provides a basic introduction to higher education pedagogy. Furthermore, participants are divided into small groups or professional learning communities (PLC's) in which the participants will work the rest of the course. PLC's will meet and discuss teaching experiences at every meeting.

Overall Learning Objectives:

The overall learning objectives link to the Danish framework of advancing university pedagogy and, thus, they focus on developing participants' capacity to, under collegial guidance/feedback:

• Plan and carry out individual teaching and supervision activities

• Carry out assessment and help students understand the situation

• Develop their teaching based on feedback and reflections

Further, the course ensures that participants can:

• Create a constructive learning-oriented teaching environment

• Participate in collaboration on teaching with peers

• Identify resources for developing teaching quality

Requirements for obtaining the 3 ECTS:

• Meeting attendance

• Participation in two peer supervision activities in-between the meetings.

• Submission of parts of the teaching portfolio at the end of the course and offering feedback to peers.

Organizer: Lars Birch Andreasen, Culture & Communication, SHARE-PBL

Lecturers: Maria Hvid Stenalt, Culture & Communication, SHARE-PBL; Jes Lynning Harfeld, Culture & Communication, RECAST; Lars Birch Andreasen, Culture & Communication, ILD; Rameshnath Krishnasamy, Culture & Communication, InDiMedia

ECTS: 3

Date: TBA

Place:

City: AAU Innovate, Thomas Manns Vej 25, 9220 Aalborg Øst

Number of seats: 16

Open for enrolment:

Deadline for enrolment:

Important information concerning PhD courses:

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

You may find more information in our FAQ: https://phd.moodle.aau.dk/local/page/faq

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.