Starter-Kit Teaching in Higher Education (English)

Every semester, the University of Potsdam offers a three-day Starter-Kit Teaching event (particularly) for new colleagues who have been employed at the University of Potsdam for less than twelve months and who are taking on teaching activities. In this context, the workshop “Starter-Kit Teaching in Higher Education” is an additional one-day offer, which covers selected topics from the Starter-Kit Teaching again and teaches them in English. Specifically, the workshop aims to introduce participants to a wide range of content related to their everyday work as lecturers and to prepare them for the design and implementation of teaching.

Content focus

• Practical approaches to course planning: selected models fo instructional design as planning tools, including Constructive Alignment and Didactic Reduction
• Defining and understanding the significance of learning objectives
• The role and self-perception of the instructor
• Creating a motivating and effective learning environment
• Exploring the influence of culture on teaching and learning