Together with other universities of applied sciences (HAW) in Rhineland-Palatinate, a course has been offered since the 2017/2018 winter semester that makes it easier for newly appointed lecturers at universities of applied sciences in Rhineland-Palatinate to get started in teaching. This course is to be held before the start of each lecture period and will introduce participants not only to university teaching methods, but also to the operational and organizational structures of the participating universities.

Concept and Objectives

The aim of the program is to support newly appointed professors in planning and implementing their teaching in a didactically sound manner, to help them find their feet in the higher education system, and to offer them an opportunity to exchange ideas with other teachers. Newly appointed professors are given the opportunity to work on their own courses and thus consistently apply what they have learned to their teaching practice. Since teachers from different universities and disciplines participate in the workshop, everyone benefits from an interdisciplinary exchange of experiences.

Learning objectives

If you participated in the workshop,

• you are familiar with the objectives and instruments of current higher education policy and the Bologna Process (e.g., ECTS, learning objectives, qualification frameworks) and can explain their significance for your own teaching,
• reflect on your own learning behavior and derive criteria for “good” teaching from this,
• you can explain the concept of competence orientation and constructive alignment and apply it to your own courses,
• are familiar with common learning objective taxonomies and can formulate learning objectives for your courses,
• you are familiar with several teaching formats and methods and can classify them according to their suitability for achieving different learning objectives,
• you are familiar with several exam formats and can classify them according to their suitability for achieving different learning objectives. At the same time, you are able to test your own learning objectives using different formats,
• you are familiar with methods and criteria for obtaining feedback during and at the end of a session.

Location, Duration, and Speakers

The event takes place at different locations in Rhineland-Palatinate on a rotating basis, usually in conference hotels. Since the summer semester of 2020, the workshop has been held in a blended learning format over a period of three weeks with a total of 20 teaching units (with two days of in-person instruction at a conference hotel).

The speakers are either trainers with experience in teaching from the  teaching departments at the participating universities or external trainers. A consistent quality is ensured through a uniform event concept

Registration

Registration takes place via the OpenOLAT learning platform (University Evaluation Network) up to one week before the start of the event (four weeks in advance for face-to-face courses).
However, please register as early as possible, as the event will only take place if there are at least eight participants

For in-person courses: Please note that you must submit your travel expenses to your university yourself. All other costs will be billed to your university by the event organizer.