MNPED660 Collegial Teaching and Learning in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education is an elective teaching and learning course in higher education offered by bioCEED and MN-UiB to all MN-UiB and UNIS staff. The course is given in English and requires no previous pedagogical training and welcomes both experienced and more novice teachers and staff. On completion of the course, you will receive a diploma that states the content and extent of the course (5 ECTS), which corresponds to three weeks full-time work. This course can count as part of the basic pedagogical competence requirement at UiB/UNIS.
The course introduces you to core concepts of teaching and learning in higher education to develop your ability to improve student learning. Activities in the course shall provide participants with a common educational language, support collegial reflections and a scholarly approach to teaching and learning. The main component of the course is a group project, addressing a teaching and learning issue of relevance to the participants’ own practice.
Application/Admission
MN-UiB and UNIS staff are eligible to apply. You may apply as a group or individually. If you apply without a group, you will be assigned to a group of 3-5 other participants. Application deadline 28 August 2023. Apply here: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=15122088
Course team
Associate professor II Roy Andersson, Senior Advisor Oddfrid Førland, and Professor Sehoya Cotner
Key dates
Application deadline : 28 August 2023
Class times: 12 September 2023, 09:15-12:00; 17 October 2023, 12:15-15:00; 10 January 2024, 12:15-15:00; 5 March 10:15-12:00 and 13:15-16:00.
The course is held on site at MatNat UiB and online.
Questions? contact roy.andersson@cs.lth.se
Full course program: https://bioceed.uib.no/dropfolder/bioCEED/CPC2023_24_courseprogram.pdf