UTQ Module -Teaching & Evaluating

Day one of this module primarily focuses on the central questions of “What is ‘good’ teaching and how is it done?” Students are more likely to be successful in classrooms that are organised, safe, and active in a way that focuses on the facilitation of learning rather than passive delivery of content. That being said, this is a developed conception that occurs over time for all teachers. Through conversations with colleagues from across campus as well as looking at observation instruments to further reflect on quality teaching, we hope to start this process of developing these instructional competences.

Day two takes these ideas into a more specific topic: the learning that happens in supervision moments with students whether that be in individual or small group processes. Lastly, and not to be overlooked, we will reflect on how we can evaluate our teaching through multiple sources while thinking through future improvements to your teaching.

Important: as also stated in the ‘entry requirements’ listed below, please register for this module only during blocks where you will be teaching as observations of your classroom teaching are required.

Learning outcomes

After completing the training, you will be able to:

• Choose suitable modes of instruction (various seminar forms, practicals) that align with overall course design;
• Facilitate stimulating and interactive teaching and learning activities for small and large groups of students;
• Explain and reflect how you supervise students in either group and/or individual supervision (e.g. thesis);
• Critically reflect on instructional performance through feedback that you have received and given from different peers as colleagues and students;
• Reflect on multiple evaluative sources (including student course evaluations) in order to create plans for future instructional improvement.