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Modules

At the University of Groningen, we offer three separate modules in our regular UTQ trajectory. Each UTQ module consists of 2 half-day workshops and reflective UTQ assignments. All UTQ workshops are on-site (at the Zernike Campus). All materials are available on Brightspace.

Below you can find the description of each module as well as the upcoming course dates. When a course is already full, you can contact docentprofessionalisering rug.nl to be put on a waiting list. Please not that it is not allowed to register for one of the modules prior to the UTQ intake meeting with your teaching coach.

Teaching and 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.

Dates

Module October/November 2024
Workshop 1: Tuesday 15 October (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Tuesday 12 November (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) 

Module November/December 2024
Workshop 1: Monday 18 November (1.30 - 4.30 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Monday 16 December (1.30 - 4.30 p.m.)

Module February/March 2025
Workshop 1: Thursday 13 February (9.30-1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Thursday 13 March (9.30-1 p.m.)

Module April/May 2025
Workshop 1: Wednesday 9 April (9.30-1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Wednesday 14 May (9.30-1 p.m.)

Set-up
Two on-site workshops with preparatory and homework assignments in Brightspace
Entry requirements
To participate in both sessions, it is necessary to have assigned teaching activities during the training programme.
Study load

35-40 hours (including face-to-face sessions)

Number of participants
Max. 32 participants
Language
English, but it is possible to write the assignments in Dutch.
Location
All UTQ workshops are on-site at the Zernike Campus. It's not possible to join online. You will be informed by email two weeks prior to the session where it will take place.

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.
Designing

In this module, we focus on the level of constructive alignment between the learning outcomes, teaching and learning activities, and assessment tasks in one of the courses you are teaching. We reflect on the way your course fits with the curriculum and the vision of your faculty. Besides this, you learn how to design courses that take a diverse student population into account. By doing assignments you work on the (re)design of your course.

Dates

Module October/November 2024
Workshop 1: Wednesday 16 October (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Wednesday 13 November (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) 

Module November/December 2024
Workshop 1: Tuesday 5 November (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Tuesday 3 December (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Module February/March 2025
Workshop 1: Thursday 6 February (9.30 a.m. -1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Thursday 6 March (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Module April/May 2025
Workshop 1: Tuesday 15 April (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Tuesday 20 May (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Set-up
Two on-site workshops with preparatory and homework assignments in Brightspace
Study load

30-35 hours (including on-site workshops)

Number of participants
Max. 32 participants
Language
English, but it is possible to write the assignments in Dutch.
Location
All UTQ workshops are on-site at the Zernike Campus. It's not possible to join online. You will be informed by email two weeks prior to the session where it will take place.

Learning outcomes

After completing the training, you will be able to:

  • Design a course according to Bigg's constructive alignment principles;
  • Formulate SMART learning outcomes with the support of Bloom's taxonomy;
  • Reflect on how your course aligns with other courses in the curriculum and the faculty vision;
  • Design a course that takes different preconditions, such as students' educational background, into account;
  • Redesign parts of a course based on course evaluations.
Assessing and Evaluating

In this module we discuss tips and tools for designing and constructing assessment, and the steps to take after the administration of the assessment. We discuss ways in which to enhance the quality of your assessment. Your own assessment practice will be central during the module. You will have to prepare for the module by watching relevant videos and making assignments. The assignments will be discussed during the meetings.

Dates

Module October/November 2024
Workshop 1: Thursday 17 October (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) 
Workshop 2: Thursday 14 November (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) 

Module November/December 2024
Workshop 1: Tuesday 19 November (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) 
Workshop 2: Tuesday 17 December (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) 

Module February/March 2025
Workshop 1: Friday 7 February (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Friday 7 March (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Module April/May 2025
Workshop 1: Thursday 10 April (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Workshop 2: Thursday 15 May (9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Set-up
Two on-site workshops with preparatory and homework assignments in Brightspace
Study load

30-35 hours (including face-to-face sessions)

No. of participants
Max. 32 participants
Language
English, but it is possible to write the assignments in Dutch.
Location
All UTQ workshops are on-site at the Zernike Campus. It's not possible to join online. You will be informed by email two weeks prior to the session where it will take place.

Learning outcomes

After completing this module, you can:

  • Position your assessment within the wider assessment plan of the faculty;
  • Develop and implement tests that match the students’ intended learning capabilities;
  • Ensure as much validity, reliability and transparency in tests and assessment procedures as possible;
  • Apply various formative assessment methods;
  • Analyse study results (exams, written assignments etc.) to evaluate how studentrs are grasping your material as well as achieving the learning outcomes you have set.
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