Didactical Skills (AMC PhD Program)

Information about the course Didactical Skills.

Goal:

As a PhD candidate, you may be asked to participate in teaching activities. This may include giving a lecture of workshop, or supervising individual students, for example when supervising a student's bachelor thesis or scientific research project. This course will give you the basic skills needed to handle these tasks well.

    Format:

    The course consists of two interactive group sessions (4 hours per session). The (mandatory) preparation will take about 3 hours.

    Optional: an individual coaching or intervision session: 1 hour.

      Scheduled dates:

      • September 17, October 01, 2020.
      • November 17, December 01, 2020.
      • February 4 and 18, 2021.
      • June 08 and 22, 2021.

      Content:

      The main two topics of this course are: teaching classes (especially small groups) and supervision of individual students. At the end of this course, you will be able to:

      • Explain the importance of active learning;
      • Design a lesson plan based on the concept of Constructive Alignment
      • Plan the process of supervising (individual) students and choose applicable styles of supervision
      • Provide students with constructive feedback
      • Reflect on difficult situations in teaching and supervising and identify appropriate courses of action

      Target Audience:

      AMC PhD candidates who are tutors of a small group of students or supervisors of students during internship or research thesis.

      Language:

      The course is given in Dutch. An English course is available on request.

      Certificate:

      To qualify for the certificate, a participant must attend both workshops. Attendance will be registered.

      Study load:

      10 hours, which is comparable to 0.4 ECTS points.

      Number of participants:

      Maximum 15 per course.

      Costs:

      No charge for registered AMC PhD candidates.

      Course coordinators:

      Drs. Janneke van der Hulst / Onderwijssupport (Center for Evidence Based Education) / m.e.vanderhulst@amsterdamumc.nl / tel. +31 (0)20 - 566 1661.

      More information:

      From the course coordinator or AMC Graduate School / graduateschool@amc.uva.nl / E2-172 / tel. +31 (0)20 - 566 4618.

      Contact:

      AMC Graduate School
      E-mail: graduateschool@amc.uva.nl
      Tel: +31 (0)20 - 566 3108