Qualifying Course for University Teachers in Sweden

• Main Author: Di Stasio, Luca
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Open Science Framework 2019
• Subjects: Luleå
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/tmqaj; https://osf.io/tmqaj/

The primary target group of this course is employees and PhD students at Luleå University of Technology. The aim is that the participant will develop fundamental pedagogical proficiency for teaching in Higher Education generally and at LTU specifically. The participants will develop a readiness to constructively take part in discussions among colleagues on the topic of education and improvement in teaching within their own fields. The contributions should be based on scientific grounds and proven experience. Moreover, participants shall begin describing their basic pedagogical standpoints, both in view of their own development but also for purpose of the qualification needed for employment. The course also aims for participants to develop a curiosity on teaching and the basic competence needed for active participation in further opportunities for pedagogical development, i.e: courses, workshops, development projects etc... Finally, the course has the purpose of creating a network for organizational development in general and pedagogical development in particular at LTU.