Teaching in Higher Education - UTQ (universitaire leergang BKO)

  • LocationUtrecht
  • Duration136 hours
  • Starting moment23 October 2024, 9 April 2025
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Teaching methodAt location
  • CertificationCertificate
  • Price1770
  • ECTS11. EC

This course is intended for university teachers who would like to enrich their understanding of student learning, improve their own teaching practice, and develop ideas for course and class design. Teaching in Higher Education is particularly useful for those working on a BKO portfolio. The course addresses issues directly related to, and often arising from, participants’ own teaching practice.

Suitable for

University teachers

Content

The course is organized around three main themes:

  • Designing a class or a course (writing intended learning outcomes; choosing activities and didactic approaches; assessment and testing)
  • Teaching practice: giving lectures, tutorials and supervising students
  • Reflecting on teaching experiences

The course consists of seven group sessions, a number of subgroup meetings and peer-visits to classes, and one individual appointment with one of the teachers of the course.

Group and study load

The course is taught in groups of max. 16 participants and requires approximately 125 hours of study, including meetings.

Language

The course will be taught in English and is open to anyone, both non-Dutch and Dutch, who is involved in teaching university students at any level (when all participants speak Dutch fluently, the course will be taught in Dutch).

Location

Utrecht Science Park

Costs

€ 1.770,00

Fee for UU lecturers

Lecturers of Utrecht University can use O&T units (if available) or can otherwise participate at reduced rates. In either case in consultation with their own faculty.

Faculty UTQ programmes for UU lecturers

Academic staff of Utrecht University can often also enroll in a UTQ programme of their own faculty. Have a look at the possibilities and the University Teaching Qualification Regulations of your faculty on intranet.

Dates

Dates October 2024

S1+2: 23 October: 9:30 - 16:30 incl. lunch
S3: 13 November: 9:30 - 12:30
S4: 27 November: 9:30 - 12:30
S5+6: 11 December: 9:30 - 16:30 incl. lunch
S7: 8 January 2025: 9:30 - 12:30
S8+9: 29 January 2025: 9:30 - 16:30 incl. lunch

Dates April 2025

S1+2: 9 April 2025: 9:30 - 16:30 incl. lunch
S3: 23 April: 9:30 - 12:30
S4: 14 May: 9:30 - 12:30
S5+6: 4 June: 9:30 - 16:30 incl. lunch
S7: 18 June: 9:30 - 12:30
S8+9: 2 July: 9:30 - 16:30 incl. lunch

Location

Utrecht Science Park

Trainer October 2024

Dr. Esther van Dijk

Dr. Esther van Dijk

Trainer April 2025

Steven Raaijmakers

Steven Raaijmakers

Registration tips

  • Have you never before attended continuing education at Utrecht University? Then please choose ‘Create an account’ in the registration screen (in the right-hand column).
  • If you háve taken courses for professionals at UU before, please choose ‘I have an account’.

Do you have an (educational) question, or are you curious about in-company and customisation options? We would be happy to explore the possibilities with you.

Please contact us via:
onderwijsadviesentraining@uu.nl
030 253 2261

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