Universitaire Leergang BKO (Teaching in higher education)

Why do you teach? And why do you teach the way you do? For many university teachers, teaching is shaped by intuition, experience, and the demands of a busy academic role, leaving little time to reflect on why certain approaches or interactions in the classroom do or do not work. This programme offers a valuable opportunity to pause, reflect, and work on your teaching practice. Through engagement with educational theory, peers, and the trainer, this programme will help you better understand, substantiate, and optimize your teaching. The programme is part of a broader trajectory that prepares university teachers for submitting a portfolio to obtain the Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs (BKO; University Teaching Qualification), but can also be taken independently.

This programme is intended for (new) university teachers working in Dutch universities or universities in other countries. University teachers are advised to have some prior teaching experience and to be actively teaching during the programme. If you are unsure whether your situation aligns with these recommendations, please contact the course trainer to arrange a consultation.

During the course, the participants will work on the following learning goals:

• Using responsive strategies to manage classroom dynamics and support student learning in diverse teaching situations;
• Systematically designing courses in which learning objectives, assessments, and learning activities are constructively aligned;
• Developing assessments and provide meaningful feedback based on well-founded educational principles;
• Substantiating and optimizing educational practices using reflection and theoretical insights.

• Group size: 8-16 participants.
• Program components: 9 half-day in-person group sessions, 2 small-group peer consultations on didactics and course design facilitated by the trainer, a lesson observation by and from a peer.
• Language: The program is taught in English, unless all participants speak Dutch.
• Didactic methods: Instruction about educational theory, hands-on practice during sessions and in your own teaching, exploration of your own teaching questions and course design, and exchange with and feedback from peers.
• BKO trajectory: At Utrecht University, this course is part of a broader BKO trajectory, including a development portfolio, tutor meetings, practical teaching activities, and faculty-specific elements.

Utrecht Science Park

€ 2.150

Lecturers at Utrecht University can participate for free (through O&T units, if available) or enrol at a reduced rate. Please contact your BKO or HR faculty contact person for more information.

At Utrecht University, completing a BKO program is often required before submitting the BKO portfolio. Academic staff of Utrecht University can often also enrol in a BKO program of their own faculty. Please consult your BKO or HR faculty contact person to decide whether you can best enter the faculty-specific BKO program or this university-wide BKO program.

• Thursday March 26th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday April 9th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday April 16th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday May 7th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday May 21st, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday May 28th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday June 4th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday June 11th, 9:30-12:45 hrs
• Thursday June 18th, 9:30-12:45 hrs

The sessions and peer consultations will take place at Utrecht Science Park. Exact locations will be shared at the start of the program.

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Neem contact met ons op via: onderwijsadviesentraining@uu.nl of 030 253 2261.

Onderwijsadvies & Training traint onderwijsprofessionals gedurende hun hele loopbaan. Wij bieden maatwerkoplossingen bij onderwijsvraagstukken, en geven scholen en opleidingen onderwijskundig advies. We verbinden kennis uit de wetenschap met de onderwijspraktijk om tot nieuwe perspectieven te komen. Onderwijsadvies & Training is onderdeel van de Universiteit Utrecht.

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