MNPED9000 – Teaching in STEM
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Teaching is an important skill including leadership, collaboration and human knowledge.?In this course, you will develop your ability to facilitate student learning. Participants will discuss and explore principles of teaching and learning in higher education, and use constructive alignment to plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning activities.?
Knowledge about teaching and learning is?prerequisite?for a career in higher education. Reflections around learning and development are relevant to mentoring and supporting members of a research team, and the ability to facilitate learning opportunities for new students is critical to contribute to the future of education and research in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.?
You will learn to plan learning outcomes and goals, evaluate forms of assessment, and select appropriate student-centered learning activities and methods to support student development in a cohesive way. You will learn to use assessment for learning, use writing and discussions to support deep learning and critical thinking skills for students, and reflect on the role of the learning environment and how to include diverse students in your teaching.?Finally,?you will learn?how to document your competence for future job applications within or outside academia.??
Learning outcome
After completing this course, you?are able to:??
use backwards design to align learning outcomes, assessment and learning activities?
plan, conduct, and evaluate teaching activities relevant to your field?
engage and interact with students to support learning and development?
contribute to a community of practice in teaching and learning
document?and reflect on your own development as a?teacher???
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
The course has limited intake capacity (25?participants). All applicants must have teaching duties in their PhD position and in the current semester. The applicants are further ranked by the following criteria:
PhD candidates at the MN faculty who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included
Other PhD candidates at the MN faculty
PhD candidates at the University of Oslo
Visiting PhD candidates
All applicants within 1st rank before applicants in 2nd etc. If admission is limited to a fixed number of participants, admission will be decided by drawing lots for students who are ranked equally.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.
Teaching
Developing as a teacher requires learning by doing. Hands-on experience and reflections on teaching in your own field of expertise is an important part of the learning outcomes?in this course.?After a five-day intensive course consisting of workshops and discussions, you will use what you have learned to gain practical experience through your teaching duty.
After planning and trying out teaching in your own field, we meet again to?share experiences and connect these to relevant literature in order to develop further?as teachers.?The teaching concludes with a one-day workshop?where you get feedback on your written reflections that will form the basis for your home exam. The home exam period is two weeks.?
The course material includes research articles?and?websites. The course requires active participation from all participants during workshops and during the practical part of the course.?
Attendance at the first?day of the?course?is mandatory. Attendance at 80 percent of the?course?and approval of the teachable unit?is required to be allowed to take the home exam.?
Upon the attendance of five or fewer students, the course will be cancelled and the candidates will be offered a place in the course for the upcoming semester.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.
Examination
Two weeks after the final day of teaching, participants must submit a written home exam.
Approval of the teaching plan is required to be allowed to take the home exam.
Examination support material
Support material is allowed during the home exam period.
Language of examination
You may submit your home exam in Norwegian or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence can be granted an extended deadline. Re-scheduled examinations are not offered.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.