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How to Support Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

The aim of the course is to support international doctoral students at Charles University who are relatively new to university teaching but they are expected to teach within this academic year.

By the end of the course, the participants will...

• reflect on own teacher's conception of good quality teaching,
• understand basic researched-based principles of learning and consequences for teaching,
• understand the importance of a growth mindset, relationship to students and a safe climate,
• explain several types of motivation and analyse didactical ways of supporting it,
• apply various teaching strategies to support active learning,
• understand the process of deep learning, provide examples of good quality questioning.

METHODS:

interactive lecture, individual reflection, pair and group discussions, Q&A session

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