1. Theoretical foundations (3 EC) obligatory
2. Educational internship (3-6 EC) optional

Important: this is a part-time course that can be taken together with other study components. The studyload for the theoretical part is approximately 8 hours per week. The educational internship can be planned more flexible (more or less hours/week) together with your supervisor, depending on your study schedule and supervisor availability. 

Theoretical foundations:
For the Theoretical foundations there are 9 weekly meetings in which educational theories and practical tools are discussed. These three hour meetings are scheduled on Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. For each meeting students prepare literature and/or watch video clips (see also literature/study material used). The meetings concern themes such as teaching roles, constructive alignment, the design of an educational meeting, evidence-based educational design strategies, motivation and self-regulation, online and blended education, giving and using feedback, rubrics, and transparency, validity, and reliability of assessment. Each meeting is preceded with a preparatory assignment and ended with a processing assignment (together 20% of the final grade). During the meetings, students give mini lectures to each other and work on designing their own educational component. In meeting 8 students give a presentation (20%) on their educational component and how they progressed on their own learning goals during the course. To conclude the Theoretical foundations, during the final meeting an open book exam, encompassing the content of the meetings, will be held (60%).

Educational internship:
Students can decide to extend this elective course with an Educational internship of 3 or 6 EC (2 or 4 weeks). During this internship students can teach a work group, design an educational element for a specific course, write an advice report for a course coordinator, do an educational writing assignment, etc. Preferable these internships take place in dyads and in a successfully completed course from GSLS, Biology, or BMW. The course coordinator is able to help students finding an internship, but students are also free to find an internship assignment independently. For the internship students are assessed by their internship supervisor on their practical work (80%) and on their internship report by a course teacher (20%).

Schedule:
1.    Thursday morning November 17th – 9:00-12:00 – on campus
2.    Thursday morning November 24th - 9:00-12:00 - online
3.    Thursday morning December 1st – 9:00-12:00 - online 
4.    Thursday morning December 8th – 9:00-12:00 - online
5.    Thursday morning December 15th – 9:00-12:00 - online
6.    Thursday morning December 22nd – 9:00-12:00 -online
No meetings on Thursday December 29th and January 5th
7.    Thursday morning January 12th – 9:00-12:00 -online
8.    Thursday morning January 19th – 9:00-12:00 (presentations) -on campus
9.    Thursday morning January 26th – 9:00-12:00 (exam) – on campus


Literature/study material used:
For each meeting short scientific papers need to be prepared and/or informative video clips watched. Each meeting is preceded with a preparatory assignment and ended with a processing assignment. 
 
Registration:
You can register for this course via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Studyguide.
The optional parts are registered separately based on decisions during the obligatory part.

Mandatory for students in Master’s programme:
N.A.

Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes, for all GSLS students.

Prerequisite knowledge:
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Competencies:
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