Freestanding course

Scholarship of University Teaching

Freestanding course, Master’s level

5 hp

Malmö daytime 25%

13 September 2021 - 16 January 2022

Applications open 15 March

About the course

Course content

This course introduces the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and inquiry based educational development.

Another part of the course deals with the construction of courses and the ways learning outcomes, learning activities, assessment and evaluation, are linked in what is called "constructive alignment" to support students to achieve the learning outcomes.

Different learning activities such as lecture, seminar, the study group and how these can be related to content and learning outcomes are discussed. Part of the course is based on the students' beliefs about what makes a good teacher and different approaches to knowledge and learning are discussed. Further, the course will address the meeting between the instructor/teacher and student/student, individually and in groups in the perspective of a diverse student population.

Syllabus autumn 2021

Admission requirements

1. Bachelor's degree (180 credits) or equivalent

2. The equivalent of English B, or English 6, in Swedish secondary school

Selection

University credits completed 100%

Course literature

Course literature and other teaching materials

Biggs, J. B. & Tang, C. (2007). Teaching for quality learning at university. What the student does. (Third edition). Maidenhead: Open University Press. (334 pages)

Elmgren, Maja & Henriksson, Ann-Sofie (2014). Academic teaching. 1. ed. Lund: Studentlitteratur (362 pages)

Kreber, C. (2002). Teaching Excellence, Teaching Expertise, and the Scholarship of Teaching. Innovative Higher Education. Vol. 27, No. 1, 5–23.

Improving Teaching and Learning in Swedish Higher Education. A Student Centered Perspective. (2013). Stockholm: Sveriges förenade studentkårer (36 pages)

Avaialble on the internet:

https://issuu.com/sverigesforenadestudentkarer/docs/improving_teachning_and_learning_in

Additional course material may be introduced in the course, but no more than 100 pages

Course evaluation

The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).