These workshops and courses are for doctoral assistants and post-docs at EPFL and partner institutions who wish to improve their teaching skills.
If you are a member of another public institution, please drop us a line at this email address to inquire if we can accommodate you in a particular workshop.
Pedagogical Skills Development Workshops
Foundations of Teaching Science and Engineering:This online course addresses both what to do when teaching and explains why these strategies are appropriate and useful. It includes 5 units with videos and quizzes, and you can start whenever you want. |
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Teaching Toolkit for EXERCISES:This interactive one-day workshop targets the development of skills to manage classroom interactions and design exercises that maximize learning. |
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Teaching Toolkit for PROJECTS:This workshop helps you support students facing difficulties in open-ended real-world projects, including collaboration, project management, uncertainty, and incomplete data. |
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Teaching Toolkit for LABS:This hands-on workshop develops your ability to design labs and interact with students to promote autonomy and critical thinking. |
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Teaching Toolkit for PRESENTING:Practice and receive feedback on evidence-informed strategies for presenting and explaining scientific and technical content. |
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Courses in the EDOC Programme
Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning:This course introduces contemporary research on teaching and learning in higher education and develops participants’ teaching skills. It provides a framework to support continuous improvement based on evaluation of one’s own teaching practice. |
ENG-624 |
Lecturing and Presenting in Engineering:Participants design and deliver lessons for specific audiences, informed by contemporary research on teaching engineering. Useful for those pursuing a teaching-oriented career in science or engineering. |
ENG-629 |
Supervising Students in Projects and Labs:A hands-on course focused on developing the skills needed to supervise and evaluate students working on projects and labs typical of science and engineering. |
ENG-633 |
Teaching STEM Problem Solving Approach:This course develops skills for teaching problem-solving heuristics, metacognitive strategies, and ways to help students transfer these skills from paper exercises to real-world engineering contexts. ** To participate in these courses, you must register through ISA. |
ENG-644 |