Format: Online-Workshop

Target Group: Teaching staff

University courses attempt to cover all the material deemed important or interesting to a particular topic. And over time, new publications and advances in the field mean we keep adding to the "content monster." Focusing on coverage often leaves little time for active learning, which evidence shows to improve student concentration, depth of understanding, and recall.

In this workshop we will take a look at the content of participants’ current (or planned) course syllabi, identify critical themes, and discuss strategies for organizing course content for better comprehension by students. Our goal is to align course content and ideal course learning outcomes while reduing the overall amount of content in order to make more space for active student learning and evidence-based instructional practices.

Counting towards the Baden-Wuerttemberg Certificate for Teaching and Learning at University Level: Module II, Topic 3 (8 AE).

Registration at Hochschuldidaktikzentrum (Log-In required!)

Important note for all doctoral researchers of the University of Konstanz: The costs for your participation will be covered by the Konstanz Research School. It is therefore essential that you state your status as "Doktorand*in" when registering at the HDZ/University Didactics Centre! 

Sara Petchey was first trained in biology and taught in schools for 14 years. Upon moving to the University of Zurich, she was asked to share her pedagogical training and experience with instructors in her faculty of science. Over the last 10 years, she has developed and evaluated pedagogy courses and tools for university instructors, earning her doctorate along the way and establishing a faculty-specific teaching hub. Sara is now a post-doctoral researcher focused on the pedagogical development of teaching-focused academics and the variables that influence instructors’ uptake of evidence-based teaching practices.