Short Courses
Teaching and Learning Fundamentals for Tutors and Demonstrators
Teaching Team Co-ordinators: Clare Gormley and Rob Lowney
TEU Co-facilitators: Lily Girme, Maeve O'Dwyer, Noeleen O'Keeffe, Steve Welsh
Tutoring
Are you a DCU postgraduate tutor/demonstrator looking to elevate your teaching skills?
If you’re eager to create engaging, impactful learning experiences for your students, this practical course is designed just for you.
The purpose of this short course is to introduce postgraduate students working as tutors and demonstrators to a range of practical approaches to teaching, learning and assessment.
This course will equip you with the essential tools and knowledge to:
- Grasp Constructive Alignment to seamlessly connect learning outcomes, assessment tasks, and teaching activities
- Craft Engaging Class Plans that engage your students and facilitate deep understanding
- Provide Effective Grading and Feedback for fair and informative assessment, with constructive feedback and feedforward for students
- Embrace Reflective Practice, cultivating a habit of self-reflection to continuously improve your teaching methods
The course is aimed specifically at postgraduate research students undertaking work as tutors (and in some cases laboratory demonstrators) who are new to teaching or teaching support roles. It encourages sound reflective practice and adoption of recommended tools and approaches suited to multiple teaching contexts.
This blended course is delivered over the course of a semester and comprises a mix of synchronous workshops and asynchronous engagement (tasks, self-study, group work, peer review, etc.) Attendance at four interactive workshops is required (two in-person and two online) along with additional collaborative activities in between sessions. The course is assessed throughout and participants will be awarded a digital badge upon successful completion.
The Teaching Enhancement Unit Team at Dublin City University teaches this course on behalf of the Graduate Studies Office.
The Graduate Studies Office advertises the module and handles recruitment and registration of participants.
Places are limited on each iteration of the module.