Cursussen voor PhD-studenten

As a PhD student, you may be asked to teach (a section of) a course. ‘Start to Teach’ is designed to cover the foundational principles of university teaching through a series of workshops that will support you as you embark on your teaching journey. This course assists you in planning and preparing your teaching activities, gives you the tools to engage and activate students, and shows you some best practices for giving feedback and assessing assignments and exams.

If there are no spots available or the dates don't fit your calendar, please fill out the form via the link below and we will inform you about new runs of this course.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Start to Teach training, you will be able to:

1. Create a lesson plan in which the learning activities are aligned with students' learning outcomes;
2. Explain how you establish a safe learning enviornment for your students during a lesson;
3. Communication clear instructions that align with students' prior knowledge;
4. Carry out at least one motivating active learning activity in a lesson;
5. Check students' understanding of the learning materials during a lesson;
6. Reflect on how you (could) provide formative and summative feedback to your students;
7. Set an achievable goal for improvement for a next lesson.

Course conditions

• 100% attendance is mandatory;
• If you cancel the course within ten days before the start of the course, we will charge you 50% of the costs. In case of a no-show (without cancellation), we will charge the full amount (100%).

Start to Supervise (STS) was set up to prepare PhD students for their supervisory tasks as daily supervisor of research by bachelor or master students. The course introduces PhD students to the Thesis Supervision Timeline (TST) in two 3-hour sessions in which all parts of the TST will be addressed. The aim is to prepare PhD students to act as (daily) supervisors for Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Theses.

If there are no spots available or the dates don't fit your calendar, please fill out the form via the link below and we will inform you about new runs of this course.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing STS, you are able to:

1. Reflect on your role and responsibilities as a supervisor;
2. Organize your supervision process and tasks in a structured way;
3. Implement effective communication strategies throughout the supervision process;
4. Reflect on formative assessment strategies, including providing feedback on the process and product level;
5. Take preparatory measures to increase the quality of your assessment.

Course conditions

• 100% attendance is mandatory;
• If you cancel the course within ten days before the start of the course, we will charge you 50% of the costs. In case of a no-show (without cancellation), we will charge the full amount (100%).

Introduction to Teaching gives PhD students a first insight into the teaching profession. The aim of this training is to guide PhD students through the process of turning their own research topic into an educational session.

If there are no spots available or the dates don't fit your calendar, please fill out the form via the link below and we will inform you about new runs of this course.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training, PhD students will have created a 20 to 45-minute interactive workshop (or lecture) based on their own research topic, which may be used within an educational context. The aim of the training is to:

1. Gain insight into what teaching entails, by means of the Teaching Cycle.

2. Identify the target audience and tailoring content to the audience.

3. Analysing challenges during teaching activities.

4. Identify points of further (professional) development within the context of teaching.

Course conditions

• 100% attendance is mandatory;
• If you cancel the course within ten days before the start of the course, we will charge you 50% of the costs. In case of a no-show (without cancellation), we will charge the full amount (100%).