This university pedagogical programme is for consulting researchers (research-based public sector services) in assistant professor, tenure or postdoc positions at Aarhus University, who wish to qualify for a lectureship according to regulations on academic positions at universities.

The objective of the programme is partly to contribute to the development and professionalisation of the participants’ practical university pedagogical teaching competencies, partly to develop the participants’ communication skills regarding both teaching and consultancy practices. The programme is organised to meet competence level 2 of Danish Universities’ common framework for advancing university pedagogy. Further information is available here: Danish framework for advancing university pedagogy.

It is mandatory to complete both University pedagogical programme for consulting researchers and Research-based public sector consultancy at Technical Sciences (in either order) to qualify for a lectureship.

Learning outcome

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Analyse and apply pedagogical, didactic and rhetorical key concepts and principles, and integrate them to their own teaching, supervision and/or communication practice
• Design, argue, implement, and evaluate pedagogical and/or rhetorical interventions in their own disciplinary context and teaching/supervision/communication practice to support engagement
• Analyse teaching, supervision and/or communication contexts using pedagogical and/or rhetorical theories and principles to accommodate diverse needs and expectations
• Communicate and disseminate own competence development, demonstrating critical reflection on own teaching/supervision/communication practice
• Continuously develop own teaching/supervision/communication practice based on pedagogical and/or rhetorical key concepts, theories and principles
• Reflect on and continuously develop their own teaching/supervision/communication practices based on feedback and collegial collaboration

Content

The programme is designed to support consulting researchers enhancing both their teaching and communication practices. This happens through theoretical and practical presentations and exercises, which will enable the participants to create coherence in their teaching practice by applying university pedagogical key concepts and principles, learning design and didactic models. Throughout the course the participants will in addition develop a rhetorical toolkit, which enables them to engage competently in different communication situations. Together, the two tracks equip participants with the skills to intervene in/enhance their own teaching and communication practices.

The programme themes are:

• Planning teaching and supervision using university pedagogical key concepts and considering learning and engagement.
• Developing a rhetorical toolkit, meaning the competence to analyse and act in different rhetorical (communicative) situations, both oral and written.
• Using feedback and peer feedback as a tool in teaching and collegial academic practice.