ELIXIR-EXCELERATE, in collaboration with ELIXIR Sweden and ELIXIR-IIB, is pleased to announce a Train the Trainer (TtT) event. This course is meant to offer guidance, ideas and tips for training/teaching design, development and delivery based on research-driven educational principles. Examples and discussions will also focus on the challenges presented by academic teaching.

Application form

Important dates

• Application open: June 5, 2018
  
• Application deadline: When the number of participants reaches 20 (first-come-first-served basis)

Local organisers

Jessica Lindvall, NBIS (National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden), Elixir-SE

Instructors

Allegra Via (Training Coordinator ELIXIR-IIB, IBPM-CNR)
Jessica Lindvall (Training Coordinator ELIXIR-SE, NBIS)

Contact information for questions regarding the course: Jessica Lindvall, Jessica.lindvall@nbis.se

Course fee

None

Course content

Course information/Course webpage
The course is made up of four sessions, covering:

• Learning principles and how they apply to training and teaching
• Teaching techniques that can be used to enhance learner engagement and participation
• Assessment and feedback in training and teaching
• Lesson, course, and materials design

Target Audience

Whoever is interested in becoming a teacher or a better one. If you have questions like the following ones, this course may be very helpful to you.

• How learning works?
• How can I use learning principles and theories to improve my teaching?
• How can I make my teaching more engaging and effective?
• How should I adjust my teaching to different types of learners?
• How can I help slow learners?
• How can I assess whether my students are actually understanding my lessons? Are they actually learning?
• What is the best balance between theory and practice?
• How can I best assess whether learning is occurring and/or has occurred?
• What works in a classroom and what doesn’t?
• How can I become a better teacher?

Learning Objectives:

• To get acquainted with Learning principles and how they apply to training
• To be able to select and utilize training techniques that can be used to enhance learner engagement and participation
• To learn how to use assessment and feedback in training
• To learn about session, course, and materials design

Learning Outcomes:

• Learners can name learning principles that a good teacher/instructor should have in mind
• Learners can describe at least three training techniques, drawing on learning principles
• Learners can design a training session and a course
• Learners can develop assessment questionnaires
• Learners can enumerate types of materials needed for each part of a training session or course

Entry requirements

None