Quickstart for University Teaching

Description:

The Quickstart for University Teaching micro course is designed to discuss practical aspects of higher education teaching in a way that does not require prior experience or pedagogical training. It will give you a quickstart into the higher education environment and how to plan a teaching session.

To whom:

For those starting in teaching roles and/or interested in pedagogy.

Structure:

The course consists of a welcoming section, five sequential topics and a closing section.

- Welcome!
- University today
- Teacher's role
- Planning a teaching session
- Practical tips
- The benefits of studying pedagogy
- Final steps

The next content or task always opens when the previous one is completed. The course is completed when all tasks in all topics are done. At the end of the course you can get a badge that you can later on use to prove your learning. No credits will be granted for the course.

Estimated workload:

The course takes approximately two hours to complete.

Enrollment:

To start the course first sign up for Aalto open learning platform:

1. Go to the Aalto OpenLearning info page: https://openlearning.aalto.fi/login/index.php

2. If you have a user account provided by Aalto University or HAKA Federation or EduGain, click the reserved button. If you are a new user, create a user account by clicking “Create new account”. Use your whole name since this is the name that will appear on the badge at the end.

3.  Go to the email you used for login and click the confirmation link. Note that this may take several minutes.

4. You will also receive a welcome message with important information. Please save the message for future purposes.

Second: Enrolling in the course

5. Go to the course overview page and press the “Self enrolment” button.

6. Press the "Enroll me" button. No enrollment key is needed.

Note, that your enrolment to the course is valid for 180 days.