Course syllabus - Teaching Portfolio

Objectives

The objective of the course is to provide the participant with opportunity to get knowledge to assemble a teaching portfolio.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the participant is expected to be able to
1. demonstrate the ability to discuss and problematise students' learning in their own subject area, on the basis of research in educational sciences and/or subject didactics of relevance for teaching in higher education
2. demonstrate the ability to reflect on their professional approach to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and their relationship with the students, and also towards the fundamental values of higher education, such as democracy, internationalisation, gender equality, equal opportunities and sustainability
3. demonstrate the ability to collect, analyse and communicate their own and others' experiences of teaching and learning practices, and relevant outcomes of research, as a basis for the development of educational practice and the academic profession
4. report a teaching portfolio, concerning teaching and learning within their own field of knowledge, drawing upon relevant research in educational sciences and/or in subject didactics

Course content

- Teaching effectivness evaluation models
- Systematic documentation of teaching effectivness and presentation of teaching skills
- Discussion and analysis of teaching effectivness from theoretical and methodological perspectives
- Assessment of teaching effectivness

Specific requirements

Employment intended for teaching at Mälardalen University.

Examination

SEM1, Seminar, 3 credits, active participation in workshops concerning learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Two-grade scale