The Teacher and the Teaching Process

Entry requirements: Higher education exam
Level: Advanced (second cycle)
Duration: 2 weeks (equivalent to 3 course credits)
Department: The Division of Research and Educational Support
Version revised: 2022-07-07

Aim

The aim of this course is to give basic knowledge about the role of the teacher and the different parts of the teaching process in both theory and practice.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, in addition to the general objectives in Chapter 1, Section 9 of the Swedish Higher Education Act for the second cycle, the participant should be able to:

• independently and jointly with others plan, implement and evaluate teaching and assessment within his or her own subject field
• reflect on your professional approach to academic teaching in relation to the students
• describe and discuss different perspectives on educational issues

Content

The course consists of four modules:

1. Teaching in higher education
2. From learning outcomes to course evaluations
3. Academic teachership
4. Approaches to knowledge and educational standpoints

Teaching and study forms

The course is based on the principle of active exchange of knowledge between teachers from all subject fields and thus presupposes participation in all teaching sessions.

The course runs at quarter speed during eight weeks. It comprises four online meetings in Zoom. The meetings will take place every two weeks. In between, the participants are expected to work on assignments in specified groups. During the course, the following study forms will be used:

• Seminars/webinars
• Group assignments
• Individual assignments
• Collegial observation using the method "critical friends"

Assessment and grading

In the course, the grades given is Pass (G) and Failed (U). In order to get the grade Pass (G), the participant should have gained a pass from all the assessed course components (including active participation in examining course meetings).

The course assessment is continuous and consists of several assignments linked to the course modules and learning outcomes.

Course literature

Please note that this list can be revised at the latest one month before the start of the course, and that solitary titles might be added to the course literature by the teachers when the course starts.

Biggs, J. (1996). Enhancing teaching through constructive alignment, in Higher Education, 32(3), 347-364. 

Bolander Laksov, K. & Scheja, M. (2020). Academic teachership. Stockholm: Sveriges universitetslärare och forskare.

Carroll, C., & O'Loughlin, D. (2014). Peer observation of teaching: Enhancing academic engagement for new participants, in Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 51(4), 446-456. 

Elmgren, M., & Henriksson, A. (2014). Academic teaching (1.st ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur. (chap 2, 5-8)

Magnússon, G. & Rytzler, J. (2019). Approaching higher education with Didaktik: University teaching for intellectual emancipation, in European Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 9,(2), 190–202. 

Reference literature

Biggs, J. & Tang, C. (2007). Teaching for quality learning at university: What the student does (3.rd ed.). Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/Society for Research into Higher Education. 

Handal, G. (1999). Consultation using critical friends. New Directions for Teaching and Learning 1999:1, 59-70.

Hargreaves, A., & O´Connor, M. T. (2019). Solidarity with Solidity: The Case for collaborative professionalism. The Phi Delta Kappan, 100(1), 20–24.  

Högskolelag (1992:1434)
Högskoleförordning (1993:100)

Knowles, M., Holton, E. F. & Swanson, R. A. (2015). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (8.th ed.). Milton Park: Routledge. (part 1 och 3) 

Lathund för kursplaner 2019:1. Skapa eller revidera kursplaner vid Mittuniversitetet

Regel för kursplaner, Dnr 2009/830

Regel för examination: Dnr 2020/1174

Rättssäker examination (2020). 4. uppl. Stockholm: Universitetskanslerämbetet. 

Rättssäker examination [Fair examination]. Summary in English. Stockholm: Universitetskanslerämbetet.

Course Period

During 2026, the course runs at quarter speed from week 34 to 41, with course meetings

• Tuesday, August 25, 09:00 - 12:00
• Tuesday, September 8, 09:00 - 12:00
• Tuesday, September 22, 09:00 - 12:00
• Tuesday, October 6, 09:00 - 12:00

Thank you for your registration!