Courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
The Division of Research and Educational Support offers courses in teaching and learning in higher education. If you are employed and teach at Mid Sweden University you are welcome to apply. Registration opens Tuesday week 9 for courses in the fall, and Tuesday week 40 for courses in the spring.
Course offerings
The following courses are included in the module of qualifying courses:
- The teacher and the teaching process (fall term)
- The student and the learning process (fall term)
- Higher education and its context (fall term)
- Educational development work (spring term, requires two other courses in the module)
- Technology enhanced learning (spring term)
In addition, the following in-depth courses are offered:
- Akademisk litteracitet (spring term, but not in the spring of 2023, in Swedish only)
- Writing a teaching portfolio (spring term)
- Learning for sustainable development (spring term)
- Norm critical approaches to higher education (spring term)
Each course comprises two weeks of full-time studies, corresponding to 3 course credits. The courses are given online and most courses are given at quarter speed. Course descriptions are available via the links above.
What does "qualifying" mean?
The module of qualifying courses follow the national recommendation for qualifying teaching education in teaching and learning in higher education formulated by The Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF). According to this recommendation, the scope must be 10 weeks of full-time studies, corresponding to 15 course credits at the advanced level, and all Swedish higher education institutions must have the same learning objectives for the education. Whether you need to meet these objectives or whether the equivalent of ten weeks of full-time studies is enough depends on what you will use your education for. If you are unsure about what applies to you, please contact the council or board that will deal with your possible application.
Application
The courses are free of charge and target employees with teaching duties at Mid Sweden University. Entry requirements are a higher education exam.
Application forms will be available from Tuesday week 9 for courses starting in the fall, and from Tuesday week 40 for courses starting in the spring. Course registration normally closes one month before the start of the course. You will find the application forms on the course web sites (click the links above). Each course is applied for separately. By applying, you confirm that your application is approved by your head of department.
About
The courses
- are regularly offered in both Swedish and English. You can always complete assignments in the language you prefer and the study groups are formed based on wishes about language.
- are in different ways connected to the Mid Sweden University strategy 2019-2023, especially as regards to lifelong learning, digitalization, technology enhanced learning, sustainable development, internationalization and equal opportunities. In one of the courses in the module of qualifying courses, you will be given the opportunity to carry out an educational development work linked to your own field of activities.
- are given by the Division of Research and Educational Support (FUS) as determined by the Vice-Chancellor (Dnr MIUN 2020/94).
Questions?
For more information, see the FAQ on teaching and learning in higher education.
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