Teaching Skills – Systematic Development of Teaching Competence

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FS25

Category	Description
Content	Teaching Skills is a systematic 7 ECTS program designed for teaching and research assistants and senior assistants at UZH seeking a basic grounding and ongoing training leading to a qualification in teaching in Higher Education. The program is offered by Continuing Education in conjunction with the departments. The departments can stipulate special requirements for participating faculty members. Doctoral candidates may be credited Teaching Skills. The decision on accreditation lies with the degree program in question. The CAS in Higher Education fully approves Teaching Skills. The program introduces the fundamentals of research in teaching and learning as the basis for planning and conducting courses. Focusing on the alignment of teaching/learning activities and assessment, participants also experience how to motivate and activate students through student-centered teaching. Sustainable transfer of course content into participants own teaching is fostered and supported through peer observation and portfolio-based reflection.
Aims	After the course, participants are able to plan and conduct high quality teaching and to design competence-oriented courses so that teaching and learning activities, assessment and learning goals are systematically aligned.
Target group	Academic staff involved in teaching at UZH, esp. doctoral students and post-doctorates
Requirements	Participants should be employees of and involved in teaching at UZH (for scope see regulations), Master's degree from an accredited university
Final award	Teaching Skills attestation
Number of participants	For each course the number of participants is limited to 16 persons. Please register early.
Language	Please note that this course is held either in German or English. Intermediate-level language skills in the stated course language with regard to understanding, speaking and reading are required to participate in the program. Contributions and course assessments may be submitted in both German and/or English.
Modality	Please note that Teaching Skills is offered as a face-to-face or online course. The modality and the course language are noted below dates. It is not intended to switch in between the face-to-face and the online course. Teaching Skills (face-to-face course in blended learning desing, 8 workshop days on site) Teaching Skills online track (online course in blended learning design, approx. 50 hours of synchronous online sessions)
Duration	1 year (7 ECTS Credits)
Dates	*Start FS25: Teaching Skills* online track (German)** Introduction to course planning: 31.03.-14.05.25, Mondays und Wednesdays 14-16h (no course on 21. & 23.04.25) Competent teaching practice: 07.11., 14.11. & 12.12.25, 9-13h Complexe teaching settings: individual Activities in the teaching community: individual Elective module: individual Submission Teaching Portfolio: 31.07.2026
Fee	Free of charge
Registration	Registration (PDF, 529 KB) Registration deadline 31 January 2025
Terms of Participation	With their registration participants agree to attend the entire course. A cancellation after the end of the cancellation period, no-show without indication of unforeseeable or unavoidable reasons or incomplete participation can result in consequences for the participation in other courses (detailed information about the terms of participation).
FAQ	Frequently asked questions (German)
Contact	Dr. Franziska Jäpel (Program management, course leader German) Dr. Svenja Kaduk (Course leader English) Program coordination Lisa Gubler E-Mail: hdinfo@wb.uzh.ch Phone.: +41 (0)44 634 29 84

Weiterführende Informationen

Flyer TSk EN (PDF, 249 KB)