University Pedagogy - basic course
Se studieprogramNord University emphasizes on high quality teaching. University Pedagogy is a basic course that will provide knowledge about key topics relating to teaching, learning, supervision.
The course is a key measure in the institution's strategy to develop the university as an educational institution by strengthening the teaching and supervision skills of its employees and their ability to reflect on and evaluate their own professional practice and that of others.
The course focuses on the teaching and supervision skills of those attending and their knowledge is developed by enabling them to reflect on planning, implementation and assessment based on the individual course / the subject's scientific prerequisites and uniqueness, in collaboration with mentors and fellow students. This takes place by continuously switching between theory and practice-oriented elements in order to strengthen the development of a didactic practice.
Knowledge
The candidate
- has advanced knowledge about university pedagogy topics relevant to teaching, learning, assessment and supervision in higher education
- can apply and explain their own view of learning and knowledge related to pedagogical theories.
- can apply knowledge about university pedagogy in new areas and in their own practice
- can analyse academic issues based on university pedagogy’s history, traditions, distinctive character and place in society
Skills
The candidate
- can plan and carry out R&D-based teaching and supervision, both individually and in collaboration with colleagues, in a way that promotes students’ learning and academic development.
- can contribute to academic and pedagogical innovation through the choice of varied teaching methods that include the use of digital tools.
- can analyse, prepare and further develop course and programme descriptions within their subject areas.
- can analyse and critically relate to various sources of information, and national and international steering documents related to teaching in higher education.
- can carry out an independent, defined research or development project under supervision and in accordance with applicable research ethics norms.
General competence
The candidate
- can analyse and assess relevant academic, professional and research ethics issues related to their own professional development
- can apply their knowledge and skills in new areas in order to carry out advanced tasks and projects
- can disseminate extensive independent work and master forms of expression used in university pedagogy
- can contribute to innovative thinking and innovation processes
- can further develop their university pedagogy competence both independently and in collaboration with colleagues
This programme is reserved for academic staff and doctoral research fellows at Nord University who wish to develop their teaching and supervision expertise. Having a Master’s degree is a formal minimum requirement. As the programme is practice-oriented and aims to develop you as a teacher, it is a requirement that you have your own teaching/supervison while the course is in progress. If you do not have your own teaching, you must make sure that you have access to teach/supervise, for example through a colleagues students.
For the PED6010 course (Norwegian): Participants must be fluent in Norwegian (or a Scandinavian language; Swedish, Danish). Lectures are held in Norwegian, but those attending may use English when speaking and writing.
For the PED6013 course (English): Those attending must be fluent in English. Lectures are held in English, but those attending may use Norwegian (or a Scandinavian language: Swedish, Danish) when writing.
All employees who are relevant for the course must apply for admission by the application deadline, through EVUweb. You should use Feide or MinID for logging in to EVUweb. The list of applicants is then shared with the Faculty's management, which nominates the applicants on the basis of the places available at the Faculty. A waiting list will be drawn up if the Faculty has more applicants than places.
Please note that the course requires compulsory attendance and it must be approved in order to take the exam, so it is important that you and your manager have cleared your work schedule if you are going to apply for University Pedagogy (UNIPED).
The session dates, and where the session will be, are published under "Sessions" as soon as they are ready.
Studiet er organisert med fem samlinger (totalt 6 dager).
Samlingstidspunkt for kurset våren 2024:
Samling 1 (fysisk i Bodø): Torsdag 25.januar kl. 08:30 – 16:15.
Samling 2 (digitalt): Onsdag 21.februar kl. 09:00 – 14:00.
Samling 3 (digitalt): Torsdag 4.april kl. 09:00 – 14:00.
Samling 4 (digitalt): Torsdag 25.april kl. 09:00 – 14:00
Samling 5 (digitalt – muntlig eksamen): Tirsdag 14. og onsdag 15.mai (hele dagen). Du får tildelt en av datoene når gruppene er dannet ved oppstart av kurset.
Andre obligatoriske møtepunkter:
I tillegg til oppsatte samlinger skal kursdeltakerne i etterkant av samling 1, 2 og 3 avtale to møter i mentorgruppene; først et uten og så et med mentor; dvs totalt 6 møter. Mentorgruppene avtaler selv møtetidspunkt
Møtetidspunkt mellom mentorer og faglærere i kurset:
Oppstarts- og introduksjonsmøte: 18/1 kl 9-10
Midtveismøte: 7/3 kl 9-10
Med forbehold om endringer.
Composite assessment - all parts must be approved/passed in order to obtain a final grade for the course, but please note the requirement for OD:
- Compulsory participation (OD), represents 80% attendance - grading scale approved/not approved. OD must be approved in order to take the exam.
- Coursework requirements (AK) - Individual - grading scale approved/not approved. A total of three AKs shall be submitted during the course of the programme.
- Oral exam (MU) - in a group of students, individual grading. Duration 1 day. Grade: passed/not passed.
A more detailed description can be found in the course description.