Course Type: Online Workshop

Target Group: Teaching Staff

The Corona crisis requires instructors in higher education to teach in online and (sometimes also) hybrid environments. These environments pause unique challenges, especially when it comes to student activation and engagement. In this workshop, we will discuss methods to activate students, including using digital tools to do so, as well as strategies to encourage student thinking and participation. Instructors apply and reflect upon concepts, (digital) tools, strategies and practical ideas reviewed in this workshop to further develop their own courses with a focus on activating students.

Participants of this course will ...

... gain an overview of research results on effective online and hybrid teaching, meaningful learning and interaction in higher education,

... reflect upon design principles of different online teaching concepts and identify benefits and potential implementation challenges (e.g. hybrid teaching, flipped classroom),

... experiment with concepts, (digital) tools and practical ideas to cognitively activate and interact with students,

... share good practices and personal insights, as well as ways to handle challenges based on prior experiences.

Counting towards the Baden-Wuerttemberg Certificate for Teaching and Learning at University Level: Module II, Topic 1 or 2 (8 AE)

Counting towards the Certificate “Leadership, Management, Transfer of Knowledge”: Module III or IV (8 AE)

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Sabine Hoidn is a lecturer and Head of the Student-Centered Learning Lab at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her research focuses on higher education teaching, learning and curriculum as well as management education. In particular, she consults and conducts research in the field of student-centered learning and teaching in higher and management education with her latest co-edited handbook titled The Routledge International Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2020). She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in management and education and conducts professional development lectures and workshops for faculty worldwide. She received a PhD in business education from the University of St. Gallen, and the venia legendi in educational science, especially higher education (PD) from the University of Zurich.