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Teaching Science and Engineering

Overview

This MOOC is designed to help doctoral teaching assistants develop their teaching skills in scientific and engineering disciplines at university level. The MOOC will address what to do when you teach as well as explaining why these approaches work.

What you'll learn

What does recent research say about teaching science or engineering
What should students learn about experimentation, problem-solving and managing projects
What is good practice in presenting, questioning and giving feedback
How to manage a class and to facilitate group work
How to apply these skills when teaching exercises, labs, and projects
Ways to assess learning that are fair, valid and reliable

Skills you'll practise

Teaching

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
Taught by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, one of the strongest names in its field.

Disadvantages

Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.
Runs on fixed dates, so you may have to wait for the next run.

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Free to audit

Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate: $249). Audit access may end after the course closes.