Program Overview

Introduction to University Teaching for PhD Students

The Introduction to University Teaching for PhD students is a practical, hands-on course designed to enhance early-career researchers' teaching skills in alignment with Aarhus University's pedagogical strategies and requirements based on the Danish framework for advancing university pedagogy (Level 1) principles.

Objective

The objective of the course is to provide PhD students with the necessary skills and knowledge to plan, conduct, and evaluate individual teaching sessions, as well as choose and discuss relevant pedagogical strategies to foster student engagement in and between lessons.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Explain and use basic concepts about learning
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate individual teaching sessions
• Choose and discuss relevant pedagogical strategies to foster student engagement in and between lessons

Content

The course includes the following topics:

• Teaching vs. learning
• Student engagement
• Alignment between:
  • learning outcomes
  • learning activities
  • and assessment
• Educational technology

During the course, participants will work on improving their own teaching in relation to the course topics and principles, including planning and conducting a microteaching session.

Course Format

Introduction to University Teaching for PhD students is a blended learning course addressing PhD students from Graduate schools of ARTS and BSS. The course is mandatory for PhD students from ARTS and optional for PhD students from BSS.

Registration

• Spring 2026:
  • 24 February 2026, 09:00-14:00: Building 1910, room 228
  • 24 March 2026, 09:00-14:00: Building 1910, room 228
• Registration deadline: 4 February 2026

Information

• Target group: PhD students
• Course certificate: Upon satisfactory completion
• Participants: Max. 15
• Duration: About 50 hours
• Language: By default, the course is in English but can be held in Danish if all participants agree. Group work can be in either English or Danish, depending on the participants' language.
• Bring: A course description for a course relevant to your teaching, related to e.g. previous teaching, current teaching, or possible future teaching.