Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security

Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security: UPC Activities

Natalie JellinekEducational Development OfficerOctober 2013

Centre for Educational Development (UPC)

• 5 Educational Development Officers

• Courses, seminars, workshops for teaching staff, doctoral students, research supervisors.

• Consultations, assessment of Associate Professorship lectures

• Participation in international projects, examples:• RDViet, Vietnam• SASACID (ANAFE)• Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security

Course offering (2013-14)

Teaching course in higher education, basic course Teaching course in higher education, step two Supervising doctoral students How to present research Course in grading & assessment Project course (2w) Project course (4w) Course design An introduction to distance education

Modules: Teaching in the Global Classroom, Gender-sensitive teaching, Assesment

SASACID WorkshopsANAFE Network

May 2013: Nairobi, Kenya (English)July 2013: Abidjan, Ivory Coast (French)

Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security

Activities UPC will be responsible in the area of educational development:

• Courses & workshops on teaching & learning: teaching staff, doctoral students, research supervisors.

• Support for course leaders & teacher exchanges, as needed.

Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food Security

Planned courses and workshops:

• Course on teaching & learning for PhD students (5 days)

• Workshop on teaching & learning for teaching staff

• Workshop on teaching & learning for research supervisors.

Thank you!

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