Introductory course
in teaching and learning in higher education
Program period
September-October 2026
Hours of work
30 hours
Enrollment deadline
10th September 2026
Introductory course in teaching and learning in higher education
Do you teach at UiT? Would you like to develop your teaching skills?
This course is intended for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and staff working at UiT. It will provide an opportunity to develop and/or improve your teaching skills, and to meet people in a similar situation to yourself.
From September 2026, you will be able to count the 30 hours of this course towards the Foundational Course in University Pedagogy in the future.
Course admin.:
TopDesk:
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Admission requirements
To participate in the course, you must be one of the following:
PhD student at UiT
With or without teaching responsibilities
Employee at UiT
Academic or administrative, with or without teaching responsibilities
Postdoc at UiT
With or without teaching responsibilities
You just need to have an interest in teaching and learning!
Requirements for completion
We estimate that the course will take about 30 hours to complete. To have your participation in the programme approved, certain requirements must be met:
Attend the kick-off meeting
(1 hour)
Prepare for your microteaching session
(3-6 hours)
Participate in 1 microteaching session
(3 hours)
Attend the two lectures
(6 hours)
Go through the Canvas modules and complete the quizzes
(14 hours)
Important mandatory dates
Kick-off
17th September 2026
Online
Lecture and Seminar I
24th September 2026
Hybrid
Lecture and seminar II
8th October 2026
Hybrid
Microteaching
19.-23. October 2026
Hybrid
For hybrid sessions, you are expected to attend in-person if you are based in Campus Tromsø. Those based in other campuses can choose to attend in-person or digitally. Please let us know when you sign up.
Language
The course can be completed in either English or Norwegian. Some participants choose to follow the course in the language they plan to teach in, while others prefer to work in the language they feel most comfortable using.
All Canvas modules and quizzes are available in both languages, and the kick-off session will also be conducted bilingually. Lectures and seminars will be delivered in English, with Norwegian subtitles provided for the lectures, while group work for the seminar sections can be carried out in either English or Norwegian. Microteaching sessions will be organised into both English- and Norwegian-speaking groups.