Student assistants are valuable staff members at the University of Groningen. Currently, over 700 students take up teaching duties, support role functions, governing positions, and many other responsibilities.
But, how to prepare for a job as a student assistant? What is professional behaviour? How to deal with challenging situations in the classroom? How to support first year students? These and other questions will be covered in this course.
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
Contribute professionally in a higher education working environment
Develop a well-founded opinion of what is a good university teacher and mentor
Identify the basic principles for designing a course
Explore the aspects of how to teach a small group session in an interactive way while paying attention to classroom management and atmosphere
Interpret the difference between directive and facilitative formative feedback
Reflect on challenges students participating in governing bodies face