As
part of the project “Innovative Doctoral Education for Global Food
Security”, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden) and
Makerere University (Uganda) invite
qualified applicants to participate in the upcoming course(s) and
workshop(s) focused on teaching and learning in higher education. The
project will cover the costs of travel, housing and meals during the
course and/or workshop.
We welcome your application!
1)
Transferable Skills Training for Successful Doctoral Students - Global and Local Perspectives
The
course will cover some of the essential skills and competences required
for all doctoral students to succeed in their studies, allowing
participants to join a regional network
while gaining global and local perspectives in an interdisciplinary
context.
The three main section of the course are as follows:
- Teaching and learning in higher education
- Scientific approaches and ethics
- Information literacy and scientific communication
When? 2 – 20 June 2014
Where? Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Who can participate? Doctoral students in the area of Global Food Security (all disciplinary
fields) from the following universities will be prioritized:
- Makerere University (Uganda),
- SLU (Sweden),
- National University of Rwanda (Rwanda),
- Sokoine University (Tanzania)
- Jomo Kenyatta University (Kenya).
Applicants
from other universities are accepted if places are available.
Participants will be selected based on distribution between
universities, engagement with issues of global
food security and seeking a gender balance.
Costs? The project will cover the costs for travel, housing, and meals during the course.
For more information about the course please visit:
http://www.slu.se/en/
2)
Workshop for Improving and Internationalizing University Courses
This
workshop will focus on helping participants improve their current
courses by focusing on course design and the relationship between
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs), Teaching
& Learning Activities and Assessment. Given the make-up and context
of the workshop, great attention will be paid to internationalization
and its implications for teaching and learning. All participants are
expected to bring a current course outline with them.
Upon completion of this workshop, the participant is expected to be able to:
1)
Reflect about his/her role as a lecturer in their own university context
2)
Apply the theory of constructive alignment in the preparation of their courses, justifying choices.
3)
Justify choice of instructional strategy aimed at facilitating active learning in different contexts
4)
Integrate an internationalization perspective in the preparation of their courses
When? 10 – 12 June 2014
Where? Makerere University, Kampala,
Uganda.
Who can participate?
Lecturers with several
years of teaching experience, active in the area of Global Food Security
(all disciplinary fields) from the following universities will be
prioritized:
- Makerere University (Uganda),
- SLU (Sweden),
- National University of Rwanda (Rwanda),
- Sokoine University (Tanzania)
- Jomo Kenyatta University (Kenya).
Applicants
from other universities are accepted if places are available.
Participants will be selected based on distribution between
universities, engagement with issues of global food security and seeking
a gender balance.
Costs? The project will cover the costs
for travel, housing, and meals during the workshop.
