Enhancing Teaching and Learning in HE

University: TU Berlin

Language: most courses in German, some courses in English

In ENHANCE offer: no

ECTS: no, minimum 267 AE for Certificate (1 AE =„work unit“: 45 min)

Competences: 9 Competence Areas: 
Planning and Performance, Learning, Media Support, Quality, Background; Communication, Learning Culture, Methods, Specific Didactics.

Description: Curriculum with three levels of achievement:
Introduction (75 AE), Intensification (125 AE), Reflection & Documentation (67 AE), in detail:

  • The introductory course, 20 basic and advanced teaching modules, written teaching portfolio or teaching project. Minimum of 210 hours (equivalent to 167 AE) for accredited TU-certificate for Teaching in Higher Education. Accumulation of different courses, duration between 2 and 30 AE, is possible.
  • We use all teaching and learning methods in our courses, practice and reflect and modify them concerning the participants' teaching situation and learning culture for successful transfer into their daily teaching habits.
  • Voluntary. Individual choice of teaching modules according to prior teaching experience and current teaching practice, and personal learning goals.