Prof-Lounge

Zeit: Do., 23.04., 16:00-19:00 Uhr

Gast: Gunnar Schmidt, Professor für Elektrotechnik/Elektronik und Schaltungsentwurf an der Technischen Hochschule Lübeck

Ort: TU & You Lounge

Date: Thu 17th September, 04:00 p.m. to 07:00 p.m.

Place: TU & You Lounge

Language: English

When we discuss improvement of student learning, it is common to assume that any new methods would require a higher teaching effort. But while anyone can improve a course by spending 100 hours more time on teaching, this is obviously not a sustainable strategy. So how can student learning be improved within a given level of time for teaching and assessment? The key principle is that teachers should spend more of their time doing things that lead to high quality learning, and less time on such things that are less productive. Concrete examples will be used to illustrate the principle, challenge old ways of thinking and question some taken-for-granted practices in education.

Invited experts from the Uppsala University: Prof. Kristina Edström

Kristina Edström (kristina@kth.se) is Associate Professor in Engineering Education Development at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Since 1997 she leads and participates in educational development activities at KTH, in Sweden and internationally. She serves on the international CDIO Council and leads the research track in the annual international CDIO conference. Kristina was awarded the KTH Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Education in 2004 and elected lifetime honorary member of the KTH Student Union in 2009. Kristina has a M.Sc. in Engineering from Chalmers, and a PhD in Technology and Learning from KTH. Her research takes a critical perspective on the why, what and how of engineering education development. Since 2018 she is the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Engineering Education.