Teaching in University Science Laboratories (Developing Best Practice)

This course is developed to improve the effectiveness of laboratory classes in higher education. It aims to support teachers to improve their teaching skills for active learning in university science laboratory courses. It will show you how laboratory sessions can differ with respect to their aim and expected learning outcomes, how to engage students for learning and how to cope with their different levels of pre-knowledge and experience and probe their understanding. Last but not least it will

• Identify the purposes of implementing laboratory classes in higher education.
• Provide strategies on how to increase student engagement.
• Develop effective questions to probe student understanding of laboratory practice.
• Create a rubric for assessing a student performing a lab activity and subsequent reports.