An Access to Qualified Teaching - a Course for Natural Scientists
For three years the authors are jointly running courses
for young scientists focussing on the development of didactic and
social teaching abilities. Normally the participants are teaching
assistants of different study programmes, involved in practical exercises
and tutorials. The specialty of the courses is the combination of
didactic research findings and experiences referring to the participants'
own subject matters with psychological results and experiences as
well as experiences with different forms of tutor training. This combination
allows for a close orientation at the teaching needs of the participants
in the field of science, and offers the opportunity to improve their
social and communicative skills in teaching contexts. Crucial for
the success of the courses is the use of video feedback and continuous
supervision. In this way the ideal transfer from the "laboratory situation"
of the course to the teaching practice of the participants can be
guaranteed.