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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Doctoral teaching assistants are often entrusted with imparting skills to students of university-level programs. However, not every person is skilled enough to teach adequately, even though they might know the content material. This is where the Teaching Science and Engineering by edX steps in. You will be learning skills to maximize the learning outcomes by emphasising the challenges students face.

The Teaching Science and Engineering certification syllabus will take you through strategies that will help you evaluate and plan your teaching. You will gain hands-on experience by completing this training course. This online course consists of activities for each week and runs for eight weeks. You will learn via instructor-led training sessions.

Apart from video lectures and instructor-led sessions, there will be notes, quizzes, and forum prompts. Teaching Science and Engineering online courses provides you with the opportunity to interact with other course participants. It is an offering of École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. There are 2 tracks namely the audit and the verified track which are self-paced and can be enrolled in to learn the course completely. The main differences between these 2 tracks are access to the course materials and certificate of participation. During the audit track, the access is limited and no certification is given whereas during the verified track, access is unlimited and a certification is also offered.

The Highlights

Course quizzes
Weekly assignments
Offered by EPFL, Switzerland
EPFL’s teaching advisors as instructors
Online, instructor-led training
Verified course completion certificate
Free course enrolment
Payable certificate fee
Three to four hours each week
‘Education and Teacher Training’ domain
Forum prompts and quizzes
Video lectures
Weekly activities
Eight-weeks of course training
Advanced learning level

Programme Offerings

An EPFL offering
Online training
Eight weeks of learning
Paid programme certificate
EPFL course instructors
Instructor-led sessions
Free Course Enrolment
Weekly Assignments
Advanced-level of training
video lectures
quizzes

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 20733	yes	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

You need not pay any fee for the Teaching Science and Engineering online course.
It is a free-of-cost program, and you can access its learning material by registering with edX.
If you wish to receive a program completion certificate post its completion, you need to pay a certification fee, the details of which are given below.

Teaching Science and Engineering fee structure

Course	Fee
Teaching Science and Engineering course	Free
Teaching Science and Engineering course - certificate experience	Rs. 20,733

Eligibility Criteria

You need to possess a science or mathematics degree at the university-level to enrol in the Teaching Science and Engineering online course.

What you will learn

Teaching skills

You will have an in-depth knowledge of the following core areas by the Teaching Science and Engineering training’s end:

The outcomes and inferences of recent research about teaching engineering or science
Learning learn about problem-solving, experimentation, and project management
Best practices of presentation, questioning and providing feedback
Managing a class and facilitating group work
Applying learned skills to projects, labs, and teaching exercises
Fair, reliable, and valid learning assessments

Who it is for

LecturerResearch AssociateDoctoral Researcher

The Teaching Science and Engineering online course are intended for doctoral teaching assistants. It will help you grasp techniques to deliver effective education to maximize the students’ learning outcomes.

Admission Details

Tap on https://www.edx.org/ to reach edX’s website.
Here, you can hover over the course catalogue to view the “Education & Teacher Training Courses.”
In the index, you can locate the Teaching Science and Engineering programme. Else, search the programme name in the search column.
You will reach the programme’s homepage. Here, you can tap on “Enroll Now.”
Now, you will land on a new webpage. Here, you have to sign up on the edX website or sign in with your email ID or Microsoft/ Google/ Facebook/ Apple account details.

Application Details

You can enrol in the Teaching Science and Engineering certification course by filling in a few details such as your email ID and logging in to the edX website. No lengthy application form is a part of the enrolment process.

Instructors

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: I hold a bachelor’s degree in science. Does that make me eligible for this edX training course?

Yes. Candidates holding a university-level degree in science or mathematics can participate in the Teaching Science and Engineering online training program.

2: Is this course self-directed or instructor-led?

The Teaching Science and Engineering course are instructor-led with a pre-scheduled line-up.

3: Are classroom sessions available for the Teaching Science and Engineering program?

No. It is an online program.

4: Will the course completion certificate contain EPFL’s logo?

Yes, since EPFL is the course developer, this course's certificate will contain its logo.