Further training programmes for teachers
Writing in the disciplines with and without AI
7h synchro sessions + 3h online work + 15 h independent work
NOTE: This course is part of the 1st ERUA training programme for teaching and research staff and is held in English.
In this online course, lecturers will focus on discipline-specific writing. The aim is to design the courses in a way that encourages students to improve their discipline writing skills.
This includes thinking about the criteria that define discipline-specific writing, as well as understanding writing process models and strategies and knowing the pros and cons of using AI in academic writing and research.
In addition, educators learn how to incorporate small writing exercises directly into their classes so that students can continuously practice academic writing while using writing as a medium for thinking and learning.
In this online course, lecturers will focus on discipline-specific writing.
Online via Zoom.
Places: 40
Objectives:
1. design the course to encourage students to improve their ability to write in the disciplines
2. reflect on criteria that define discipline-specific writing
3. know individual writing processes
4. know about writing research
5. know about AI and academic writing
6. know how to use small writing exercises in their courses for thinking and learning
Content:
6 units of 60 minutes each
1. writing in the disciplines
2. writing process and models
3. how to encourage students to write?
4. academic writing with and without AI
5. writing as a tool for learning and thinking
6. conclusion and course outlines
Methodology:
Interactive, reflective, knowledge-orientated
Teaching staff: Franziska Liebetanz
Director Centre for Teaching and Learning European University Viadrina
Dates and schedule: October 2025 - January 2026
Live sessions (online):
17:00-18:00 Bulgaria, Romania, Greece | 16:00-17:00 Italy, France,
Germany, Poland (CET) | 15:00-16:00 Canary Islands | 11:00-12:00 Bulgaria, Romania, Greece | 10:00-11:00 Italy, France | Germany, Poland (CET basis) | 09:00-10:00 Canary Islands.
Live session dates:
08.10.2025 | 03.12.2025 | 28.01.2026 (16:00-17:00)
13.11.2025 | 27.11.2025 | 08.01.2026 | 15.01.2026 (11:00-12:00)
Procodile
The PROKODIL "Digital Teaching Cooperation Groups Programme" project of the Center for Teaching and Learning promotes the collaborative development and implementation of innovative teaching and learning formats in the digital field. The aim is to bring together lecturers from different subject areas in interdisciplinary groups to develop new digital teaching methods that better engage students and sustainably improve learning.
In the winter semester 2024/25, participants will explore the theory and practice of Faculty Learning Communities: in an interdisciplinary peer group, participants will test how Faculty Learning Communities function and are moderated effectively and what goals could be associated with them.
Co-WOERK
The "Co-WOERK" project of the Center for Teaching and Learning promotes the development and integration of open educational resources (OER) in teaching. The aim of the project is to provide teachers with tools and support for the creation and use of digital teaching materials that are freely accessible and legally uncomplicated to use. Co-WOERK thus strengthens the exchange of knowledge and resources and promotes a sustainable, open teaching and learning culture at Viadrina.