How can I find my path to good teaching?

Teaching at higher education institutions is a rewarding challenge and an ongoing process of development that both beginners and experienced lecturers engage with throughout their careers. The Lehrpfade give you access to higher education tools and methods, as well as academic concepts for future-oriented teaching and learning. With the help of multimedia articles, you can deepen your teaching skills and find content specifically tailored to your needs and your academic field. Start where you are and gradually develop your teaching skills step by step.

A wide range of information and support

On the Lehrpfade, you will find a wide range of resources to support you in your teaching activities:

Guides & Testimonials

All the content on the Lehrpfade is available as open educational resources and can be freely used and adapted.

Peer-to-peer exchange

Feeling inspired and eager to explore these ideas further? Get in touch with the ZLE or the authors of the articles.

Services offered by the ZLE

Are you a lecturer at TH Köln? You can find our current workshop programm here

Your teaching journey -

Step by Step

The teaching guides will take you through the entire journey of designing and planning your courses. Develop effective teaching strategies by following the stages of development, organization, implementation, and reflection.

Classification by stages

You’ll find articles to suit every stage of your teaching journey.

Development

Develop well-thought-out concepts for courses by exploring theories of higher academic development.

Organization

Plan your courses using well-structured materials, targeted activities and the appropriate tools.

Implementation

Design engaging learning scenarios that engage all students.

Reflection

Optimise your teaching approach through feedback, evaluation and continuous development.

Finding your

way

All articles are divided into easy-to-navigate categories to help you search for relevant content. For example, click on the ‘Digital’ or ‘Feedback’ category to discover various articles on these topics. This categorisation helps you find both specific solutions and comprehensive background information on a topic, even if you do not yet have a specific idea for your teaching approach.

Practical solutions to everyday challenges

Whether you are new to university teaching or an experienced lecturer looking to refine your methods –

the Lehrpfade offer practical answers to key questions:

How can I find my path to good teaching?

A wide range of information and support

On the Lehrpfade, you will find a wide range of resources to support you in your teaching activities:

Guides & Testimonials

All the content on the Lehrpfade is available as open educational resources and can be freely used and adapted.

Peer-to-peer exchange

Feeling inspired and keen to explore the ideas further? Get in touch with the ZLE or the authors of the articles.

Services offered by the ZLE

Are you a lecturer at Cologne University of Applied Sciences? You can find our current continuing professional development programme here.

Your teaching journey - Step by step

Classification by stages

The teaching guides will take you through the entire journey of designing and planning your courses. Develop effective teaching strategies by following the stages of development, organization, implementation, and reflection.

Development

Develop well-thought-out concepts for courses by exploring theories of higher education teaching.

Organization

Plan your courses using well-structured materials, targeted activities and the appropriate tools.

Implementation

Design engaging learning scenarios that engage all students.

Reflection

Optimise your teaching approach through feedback, evaluation and continuous development.

Finding your way through the jungle of topics

Practical solutions to everyday challenges

All articles are divided into easy-to-navigate categories to help you search for relevant content. For example, click on the ‘Digital’ or ‘Feedback’ category to discover various articles on these topics. This categorisation helps you find both specific solutions and comprehensive background information on a topic, even if you do not yet have a specific idea for your teaching approach.

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When developing this offer, we tried to include you as a teacher in advance. We would therefore be delighted if you would help us to further improve our offer. Please let us know what you would like, what bothers you or what you particularly like.

Would you like to contact us directly? Then write to us at lehrpfade@th-koeln.de!