Effective Higher Education Teaching: A Workshop on Contemporary Didactic Concepts
This workshop offers a comprehensive exploration of contemporary didactic approaches tailored for the higher education environment. Designed for both early-career researchers and established lecturers, the program aims to enhance your didactical toolkit and foster critical reflection on your role as an educator in the modern academic landscape.
Through a carefully structured blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences, you will engage with cutting-edge teaching methodologies, explore the integration of artificial intelligence in education, and develop strategies for creating student-centered learning environments. The workshop will provide different onlineplatforms (moodle, padlet, mentimeter, …) for collaborative exchange with colleagues, allowing you to experiment with innovative techniques and construct a bespoke teaching concept aligned with current educational research.
Participation in this workshop will challenge you to reconsider traditional pedagogical paradigms and equip you with evidence-based strategies to enhance your teaching efficacy. Join us to refine your instructional approach and contribute to the advancement of higher education pedagogy at our institution.
Workshop Contents:
- Contemporary pedagogical approaches in higher education
- Learner-centered course design and the 3Z planning technique
- Interactive teaching methods and technology integration
- AI applications in academic instruction
- Psychological and cognitive aspects of learning
- Blended learning strategies and Virtual Campus utilization
Organizational Notes:
- Kick-off session: March 13, 2026, 9:00-12:30 (synchronous hybrid meeting)
- Self-study phase: Approximately 3 hours of asynchronous learning (videos, quizzes, texts) and development of a teaching concept
- Final session: March 20, 2026, 9:00-12:30 (synchronous hybrid meeting) at the University of Bayreuth Participants can join either in person or online.
- Working language: English
- Platform: Moodle (elearning-extern.uni-bayreuth.de)
- Participants should have access to a computer with a stable internet connection for the online sessions and asynchronous learning phase
- For the final session, participants should bring their developed teaching concepts for discussion and practical application. Please also bring your laptop.
Your trainer:
Paul Dölle works as a research assistant at the Centre for University Teaching (ZHL) at the University of Bayreuth. His work focuses on the development, implementation and sustainable advancement of teaching and learning in higher education. Since 2014, he has been engaged in digital teaching, higher education didactics and the structured integration of innovative teaching formats across disciplines.
A key area of his work is the further development of teaching practice at the University of Bayreuth. He supports lecturers from a wide range of faculties in the design and implementation of teaching concepts, advises on didactic questions and accompanies teaching-related projects at the level of individual courses and departments.
His expertise includes activating teaching formats such as flipped-classroom approaches, the moderation of small and large learning groups, and the use of analogue and digital methods to foster student engagement. He is closely involved in the training and ongoing support of tutors and e-tutors and works with them in the context of teaching projects at different chairs.
Since 2023, his work has also focused on the use of artificial intelligence in higher education teaching and assessment. He develops and facilitates seminars on the didactic use of AI and explores its potential for designing interactive, dialogue-based learning and examination formats.
In addition, Paul Dölle coordinates the ZHL seminar programme and contributes to the strategic development of the centre’s continuing education offers.
More about Paul Dölle: https://www.zhl.uni-bayreuth.de/de/ueberuns/paul-doelle/index.php
| University: | Universität Bayreuth |
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| Seminar host: | Paul Dölle |
| Seminar ID: | ZHL SS26 01S teaching |
| Location: |
ZHL der Universität Bayreuth, Bürocenter Bayreuth Süd, Haus 4, Raum 4.2.12-13
Nürnbergerstr. 38, Bayreuth This meeting will take place as a hybrid synchronous seminar. In-person attendance is strongly recommended, as face-to-face interaction and conversations during coffee breaks allow participants to get to know each other better. Participation via ZOOM is possible. Show on Google Maps 
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| Dates: |
13.03.2026
, 09:00 - 12:30 Uhr
20.03.2026 , 09:00 - 12:30 Uhr |
| Costs: |
The following attendance fees apply:
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| Available slots: | 8 slots, thereof 8 available |
| Stufe: | Basic and advanced level |
| Credible hours: |
Area A with 12 operation units |
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