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Guideline „ How to manage a successful Summer School“

Guideline „ How to manage a successful Summer School“. Challenges of a Summer School. Different backgrounds of students Mixture of different languages: No native English speakers but English as common language

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Guideline „ How to manage a successful Summer School“

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  1. Guideline„Howto manage a successful Summer School“

  2. Challengesof a Summer School • Different backgrounds of students • Mixture of different languages: No native English speakers but English as common language • A lot of input in a short time, with additional practical work and excursion: High overall work load • Many teachers with different topics  demanding reconcilement of teaching contents

  3. Organisation Students Evaluation Teachers Internationality

  4. Organisation

  5. Organisation – oflectures, excursionsandpracticalparts

  6. Organisation – oflectures, excursionsandpracticalparts • add a break after 1 h of lecture • no lectures in the afternoon • student projects • cross-links

  7. Organisation – oflectures, excursionsandpracticalparts • add a break after 1 h of lecture • no lectures in the afternoon • student projects • cross-links

  8. Organisation – oflectures, excursionsandpracticalparts • add a break after 1 h of lecture • no lectures in the afternoon • student projects • cross-links

  9. Examplesforsmallstudentprojects WetlandSoils

  10. Examplesforsmallstudentprojects Plant-soilrelationships in litterdecomposition

  11. Organisation – oflectures, excursionsandpracticalparts • add a break after 1 h of lecture • no lectures in the afternoon • student projects • cross-links

  12. Organisation – oflectures, excursionsandpracticalparts Cross Links: Lectures (L)  Projects (P)  Excursions (E) e.g. Wetland Ecology (L)  WetlandSoils (P)  ExcursiontoVrbenské Ponds (E)

  13. Organisation – ofmanagementandfinances

  14. Organisation – ofmanagementandfinances • Teamwork of administration, International Offices and teaching staff • Calculation of costs (staff costs, accommodation and travel costs): • financial support from university and project • additional staff for organization of Summer School •  students want to be informed beforehand how much additional money they will need

  15. Organisation – achieving a niceatmosphere • Ice-breaking event is important (with country-specific food or drinks) • Common accommodation for the students with a common room • Social evenings – together with teachers

  16. Teachers • Introduction (teacher and topic) • Create a welcoming learning atmosphere – encourage questions and discussions • Show the structure of the content • Keep in mind problems of understanding a foreign language

  17. Evaluation Twowayevaluation: 2.) Evaluation bystudents: 1.) Evaluation byprofessional staff centerofdidactics

  18. Negative

  19. Positive

  20. Evaluation ofthelectures Stronglydisagree Ratherdisagree Stronglyagree Ratheragree Disagree Agree

  21. Internationality • Students’ nationalities not limited to 4 countries (also exchange & international students) (e.g. 2015: Nigeria, Taiwan / 2016: Nigeria, Spain, Russia) • Forced mixed international groups in project work • Often first international experience

  22. Students A successful Summer School provides multiple benefitsforparticipatingstudents

  23. Students • Better employability through international experience • Close contact between teachers and students • New international competences – language, culture, contacts • Gaining knowledge on a “boring” but highly important subject in a diverse, interesting environment

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