Coaching for Staff New to Teaching
We invite you to spend your first semester of teaching as part of a small group of peers, supported by a CTL teaching counsellor. You will have the opportunity to discuss the questions, concerns and experiences that arise as you plan and teach your first course, pertaining, for example, to the first class meeting, teaching methods, as well as options for feedback and assessment. If desired, you will also receive feedback on your syllabus and teaching material. This coaching offer first and foremost aims to support you in developing and honing your teaching skills in higher education.
Furthermore, as the coaching sessions will be held in English, you will meet fellow English-speaking teachers from different departments across the University who may become discussion partners for issues related to teaching well past this coming semester.
We also offer indvidual consultations prior to the first coaching session in case you would like to discuss your upcoming course during an earlier planning stage.
Who is the main audience?
Teaching at the university level for the first time is exciting, yet challenging. At the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), we have developed workshop and coaching offers tailored to the needs of junior colleagues to support them in their first teaching endeavors. In addition to the two-day workshop "Basic Qualification for Junior Staff - Teaching in Higher Education", this coaching offers practical advice and couselling, as well as a forum for exchange with peers throughout the first semester of teaching.
How does it work?
We will meet in small groups (up to six persons) for three coaching sessions that last three hours each. The first session will be held just before the start of the term, so you can receive feedback on your course design before you meet your students for the first time. During this first session, we will talk about topics related to this phase of the semester (course planning, how to get started, practical advice). We will meet again for a second session in March to reflect on the first course unit(s) and to discuss the implications for the remaining semester. A third and final session toward the end of the term will allow you to reflect on how you can enhance your future teaching.
Please note: Coaching in small groups only works if all group members actively participate. You are therefore required (also as a courtesy to your peers) to attend all meetings.
Summer semester 2025 schedule
| English-language coaching group | |
| Session 1 | Wed., 26 February 2025, 9:00 - 12:00 |
| Session 2 | Wed., 26 March 2025, 9:00 - 12:00 |
| Session 3 | Mon., 23 June 2025, 9:00 - 12:00 |
Venue
We will meet at the Center for Teaching and Learning, Universitätsstraße 5, 3rd floor, 1010 Vienna.
Registration
Registration for the current semester ist now closed.
u:rise, the platform for all University of Vienna's professional and career development offers is now available. Please use u:rise to register, if you would like to be part of the upcoming semester's coaching group.
If you have questions, please contact us at praxiscoaching.ctl@univie.ac.at.
Coach
Mag.a Barbara Breen-Wenninger
Barbara Breen-Wenninger has been teaching at the University of Vienna since 2005. She is a workshop facilitator and coach in the pograms for first-time teachers at the Center for Teaching and Learning, as well as psychotherapist, coach and supervisor in private practice. She studied pedagoy, political science and English/American studies at the University of Vienna and trained as a psychotherapist.
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