Thomas Murr
- Joined the Languages, Key Competencies and In-House Training organisational unit (OU) in 2018.
- Teaches two courses in ‘English for Technicians’ and supports the team as foreign language coordinator in the supervision of language teachers.
- Received his ‘Teaching expert certificate’ in February 2024. So far, 14 people have completed the ‘Expert’ module.
How do I become a ‘teaching expert’ at TU Graz?
Teaching experts have completed the ‘Expert’ module of the Teaching Academy. This module builds on the ‘Basic’ and ‘Advanced’ modules and is aimed at teachers who want to document their teaching skills professionally and make them visible. The task is therefore to carry out your own teaching project or create a teaching portfolio and share your own didactic expertise with other teachers in a personalised way.
What makes a ‘teaching expert’?
Communication, exchange and dissemination. The primary aim is to deepen and pass on knowledge of university didactics. A teaching expert is actively involved in the teaching community at TU Graz. In this way, new ideas are developed, problems solved and insights into other teaching contexts are provided. A teaching expert can also be an important point of contact and support within their OU and pass on their knowledge/expertise to other (internal and external) teachers. Teaching experts are characterised as multipliers.
Tip: short on time but still interested in didactic input? Take a look at the Teaching Academy focus talks:
What are the benefits of further training to become a teaching expert?
Professional expertise and an insight into how other colleagues teach. The opportunity to try out methods in dialogue with the community that are not always possible in normal teaching and thus broaden your own teaching horizons. Regardless of the size or content of a course, teachers face similar challenges. In the teaching community, concepts are discussed together, evaluated and finally implemented in teaching, e.g. forms of teaching, examinations or improving the structure of a course.
