Programme for Developing Basic Teaching Competencies
The Basic Teaching Skills programme is primarily meant for academics who, upon being hired, have not yet formally acquired the basic teaching skills they need for the university and university college sector. If any spots are available, other academic staff and research fellows will also be invited to participate.
Registration goes through the Dean, who prioritises participation with the employee and the HR team. Available spots will be announced by email.
Leader of the the teaching competency programme: Åse Kvalbein
About the Programme and Its Participants
The Basic Teaching Competencies (pedagogisk basiskompetanse) programme is a flexible course in educational science for professionals within higher education, aimed at employees at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO). The programme is meant to ensure that educators hired at these institutions have the requisite teaching skills for academic positions. In line with national guidelines, the programme seeks to give the participants the skills and self-confidence they need to teach their particular subject.
The programme is set up as two basic courses lasting a full study year, and is largely based on independent study, personal development and collegial mentoring. The course is approx. 30% joint sessions and 70% independent study and collegial mentoring.
Course overview
| Courses | Content | Length | Study year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Being a teacher and supervisor in art education | - The role of teachers and supervisors - Theory of knowledge, theory of learning, and educational stance - Supervision - Interaction and the learning environment |
100 hours | 2024-2025 2026-2027 2028-2029 |
| Planning, carrying out and assessing teaching | - Introduction to general didactics and a few key didactical models - Key steering documents and curricula - Use of discipline-specific and varied techniques adapted to different learning contexts - Research-based teaching - Introduction to the standard use of Canvas - Profession-based digital competency |
100 hours | 2025-2026 2027-2028 2029-2030 |
Educational principles
The course is based on the following educational principles:
- Active learning: downplaying of traditional, instructor-led teaching; more use of the so-called flipped classroom; reflections on theory and practice; independent study through varied learning resources on Canvas
- Practice-based learning: participants develop skills and learn experientially on the basis of their own practice as teachers and supervisors
- Supervision: supervision from course instructors and collegial mentoring among participants
- Experience sharing: reflection on theory, practice and documentation; active use of peer review and colleagues
- Flexibility: relatively few joint classes; learning when you can; support from varied learning resources; multilingual resources (NO/EN)
Courses
- Module 1: Being a teacher and supervisor in art education (100 hours)
- Module 2: Planning, carrying out and assessing teaching (100 hours)
Guidelines
Guidelines for Basic Teaching Skills and Employment Regulations
The guidelines apply to evaluation committees appointed by the Oslo National Academy of the Arts to conduct an expert review of applicants for teaching and research positions or for a promotion to the position of professor, associate professor (førsteamanuensis) or teaching fellow (førstelektor).
The guidelines do not apply when reviewing applicants to research fellow positions.
These guidelines are subordinate to the provisions in the following rules and regulations:
- Section 6 of the Universities and University Colleges Act
- Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts (Forskrift om ansettelse og opprykk i undervisnings- og forskerstillinger, Lovdata)
Applicants will be assessed, but not ranked, according to whether they meet the following requirements:
Carried out their own programme (minimum 200 hours)/relevant courses and their own practical teaching, and acquired fundamental skills within planning, carrying out, evaluating and developing teaching and supervision (fundamental skills for teaching and supervising at the university and university college level).1 The skills must be documented in the form of a systematic and comprehensive account that will be assessed by the institutions. Successful applicants who do not meet the requirements at the time of employment shall be mandated to meet these requirements within two years of being hired.
Pursuant to section 1.1, institutions may implement more stringent requirements and decide that these requirements shall apply when assessing and ranking applicants.
Requirements for professors:
In addition to the requirements regarding fundamental teaching and supervision skills at the university and university college level stated for the position of associate professor, applicants must document the following:
- Improvement of their teaching and supervision over time
- Broad experience within supervision, preferably at the master/ PhD level
- Contributions to developing educational quality in professional communities
Requirements for teaching fellows (dosent, førstelektor or høgskolelektor):
Documented skills in relevant educational theory and practice based on either training or teaching and supervision work.