Esther Ziegler: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2016

Name	Dr. Esther Ziegler
Address	Sonneggstrasse 4 8006 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telephone	+41 78 330 33 63
URL	https://lse.ethz.ch/people/lecturer.html
Department	Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
Relationship	Lecturer

Number	Title	ECTS	Hours	Lecturers
851-0000-00L	Learning Environments for Training: Planning, Operation, Assessment Only for Public Policy BA and DAS Military Sciences.	4 credits	2G	E. Ziegler, H. Annen, A. Deiglmayr
Abstract	In this lecture practical aspects of learning environments directed to training with respect to planning, operation and assessment are introduced comprising (a) presentations about their theoretical background, (b) discussions of practical aspects and (c) practical exercises.
Learning objective	The participants have the knowledge and skills necessary for planning, preparing, and implementing good lessons. They apply their knowledge adaptively and based on findings from the research on learning and instruction literature.
Content	The lecture consists of two parts: Basics of Learning skills and militrary didactics. The first part comprises insights in teaching and learning research, performance assessment, knowledge tranfer and evaluation. Military didactics deal with specific aspects of military education: The planning of learning environments for schools and courses, the definition of learning objectives for military exercises, controlling and E-Learning within the army.
Lecture notes	The lecture comprises interactive parts where the participants elaborate and extend their knowledge and skills. There is no comprehensive written documentation of the lecture: the participants can download presentation slides, learning materials, and templates from "Moodle".
Literature	The necessary literature can be downloaded from "Moodle".
851-0242-08L	Research Methods in Educational Science Number of participants limited to 30 This course unit can only be enrolled after successful participation in, or during enrollment in the course "Human Learning (EW 1)".	1 credit	1S	P. Edelsbrunner, B. Rütsche, E. Stern, E. Ziegler
Abstract	Literature from the learning sciences is critically discussed with a focus on research methods. At the first meeting, working groups will be assembled and meetings with those will be set up. In the small groups students will write critical essays about the read literature. At the third meeting, we will discuss the essays and develop research questions in group work.
Learning objective	- Understand research methods used in the empirical educational sciences - Understand and critically examine information from scientific journals and media - Understand pedagogically relevant findings from the empirical educational sciences
851-0242-09L	Student Research Projects: Practical Research on Learning and Instruction Number of participants limited to 20. The sucessful completion of both course no. 851-0240-00L "Menschliches Lernen (EW 1)" and course no. 851-0238-01L "Unterstützung und Diagnose von Wissenserwerbsprozessen (EW 3)" is a necessary prerequisite for this course.	2 credits	2S	A. Deiglmayr, P. Edelsbrunner, S. Hofer, B. Rütsche, L. Schalk, E. Stern, E. Ziegler
Abstract	In teams of two, participants in this seminar conduct their own research project. Each team is advised by one of the researchers serving as lecturers in this course. Basic conceptual and methodological issues are the topic of a series of plenary meetings; however, the major part of the work is done in small-group meetings with the advising researcher, and in self-directed research projects.
Learning objective	The course is targeted at advanced students who have taken an interest in gathering practical research experience in the field of Learning & Instruction. In teams of two, students conduct their own research projects (planning, conducting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting research); thus, the course requires a high amount of self-directed working. Students are personally advised, and supported in their research project, by one of the researchers serving as lecturers in this course. During the first half the semester, relevant methodological knowledge and skills are practiced during plenary meetings and in students` independent reading (e.g. generating and testing research questions, designing experiments, and analyzing data in the field of Learning and Instruction) Learning goals include: - Participants can illustrate and explain basic methods and concepts for research in the fields of Learning and Instruction, e.g. with the help of practical examples. - Participants can generate testable research questions for a topic relevant in the fields of Learning and Instruction. - Participants can design and conduct a study that is relevant for answering their research question. - Participants can summarize and evaluate the main results from a study in the field of learning and Instruction, with regard to the research question being asked.