Dr. Malte Bachem

My view on good teaching

Teaching does not work without content. If you put transfer of knowledge second, education ends up being bare memory training. But at the same time good teaching is always aimed at setting up competences. ETH students should be empowered to encounter different perspectives on their core subjects, learn to think critically and reflect their own arguments.. This is particularly true for the D-GESS study program Science in Perspective.

My field of work

As educational developer I regularly attend GESS-courses and give feedback to the lecturer. Class- and exam-evaluations are also very important as reference point for the teaching quality at the D-GESS. I analyze the results together with the Director of Studies for Science in Perspective, discuss them with the Teaching Commission and if necessary with the lecturer. Furthermore I support the development of innovative teaching projects, e.g. assisting with the application to the Innovedum fund.

Further projects:

• Future development of good teaching at the ETH, together with the Network of Educational Developers, with the Educational Development and Technology, as well as the rectorate of the ETH
• Content related preparation of the Teaching Commission Science in Perspective
• Reform: GESS-Elective course goes Science in Perspective (finished)
• Development and introduction of the evaluation tool for D-GESS seminars (finished)