Welcome to the Center for Academic Teaching (ZFH)

As a member of the NRW Higher Education Pedagogy Network, the University of Siegen is committed to quality-assured and transferable teaching development: Its higher education pedagogy courses count toward the “Professional Teaching Competence for Higher Education” certificate program and are consistently aligned with established standards. 

Personalized Support for Your Teaching: The ZFH team provides expert, practical advice—from the digital design of your courses to e-assessment and OER, as well as questions regarding certificates, funding opportunities, and current projects. Together, we’ll develop solutions for your day-to-day teaching at the University of Siegen.

Further DevelopingTeaching Through Dialogue: TAP ( Teaching Analysis Poll) is a qualitative interim evaluation that makes it possible to gather valuable feedback from the course even while the semester is in progress. This helps identify factors that promote or hinder learning at an early stage, allowing concrete improvements to be implemented immediately—on a voluntary basis, in a constructive manner, and to the benefit of both instructors and students.

Open, flexible, reusable: Open Educational Resources (OER) are freely accessible teaching and learning materials published under open licenses. Whether textbooks, videos, podcasts, or entire Moodle courses—OER open up a wide range of possibilities for designing, adapting, and collaboratively developing teaching.

RethinkingIn-Person Instruction: Discover how you can enrich your courses and make them more interactive through the strategic use of digital elements. Draw inspiration from best practices, use the Digital Teaching portal as a source of ideas, and take a look at proven course concepts in the Moodle Showroom —for modern, effective higher education teaching.

Lehr:Radar – Always Keeping Pace with University Teaching
Discover the latest developments, trends, and ideas for teaching at the University of Siegen. Lehr:Radar brings together exciting news, best practices, and practical tips—so you can stay informed and inspired.

A breath of fresh air for your teaching: At the Lehr:Bar, you’ll discover a diverse selection of creative materials that will make your classes more interactive, lively, and experimental. Whether for a seminar, workshop, or lecture—let yourself be inspired to try out new methods and further develop your teaching practice in a targeted way. Take your time browsing through what’s available, select materials that are just right for you, and easily incorporate fresh ideas directly into your teaching.