Diversity of Teaching at ETH

With the fast-paced documentary series "Diversity of Teaching at ETH," we illuminate the rich tapestry of teaching techniques at ETH Zurich. Each documentary video features an innovative teaching style practiced at ETH. This series is a collaboration across multiple departments at ETH.

Teaching Portraits

Electric Power Transmission

Prof. Dr. Christian Franck

D-ITET - Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

Prof. Christian Franck combines his lecture with clicker-questions in class, preparational homework exercises, experiments, and other engaging activites to meet the diverse needs of his large classes.

Sustainable Agroecosystems

Dr. Kenza Benabderrazik

D-USYS - Dept. of Environmental Systems Science

Combining lectures, a hands-on challenge in the greenhouse, and an excursion to a farm, students of the course "Sustainable Agroecosystems 1" learn to reflect on and critically examine agricultural management practices in different contexts.

Student Project Work Electrical Engineering

PD Dr. Michele Magno

D-ITET - Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

Dr. Michele Magno offers his BA students the opportunity to face real-world problems at the Center for Project-Based Learning. This allows the students to really combine theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical experiences.

Environmental Measurement Lab

Prof. Dr. Andrea Carminati & Dr. Peter Lehmann

D-USYS - Dept. of Environmental Systems Science

In their course Prof. Andrea Carminati and Dr. Peter Lehmann measure and analyse the soil moisture of different soil layers together with their students.

Laboratory Course in Food Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Laura Nyström & Dr. Melanie Erzinger

D-HEST - Dept. of Health Sciences and Technology

In the course Prof. Laura Nyström and Dr. Melanie Erzinger nurture the diversity of their students' learning habits and combine theoretical with practical approaches, while striving to make the most out of their time spent in the laboratory.

Introduction to Agricultural Robotics

Prof. Dr. Stefano Mintchev

D-USYS - Dept. of Environmental Systems Science

Prof. Stefano Mintchev provides an in-depth overview of robotic systems, starting from their fundamental components and progressing to the system level. In his course students explore and experiment with these concepts in real-life scenarios.

Nanomaterials for Photonics

Prof. Rachel Grange

D-PHYS - Dept. of Physics

In her course "Nanomaterials for Photonics", Prof. Rachel Grange trains her students to become the engineers of tomorrow.

Translation Neuroscience

Prof. Dr. Johannes Bohacek & Prof. Dr. Katharina Gapp

D-HEST - Dept. of Health Sciences and Technology

In this course, Prof. Katharina Gapp and Prof. Johannes Bohacek, bring together two perspectives on how to understand why people suffer from certain brain diseases and how can we treat these diseases.

Big Data

Dr. Ghislain Fourny

D-INFK - Dept. of Computer Science

Dr. Ghislain Fourny teaches in a hybrid set-up and fosters active student engagement in his lectures by inviting them to ask questions, both in-person and in a curated Zoom-chat.

Management of Digital Transformation

Prof. Dr. Elgar Fleisch

D-MTEC - Dept. of Management, Technology, and Economics

Prof. Elgar Fleisch prepares his students for the digital complexities of the modern world.

Forensic Geotechnical Engineering

Prof. Dr. Alexander Puzrin

D-BAUG - Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

In his course "Forensic Geotechnical Engineering", Prof. Alexander Puzrin investigates famous failure cases with his students.

Management von natürlichen Ressourcen im Wallis

Dr. Tamaki Ohmura & Prof. Harald Bugmann

D-USYS - Dep. of Environmental Systems Science

Was ist ein Murgang und wie viele Ressourcen müssen investiert werden um so eine Naturkraft zu bewältigen? Das zeigen Dr. Tamaki Ohmura und Prof. Harald Bugmann in ihrem Kurs "Management von natürlichen Ressourcen (Exkursion Wallis)", indem sie die Studierenden vor Ort in die komplexen Zusammenhänge des natürlichen Ressourcenmanagements einführen.

Wasserbau

Prof. Robert Boes
D-BAUG - Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

Der Kurs "Wasserbau" von Prof. Robert Boes kombiniert verschiedene Lehrelemente miteinander: Vorlesung, Vortragsübung, Exkursion, Lehrmodelle und Laborübungen. "Ziel ist das Verständnis für die Prozesse zu steigern."

Physik I

Prof. Leonardo Degiorgi

DPHYS - Dept. of Physics

Prof. Leonardo Degiorgi ergänzt seine Vorlesung mit Videoübungen, Podcasts, Konzeptfragen, Experimenten und Diskussionsrunden.

Teamarbeit, Interprofessionalität und eigene Karriere

PD Michaela Kolbe, PD Bastian Grande und Andrina Nef

D-HEST - Dept. Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie

Am Simulationszentrum werden Theorie und Praxis zusammengeführt und den Studierenden die Gelegenheit gegeben, in simulierten Situationen ihre Fähigkeiten zu trainieren.

Analysis I / II for Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Andreas Steiger

D-MATH - Dept. Mathematik

Dr. Andreas Steiger gibt seinen Studierenden diverse Möglichkeiten, wie sie sich mit dem Lehrmaterial auseinandersetzen können: die live-Vorlseung, Skripte, Vorlesungsnotizen sowie Aufzeichnungen.

Screenshots from all videos

First sketches and work-in-progress

People involved   

Departments:

D-BAUG, D-HEST, D-ITET, D-MTEC, DPHYS, D-USYS, DINFK, DMATH

Project Lead EduMedia Team
Dr. Jeanine Reutemann Judith Rehmann (M.A.)

Illustration and Animation:
Hannes Oehen

Camera:
Ave-​Lii Idavain (M.A.)
Kateryna Makarenko
Dr. Jeanine Reutemann

Alexander De Biasi

Postproduction and Sounddesign:
Dr. Jeanine Reutemann

Alexander De Biasi

Kateryna Makarenko

Backstopping:
Dr. Jeanine Reutemann