The Lecturer’s Performance in the Classroom: Communication and Group Management – 2nd Edition

Learning Objectives

• Understand the characteristics that define effective classroom performance
• Understand and experience the key factors of effective verbal and non-verbal communication in the classroom
• Recognize and practice techniques for classroom group management and feedback collection

Program

• The lecturer’s classroom performance: a self-observation model
• Best practices in communication and classroom group management
• Self-observation questionnaire
• Analysis of individual strengths and areas for improvement
• Identification of techniques to enhance performance and gather feedback
• Sharing of best practices

Registration

Registration will open 11 July 9:00 and end at 2 september 12:00 via a dedicated form. 
Researchers may participate only after completing the IRIDI Start course.

Available Spots

30 participants.

Activity Format

1. In-person workshop (3 hours)
2. Individual online coaching (30 minutes per participant, totaling 15 hours)
3. In-person follow-up workshop (2 hours)

The program will take place in the first semester between November and December, with a follow-up session in January. Dates will be announced shortly before registration opens.

Delivery Mode

• In-person: 5 hours
• Synchronous online: 30 minutes per participant (total of 15 hours)

Duration

• In-person classroom hours: 5h | 8 January 2026 (10:00-13:00)
• Individual coaching: 30 minutes per participant (total of 15h)
• Additional personal commitment: 1–2 hours for active experimentation with suggested techniques

Open Badge

The open badge will be awarded upon completion of the following activities:

• Participation in the initial in-person session (3 hours)
• Participation in individual coaching (30 minutes)
• Participation in the follow-up session (2 hours) or, if absent, submission of a brief report on the performance improvement techniques tested and the results achieved | 5 February 2026 (10:00-12:00)

Trainers

• Prof. Claudio G. Cortese (internal – Full Professor, Department of Psychology), total of 10 hours
• Dr. Andrea Caputo (external – Research Fellow in Work and Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology), total of 10 hours