Keep developing yourself as a teacher
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As a teacher, you can take advantage of all kinds of development offers in the field of education. From courses to programmes and workshops to webinars. Soon, for example, workshops on creating knowledge clips, developing a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course and Student Empowerment will take place, and the series of workshops focusing on Course Design will start. Be sure to check out the complete offer!
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Brightspace to become UU's new LMS
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After a carefully run European tender process, it is known which party will be allowed to supply the UU's new Learning Management System (LMS). Supplier D2L with their LMS Brightspace won and was awarded the contract. Brightspace is a modern and user-friendly LMS that suits UU's education perfectly.
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Call for proposals: USO Consolisation 2024
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Utrecht University is committed to a future-proof educational culture, focused on quality and innovation. With the help of a USO Consolidation project, project leaders can draw up a business case and enter into discussion with stakeholders and a commissioning party, in order to make a well-considered decision (or have one made) on the sustainable embedding or marketing of an educational innovation. The application deadline is 31 May 2024.
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SIG Academic Writing meeting om 16 May
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Last September, from the Special Interest Group (SIG) Academic Writing, the USO project ‘Promoting the reading and writing nexus: how teachers can guide students in becoming academic writers across the curriculum’ started. This year, the focus is mainly on the students. Which strategies do they use when writing synthesis texts? What type of writing assignments do they encounter? And what kind of student texts do we perceive to be good, sufficient or insufficient? This SIG meeting will focus on the progress of the project and seek input around the preliminary results.
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First Education Planning programme projects started
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September saw the launch of the Educational Planning programme at Utrecht University. This programme focuses on a future-proof, high-quality educational planning and scheduling process. After a careful period of preparation, the first three subprojects Quality criteria, Optimal planning and scheduling processes, and Dashboard & steering information are now officially launched!
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Integral collaboration for activating teaching spaces: how does it work?
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Within Future Learning Spaces (FLS), activating learning spaces are being set up. From 1 January 2024, FLS has transitioned into the existing organisation. The four departments involved (FSC, ITS, SO&O, V&C) are now working together structurally in an integral way to realise the activating teaching spaces. How did this collaboration come about? And what does the integral collaboration yield? To answer those questions, a conversation was held with colleagues from the different dapartments. Curious how they work together integrally? And how you can make use of the learning spaces in your teaching? Then please read the article.
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Two new editions Community Engaged Learning course: registration open for teachers
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The next editions of the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) course will start in November 2024 and February 2025. The course is designed to support teachers in delivering and developing CEL education. CEL is education in which students, teachers and external partners work together on shared social issues. Do you want to learn more about CEL and get tools to get started? Then read on and register for the course. You can register now for one of the two editions.
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Grand Lecture Susan van Schalkwyk on 30 May
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On 30 May from 14:30-17:00 in the Gele Collegezaal (Stratenum), Susan van Schalkwyk of Stellenbosch University will give a Grand Lecture, and a ceremony will take place in which she will receive the UMCU education community's annual teaching award for all her work on social responsiveness in education (linked to diversity and inclusion). The Grand Lecture is open to the public and can also be followed via Teams. On Friday 31 May, Susan will also give two workshops for which you can register here. More information can be found via the button below on the Harmen Tiddens Society webpage.
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All options for recording a knowledge clip in one place! |
Using knowledge clips can enrich and strengthen your education. Knowledge clips are short video presentations of no more than 10 minutes, focused on a single topic or concept. Utrecht University offers several options for recording knowledge clips. As of late, all the options have been brought together in one overview. Do you need help choosing the most suitable recording option, or do you have another question about knowledge clips? Then please send an email to Teaching Support.
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Sign up for the latest Continuing Education webinar
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Participants of Continuing Education value contact with other professionals. Sharing experiences provides opportunities for development. As a teacher, you can use that consciously. Community building is useful during the course, but can also be a long-term goal, so that participants know how to find each other for exchange even after the course is over. In this webinar, Tessa van Asselt (Faculty of REBO) and Carolijn Ouwehand (Education Advice & Training) discuss the purpose of community-building, how to bring it about and how participants experience it. Curious?
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Coming soon: the Playground |
Did you hear whispers of a new space for action-oriented education and student entrepreneurship called the Playground? It’s true: the Centre for Entrepreneurship is opening their very own location in the Utrecht Science Park! Although the Playground is not ready yet, there’s a web page with information for teachers who are already curious about the possibilities. Have a look, the info is updated regularly.
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From the Teaching and Learning Collection |
Toolbox Community Engaged Learning
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Community Engaged Learning (CEL) integrates societal engagement with academic study and reflection to enrich and enhance the learning experience and contribute to community needs. Utrecht University wants to contribute to solving social issues, that is why UU stimulates CEL. Are you interested in applying CEL in your education? Then get started with the toolbox.
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