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New offer W&W: on student wellbeing and self-directed learning
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In April, you can still follow interesting workshops and webinars! For example, come to the webinar Self-directed learning, during which will be addressed how you can support your students in their own learning process, or come to the workshop Student Wellbeing, in which you will get tips on how to determine your students’ wellbeing. The workshops and webinars are already planned until June, so also check out which sessions you want to attend after April!
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Winners UU Teacher Awards 2022: David Onnekink and Danny Broere
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During the Onderwijsparade on Thursday, 10 March, the winners of the prestigious Teacher Awards were announced. David Onnekink, lecturer Early Modern International Relations (faculty of Humanities) has won the Outstanding Teacher Award 2022. Danny Broere, lecturer Chemistry (faculty of Science) has been awarded Teacher Talent 2022.
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Do’s and don’ts in hybrid teaching: a literature review
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Hybrid teaching is not always easy, but sometimes it can be of great help. To help lecturers quickly transition from the conventional onsite model to the hybrid one, Ria Dolfing and Rouven Hagemeijer (Onderwijsadvies & Training) conducted a review study aimed at identifying both the benefits and drawbacks of the hybrid approach. They give concrete tips for implementing hybrid education and hybrid learning activities.
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Open Science Fund: Up to 15,000 euros for your open science project
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All employees of UU and UMCU can apply to the Open Science Fund for an amount between 10,000 and 15,000 euros to realise an open science project. With a contribution from the fund, a team can make parts of their work open. Through the fund, employees (academic staff and this year also support and administrative staff) of UU and UMC Utrecht have the opportunity to experiment with working in an open science way. The Open Science Fund is an initiative of the Open Science programme of the university.
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Training for tutors: skills for challenging conversations
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Do you work as a tutor? Then it’s possible that you increasingly come across students dealing with substantial stress complaints, psychological problems of other troubles. It might be that you experience conversations on these subjects as difficult or tough. How do you cope with the problems they share of with emotional outbursts? How do you know whether the students feels heard? How do you make sure that you don’t get preoccupied by what you have been told? During this training, we pay attention to your task description and practice with listening, referral and letting go.
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U-Collaborate in Education launched: collaborating in education with external partners
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The U-Collaborate in Education programme is officially launched on 25 March 2022 during the Dies Natalis. In line with the theme of this festive day, Curious Collaborations, U-Collaborate in Education (UCE) inspires, connects and facilitates transdisciplinary education at Utrecht University. UU education is increasingly working together with external parties, such as other educational institutions, societal partners and the business community, to find solutions to complex problems. As a partner in the CAT, UCE has a connecting role in showcasing transdisciplinary education, linking initiatives and supporting them where necessary.
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Centre for Entrepreneurship shares highlights of 2021
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The 2021 overview of the Centre for Entrepreneurship (UtrechtCE) shows yet again a year full of entrepreneurship at Utrecht University. With new entrepreneurial courses, students that show their most entrepreneurial side and further strengthening of the ecosystem for academic startups. Tip: all activities of the SIG Entrepreneurship Education and the Entrepreneurial Education Network can be found conveniently on one page (page 5).
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News from the teaching community TAUU
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TAUU support platform
The war in Ukraine upsets us all. The university offers several forms of support for anyone who needs it. In addition, TAUU offers a platform for support. Do you have ideas on how we can support each other or do you just want to share your story? React on the TAUU website or visit one of the TAUU Office Hours where members of the TAUU council will be waiting to hear your story and will be ready to exchange ideas about support with you.
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From the Teaching and Learning Collection
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SoTL Project: Development of moral and ethical reasoning in the law curriculum
Developing the capacity for moral judgement is an essential professional competence for lawyers. For assessing and providing insight into the development of moral judgement in law students, the six stages of moral development as described by the cognitive-developmental theory of moral development by Kohlberg (1984) provide a frame of reference.
A growing number of UU lecturers are involved in SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) projects. To read about these and to get inspired: check the Teaching and Learning Collection!
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