Generative AI and more at the well-attended OnderwijsFestival
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On Thursday 7 March, UU's premier education event took place: the OnderwijsFestival. It was a day full of inspiring and instructive activities around various educational themes. 426 participants from across the entire UU community, found their way to the University Hall - making the number of participants even higher than last year. On this sun-drenched day, they enjoyed the wide range of workshops, poster presentations, entertainment and encounters - all in a festival atmosphere. And of course, the annual winners of the Teacher Awards and the UU Team Award were announced.
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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, such as courses, workshops, and programmes. For example, workshops on test analysis in Remindo, creating knowledge clips, and a workshop on motivation and self-direction models, which can help guide students, will take place. You can also sign up soon for the Start to Teach course and the Advanced Community Engaged Learning course. Or follow an E-module, for example on redesigning your teaching with blended learning. Take a look at the complete offer!
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Three new Senior Fellows, Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning appointed
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As of 1 September 2024, three new Senior Fellows will be appointed by the Executive Board: Dr. Marije Hennus (Faculty of Medicine), Dr. Mariëlle Jambroes (Faculty of Medicine) and Dr. Christianne Smit (Faculty of Humanities). During their Senior Fellowship, they work on a faculty and/or university-wide theme to further improve education, dedicate themselves to teacher development and deepen their knowledge in the field of educational science. Curious about their plans? Then please read more.
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Save the Date: Research based teaching innovation Symposium on 16 April
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Discover ongoing projects, get inspired and network with us! During this symposium, attention will be paid to the progress of four large research projects funded by the focus area Higher Education Research (HER). They cover topics such as a LifeLongLearning project, a UU-wide transdisciplinary student course, collaboration barriers and facilitators with external partners, and how to let students learn more from internships. You can read more about the projects here. Please already mark 16 April from 15:00-17:00 o’clock in your calendar!
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Staff Symposium Student Wellbeing: register now!
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Team Student Wellbeing invites you to a Staff Symposium on student wellbeing on Monday 15 April. The day will be opened by Professor Henk Kummeling. This will be followed with keynotes presented by Professor Floortje Schepers and Professor Gonneke Stevens about the current situation and the ideal picture of psychological care and continue with a panel discussion between students and staff. In the afternoon, you can follow workshops about various topics, such as emotional intelligence, Active Bystander, the UU guidance chain, inclusive education and much more. The day will be concluded with a plenary session by ‘Strijkplankpoëzie’. It is also possible to attend only part of the programme.
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Consultation sessions for teachers about the Playground
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In the Vening Meinesz building, renovation works have started to realise the Playground, intended for educational activities meant to take ideas further and implement them. To make the Playground optimally suitable for educational activities, consultation sessions for teachers are being organised. What should/shouldn't be present in the space? And what support do you need? Sign up for one of the sessions and give your input! The sessions will take place from 12:00-13:30 o’clock on 2 April at University College Utrecht and on 5 April in the Vening Meinesz building.
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SIG Podcast Workshop: Storytelling by Martijn van Tol
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Interested in creating a podcast to use in your education? On 11 April (13:00-15:00 o’clock), follow this workshop on storytelling in podcasts which will open up the toolbox of a successful podcast creator for you: How to find a good angle for your story, how to tell your story in sound, what creative form to choose, how to use music/sounds, etc. Journalist and podcasting teacher Martijn van Tol (of the hit podcast Groene Oren) shares his tips, shows examples and you will also get to work yourself.
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Conference EWUU alliance on 24 April
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How can science and education contribute to navigating societal transitions during challenging times? At our conference we will showcase how the strategic alliance Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University en University Medical Centre Utrecht (EWUU alliance) contributes to navigating social transitions using cross-disciplinary education and research. The conference will take place on 24 April from 12:00-17:00 o’clock in Tivoli Vredenburg.
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Course Didactics for Continuing Education
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Besides education for initial students, UU is increasingly providing education for professionals. The characteristics, expectations and (learning) needs of professionals mean that this education requires a different approach than education for initial students. In this programme, you will learn all about the development of education for professionals, with plenty of room for your own learning goals, exchange of experiences with colleagues and application of what you have learned to your own educational practice. Do you have any questions, or would you like to discuss whether this course might be something for you? Then please contact Sanne Elling.
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Apply for funding for your Community Engaged Learning education project before 1 May
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Utrecht University wants to educate students who contribute to a better world and solving societal challenges. Are you a teacher who wants more social engagement in your teaching? Then team up with an external partner and develop your education. To get you started, you can apply for a grant from the Support Fund for Community Engaged Learning (CEL). Do this before 1 May 2024.
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Getting started with interdisciplinarity in your teaching? Start with a pressure cooker!
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Interdisciplinary learning involves challenges that demand specific skills from students, such as being able to reflect on one's own discipline, empathise with another (disciplinary) perspective and make connections between knowledge and insights from different disciplines. This demands a different way of learning from students, but also a different way of teaching from teachers. A pressure cooker is a kind of simulation that helps to quickly become familiar with the interdisciplinary method.
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News from the teaching community T@UU |
Why focus on internationalisation?
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As part of her role as (former) T@UU council member, Lorena De Vita focused her efforts on the subject of internationalisation. In collaboration with project leader T@UU Femke van de Glind, she delivered a report that grew from many conversations – formal and informal, online and offline, in smaller and bigger groups – with students and colleagues about the hot topic internationalisation. The report shares bottom-up feedback about internationalisation at UU and offers some ideas that can be helpful for handling internationalisation at various levels.
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News from the Teaching and Learning Collection |
ChatGPT in (legal) education: opportunities and risks
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The project 'ChatGPT in (legal) education' aims to identify the opportunities and risks of using large language models (LLM), such as ChatGPT, in legal education. What does it mean for the way we look at learning objectives, study and teaching activities and assessment? This project aims to come up with an overview providing concrete indications as to the possibilities and risks of tools such as ChatGPT based on experience and use.
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