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Research Integrity: Knowledge Clips and Ready To Use Learning Materials
The research integrity training knowledge clips: a series of 7 clips
This video is part of Ghent University’s knowledge clips on training research integrity. In total there are 7 clips:Knowledge clip 1 – presentation: the basicsKnowledge clip 2 – presentation: the trainer perspectiveKnowledge clip 3 – …
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Integrating Sustainability in Your Study Programme
Many of the contemporary social challenges such as climate change and the growing social inequality are ‘wicked issues’. This means that there is not only scientific debate about facts, knowledge and the nature of the problem, but also debate in society. In the latter case, the questions that play are: …
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Education Based on Excellent Research
The following education tip provides inspiration to write Chapter 'Education Based on Excellent Research' of the Faculty Monitor. If applicable, separate suggestions are given for the PLAN and the DO. Plan
Ghent University aims to provide education that is maximally embedded within the dynamics of academic research. Academic …
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Curricular Strands: Monitoring the Coherence Between Course Units
Are you looking to integrate or to renew existing curricular strands into the curriculum? This Education Tip contains a number of tips to get started.
What are Curricular Strands?Curricular strands make the study programme structure and the interconnection between course units more visible and explicit. Every strand …
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Keep Researching: Education Based on Excellent Research
The study programme is always based on cutting-edge research and the latest academic insights in the relevant fields. In addition, the study programme ensures that all students have the best opportunities to develop their research competencies and foster …
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How to Teach Research Skills?
The Importance of Research Skills in Teaching Practice
Ghent University's policy on education comprises six strategic education objectives. One of these is ‘Education based on Excellent Research’. At Ghent University, a study programme’s education practice is always grounded in cutting-edge research and the latest academic insights in the …
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Interim Assessment: an Overview of the Possibilities
During teaching, it is important to build in moments of interim assessment at so-called ‘key moments’. This way you can not only determine a score (i.e. assessment of learning), but also get information on how students are progressing in their learning process (i.e. assessment for learning). Interim assessment …
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How to Set Up a Feedback Interview
In a feedback interview, you provide feedback to your student(s) about their achievements or behaviour. But how do you go about that in a manner that is at once high-quality and effective? This Education Tip focuses on
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Faculty Ombudspersons: Role and Responsibilities
Taking its cue from the Flemish Higher Education Codex (Art.II.279), Ghent University's Education and Examination Code sets out the role and responsibilities of the faculty ombudspersons in Article 79. This Education Tip explores Article 79 and contains more information on what to expect from a faculty ombudsperson.
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Interdisciplinary Education: Preconditions for Success
According to Ghent University’s skills model, the Educational Concept and its six Strategic Objectives, students have to learn to cooperate in an interdisciplinary way. Study programmes should incorporate this interdisciplinary dimension purposefully and explicitly. This educational tip teaches you how to shape these interdisciplinary educational activities.
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Master’s Dissertation: How to Coach Students?
Students write a Master's dissertation as the final part of their studies. In your role as a supervisor, you influence the quality of their work. Given the students’ potential use of (Gen)AI, you must monitor even more closely whether they will ultimately …
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Ghent University’s Competency Model
Increased national and European focus on learning outcomes led Ghent University to develop its own competency model in 2005. The model’s emphasis is on the acquisition and application of knowledge, skills and attitudes in complex theoretical and/or specific situations.
The model consists of six competency areas, each including competencies …
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How to Put Internationalisation into (Your Teaching) Practice?
The Importance of Internationalisation in Teaching Practice
Internationalisation is often reduced to ‘study abroad’ initiatives or student exchange, but it entails so much more. Ghent University’s strategic objective “Internationalisation” aims to maximize opportunities to acquire international and intercultural competencies for all students, including “at-home” students. Find out how you …
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How to Incorporate Internationalisation into Your Study Programme
Internationalisation in the Study Programme: Relevance?
Ghent University’s Integrated Policy Plan for Internationalisation 2019-2023 outlines the the benefits of an international experience for students as follows:
enhanced critical thinking and problem-solving and creative skills, personal development and improved language skills, a broader perspective … Read more -
H5P: How to Build Interactive Learning Materials in Ufora
H5P is open source education technology for building interactive learning materials. It contains over 30 different content types for online learning pathways, including quizzes, presentations and online simulation exercises.
You can find this page now on the intranet: https://ugentbe.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet-ict/SitePages/en/H5P.aspx
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Online Lecture: Tips and Tricks for Interactive Lecturing
What Is It?
By online lectures, we mean synchronous remote teaching: lecturers use certain tools and/or software, and students take the class in real time. A common term for this is ‘webinar’ (from ‘web’ and ‘seminar’).
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Online Learning in an International Setting: What and Why?
Online Learning in an International Setting: What?
The digitalisation of higher education offers new online learning opportunities within an international environment. Lecturers and study programmes can implement online international collaboration to promote the students’ international and intercultural learning and multiperspectivism without a long-term study abroad experience.
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Setting up Supervision and Intervision Conversations on the Work Placement
Supervision or intervision conversations transform work placement experiences into learning experiences in a process-oriented way. During such conversations, students become aware of their feelings, emotions, thoughts, attitudes, norms and values. This way, they gain a better understanding of their own actions, allowing for further self-development.
The difference …
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Internationalization of Students and Lecturers in the Faculty
The following education tip provides inspiration to write Chapter 'Internationalization' of the Faculty Monitor. If applicable, separate suggestions are given for the PLAN and the DO. Plan
The faculty internationalisation policy plan is in line with Ghent University’s vision and is attuned to the objectives as formulated in …
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How to Put Social Impact into (Your Teaching) Practice?
Why is Social Impact Relevant to Your Course Unit(s)?
Your course unit is part and parcel of a study programme, and as such it prepares graduates for taking up an active role in society. Lecturers and study programmes are crucial in shaping that role. Whether the focus is solely …
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