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What Is Constructive Alignment and Why Is It So Important?
What is Constructive Alignment?
Constructive alignment means bringing into alignment the predetermined competencies, the learning and teaching activities, and the assessment types. It is one of the most influential principles in higher education.
When designing a programme or course unit, you should consider the following three questions:
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What to Do with Old Exam Papers?
Exam papers must be retained for up to one year after the end of the academic year in question, after which they can be destroyed. However, do not simply throw them in the recycling bin, because that means they will end up in unsecured containers, increasing the risk of distribution …
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Study Groups
What Are Study Groups?
Study groups are groups of students who meet at regular intervals to process the learning contents, to help each other and to get to know each other, either under supervision or not.
Why Work with Study Groups?Studying in group has many advantages. …
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Vision on Education Support
Ghent University’s strong tradition of professional development initiatives for teaching staff (members of the professorial staff as well as academic assistants) dates back to 1998. Since that time, the initiatives for individual lecturers have evolved greatly and they have been developed further. They have known quite some success as well: …
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Central Education Monitor
In order to fully understand the monitors it is important to be aware of the underlying PDCA model, the operational objectives and indicators. Click here for more information on how the PDCA model should be interpreted when consulting a monitor.
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Wooclap: a Digital Voting System
Wooclap is a digital voting system supported by Ghent University that contains various options for creating (anonymous) interaction during synchronous and asynchronous teaching moments.
You can find this page on the intranet: https://ugentbe.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet-ict/SitePages/Wooclap.aspx?connectsource=TopicNavigator
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Partial Results: to Round Off or not to Round Off?
Are you allowed to round off partial exam results? The answer is straightforward: no! Rounding off is only allowed with the final result, not with partial results. The Education Tip below explains the details.
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What to Do in Case of Blank Exams or the "Absent" Code?
Not every student takes a complete exam for every course unit. This education tip helps you determine when to mark an incomplete exam and when to use the 'absent' code. It also advises on what to do if you can no longer find a student's exam or paper.
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Transparency and communication within study programmes
The study programme’s vision on communication
The Programme Committee is the body that is responsible for the education policy, education organisation and quality assurance of a study programme. Various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. students, teachers, alumni, representatives of the professional field) are involved in the education (policy) process: …
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How can you let students participate in setting work placement objectives?
It is important to start from clear work placement competencies. These should be clearly phrased and transparently communicated to students. They can be a starting point for letting the students phrase their own work placement objectives that accentuate, concretize or deepen the learning outcomes, thus increasing engagement and motivation. …
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How to Build Learning Paths in Ufora
A digital learning path, explicitly outlined by the lecturer in the form of a trajectory, is a useful tool for students to gain knowledge and insights. Creating learning paths in Ufora using the ‘Content’ tool is easy. This Education Tip shows you how.
What is a Learning Path?…
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What is the financial support for a work placement abroad?
A work placement abroad usually means extra costs for the student, for transportation, accommodation, administration or maintenance, etc. Depending on the country and the place of residence, costs may vary. There are a number of institutions that offer financial support by granting scholarships that can cover the extra costs, in …
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Give Your Students a Boost: Awareness of Student Well-Being in Class
Why Increase Student Well-Being in Class?
Students who feel good about themselves, can achieve a stronger learning process and are less likely to drop out. As a lecturer, you can increase the well-being of your students during class with small interventions and promote mutual contact between students. It is …
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Student Insurance During Work Placement
Ghent University Work Placement Students: Types of Insurance?
Ghent University has taken out the following insurances (in Dutch) for trainees:
industrial/workplace accidents, in order to ensure that students are also insured for occupational accidents at the location of the work placement, and when travelling to and …
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Online Teaching Community
For Whom?
The online teaching community welcomes lecturers, education support staff, and all other staff members contributing to education at Ghent University.
What?An easily accessible MS Teams platform brings together colleagues from related disciplines, or working with similar teaching methods. Members acquire better insight into new …
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What is Mentoring?
Mentoring is one-on-one coaching of a (new) student by a more experienced student. A mentor can provide content-related or practical support, give study tips or guide the mentee.
What to Expect from a Mentor?Based on their own knowledge and experience, a mentor provides …
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What are the access requirements for a work placement?
In many cases, no specific access requirements are stipulated for an work placement, although exceptions exist:
A programme can demand strict sequentiality and certain starting competences, if this has been approved by the Registrar’s Office (cf. §41 of Ghent University’s education and examination code). The starting competencies … Read more -
Quizzes (Ufora)
The Ufora tool Quizzes (Tests in Dutch) is an online assessment environment that is embedded into the electronic learning environment Ufora. The tool can be used as an assessment tool but also as an online exercise platform for students. Setting up, holding and grading the assessment all happens in the …
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MOOC Projects at Ghent University
In 2018, Ghent University provided funding for a number of MOOC projects. This Education Tip gives an overview of those projects and their collaborators.
Are you interested in finding out what a MOOC can do for your teaching practice? Please consult this Education Tip on MOOCs.
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Ufora Tool: Discussions
Engage students in structured discussions with each other or ask questions about the subject matter.
You can find this page on the intranet: https://ugentbe.sharepoint.com/sites/intranet-ict/SitePages/en/Discussies.aspx
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