Education Tips

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 …

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. Students actively engage …

Ufora Tool: Discussions

Engage students in structured discussions with each other or ask questions about the subject matter.

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Assessment Principles

On 6 November 2014, the Education Council adopted a favourable position on a set of 17 assessment principles. This set contains general principles on how to assess students in view of the final exam mark.

The 17 assessment principles are an operationalization of Ghent University's Assessment Concept and Assessment Model …

Referral Card: What Referral Services Are There?

Lecturers sometimes receive questions that go beyond the scope of their official teaching assignment: students want to talk about personal problems, want to refresh basic knowledge that they need for the course unit, send questions to which they should have known the answer for a long time, etc.

With such …

Dare to Think and Multiperspectivism

The following education tip provides inspiration to write Chapter 'Dare to Think and Multiperspectivism' of the Faculty Monitor. If applicable, separate suggestions are given for the PLAN and the DO. Plan

Ghent University’s education strategy can be captured in two catchphrases: “Dare to think” and “Multiperspectivism”. Both concepts imply that …

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 from the work placement …

Warm Welcome: The Basics (What and Why)

Why Organise a Warm Welcome?

The first weeks and months at Ghent University are crucial for new students. After all, during that period they lay the foundation for getting acquainted with the study programme, lecturers and fellow-students. A smooth introduction will have a positive influence on their study career and …

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 can be … Read more

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 – exercise: …

Knowledge Clips: How to Create and Use Them?

Find out what tools are available to create a knowledge clip and what to use them for in your education.

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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.

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Lecture Recordings (soft- and hardware)

Ghent University supports the recording of teaching activities through various solutions.

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Plagiarism Tool in Ufora: StrikePlagiarism

We have made available a plagiarism detection tool in Ufora, by means of which lecturers can now subject various textual products/assignments to a plagiarism test. The new tool, StrikePlagiarism, has been up and running since 20 November 2023.

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Panopto: Ghent University’s New Video Platform

From the 2023-2024 academic year onwards, Panopto becomes Ghent University’s central video platform. It will serve to record, play, edit, save and share lecture recordings, knowledge clips, instruction videos and so on.

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