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What to Communicate about Your Course Unit on Ufora at the Start of Term?
In an online learning environment, students need guidance on the practical organization of your course unit, the teaching materials, the assessment activities and on how they can reach you. This Education Tip tells you what to communicate at the start of term. If you also want to know how best …
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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 on society.Precisely those …
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Fire Alarm During an Exam: What to Do?
Safety always comes first, even during an exam. If the fire alarm goes off, everyone has to leave the building. The education tip below explains the difference between an evacuation alarm and a warning alarm. It also explains how to prepare for an evacuation.
When to Evacuate?It is good …
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How to Organize Group Work?
What is Group Work?
In group work, students work together as a team. Working together is essential. In one way, students acquire knowledge by working together on something; in another way, learning to better work together can be a goal in itself in group work.
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Being approachable as a lecturer: how do you do that?
If students dare to ask you something quickly, this contributes to a safe learning environment. It stimulates the students’ motivation to participate in the lectures. Therefore, the course evaluations by students check, amongst other things, how approachable you are as a lecturer. But how do you make yourself approachable as …
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Written and Oral Assignments: How to Give Language Feedback and Assess Language Skills?
If you give your students a written or oral assignment, you will also need to provide feedback and assess their language use. This Education Tip tells you how to do that.
How to Give Language Feedback?Start with determining which competencies the student should acquire with the assignment. Align your …
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Teaching Methods in a Study Programme
What?
A good curriculum is implemented through a varied set of teaching methods. If chosen well, the teaching (and assessment) methods will ensure that the final competencies (learning outcomes) at the level of the course unit are acquired as efficiently as possible. There should be a gradual and logical building-up …
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The Basics of Designing a Course Unit
What are points to consider for Ghent University lecturers when designing and/or fine-tuning your course unit? What are elements to ensure a well-structured course unit, and to a powerful learning environment for students? This Education Tip outlines the basics of any type of high-quality education.
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Master’s Dissertation: How to Coach Students?
At the end of their study programme, students are required to write a Master's dissertation. As a supervisor or assistant, the quality of your coaching will influence the quality of the dissertation. As a supervisor, you take up three different roles: the instructor with clear expectations, the feeder and the …
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Generative AI in Ghent University Education: Impact and Approach
Latest update: 11 September 2024
Generative AI tools impact Ghent University education, the intended competencies/learning outcomes we want to foster, and the way we teach and assess. Read the following Education Tip to learn about generative AI and the Ghent University guidelines. Take a look at the outline of options …
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Sustainability: how can you implement this into your teaching practice?
Many of the current societal challenges such as climate change and growing social inequality are wicked issues. This means that there is not only a scientific discussion about these issues (What factual knowledge is there about that theme? What exactly is the problem?), but also a social discussion. In the …
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Teaching in a Hybrid Setting
Teaching in a Hybrid Setting: What?
Teaching in a hybrid setting means that part of the students physically attends the lecture on campus, and that another part simultaneously attends the lecture online. Students attending the lecture online can either choose to attend individually (from home or from their student flat) …
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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 between supervision …
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Educational Quality Assurance Unit: Procedures and Improvement Policy
The following education tip provides inspiration to write Chapter 'Educational Quality Assurance Unit: Procedures and Improvement Policy' of the Faculty Monitor. If applicable, separate suggestions are given for the PLAN and the DO. Plan
Describe the faculty’s vision on the role of the EQCU (Dutch: CKO) in faculty educational quality …
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Omeka S: improving digital literacy through virtual exhibitions
What is Omeka S?
Omeka S(emantic) is a free and user-friendly open-source web publishing platform that allows you to
create, manage and share a digital collection of metadata; build a virtual exhibition through various media.Omeka S focuses on institutions and researchers who want to share their collection or research …
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What do the risk analysis, the workstation file and the health assessment include?
Risk analysis and workstation file Before the work placement, any health risks have to be evaluated. To that end, the trainee should let the work placement provider complete and sign a risk analysis. This analysis is used to decide if a health assessment is required. Should that be the … Read more
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Virtual Mobility
Virtual Mobility: What?
Virtual mobility entails students taking one or more online course units at a foreign partner institution without physical travel. An internationally recognisable term for this principle is online distance courses. The co-ordinating institution awards the credits (ECTS), which are then recognised in the student’s home curriculum.
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Skills Test: an Assessment Situation Close to Professional Practice
Would you like students to demonstrate their skills? Take advantage of a skills test!
What is a Skills Test?A skills test is an assessment situation during which students demonstrate certain practical skills relevant to professional practice. This can be a general or very specific skill.
For example:
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Work Placement Competencies: Points to Consider
A high-quality work placement starts with a clear set of work placement competencies. Taking its cue from Ghent University's vision on work placements, as approved by the Educational Council this Education Tip highlights what points to consider with regard to work placement competencies.
If you want to come up with …
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Apollo 8 - Project 3: Future-proof Study Programmes
Future-proof Education at Ghent University: What?
Prompted by economic, social and environmental needs, the transformation of higher education is at a tipping point.
Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation process and provided additional innovation opportunities. With this project, and based on criteria stipulated in various European policy agendas, …
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