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How to Hone Students’ Language and Intercultural skills for a Work Placement Abroad?
Preparation is key. This Education Tip focuses on the students’ preparation for a work placement abroad in terms of their language and intercultural skills.
How to Hone Students' Language Skills in Preparation of a Work Placement Abroad? In the case of a work context in which a foreign language is … Read more -
Overview Faculties' Education Innovation Projects: from 1997 till Present
Looking for interesting education innovation projects? The overview below shows you a list of pdf-files organized per year with either summaries of the faculty innovation projects, project reports (up until 2013) or project proposals (from 2014 onwards). Allow yourself to be inspired!
(Please note that the files are in …
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Special Status and (Exam) Facilities: Regulations, Procedures and House Rules
An overview of the various special statuses and corresponding information for students can be found on the student portal.
The procedures for applying for and granting special status and (examination) facilities are run entirely through OASIS.
Allocating and Linking Exam Facilities If the Director of Education has approved a special … Read more -
Peer Feedback: Learn More From a Peer
Peer feedback is feedback given by peers (i.e. one’s equals). Based on clear assessment criteria, peer feedback teaches students to look critically at the quality of their own work and the behaviour they have displayed, as well as that of others. It is a process that lays bare one’s strengths …
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Avoid Trouble and Fraud during an On-Campus Exam
A well-organized exam is a significant step towards avoiding errors and fraud. This Education Tip offers some helpful guidelines to make everything run as smoothly as possible. Also make sure whether or not your faculty has drawn up specific additional guidelines, as has the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration …
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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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Exams: What to Do in Case of a Wrong Mark, a Student Complaint or Internal Appeals?
All lecturers will at some point in their career have to deal with student complaints, with appeals proceedings, or with having incorrectly marked an exam. The education tip below explains what you can do in each of these instances.
What to Do in Case of a Material Error?The …
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Moderating Class Discussions
The discussion is a suitable teaching method for activating your students and for stimulating their oral and written language production, either during a class discussion or an online discussion. This Education Tip focuses on class discussions – how to initiate them, how to keep them going and moderate them, and …
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Opt for Quality: Programme Committee (PC): Procedures and Improvement Policy
The study programme is run by an efficient Programme Committee, where every member takes an active role in the decision-making process, and where students contribute actively to quality assurance processes. The ultimate goal is to foster a quality culture in the study programme. The study programme actively communicates about all …
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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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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 on …
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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 an attitude of academic integrity.
What?The …
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Think Broadly: Dare to Think and Multiperspectivism
The study programme delivers graduates with specialised expertise in at least one discipline, who can see the correlation between other disciplines and interact with them. A critical mindset, different perspectives, open-mindedness, pluralism, and tolerance of other opinions are key elements in the study programme's education practice. In …
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On-Campus Written Exam: Closed Questions
This Education Tip contains information on different types of closed questions, when to use them, how to design high-quality closed questions and how to assess them.
What are Closed Questions?Closed questions require the student to recognize the correct answer and choose one or more options from a list of …
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The Basics of Designing a Study Programme
Have you always wanted to know more about the ins and outs of a study programme? Is Programme Committee membership something that appeals to you? And do you want to know more about Ghent University’s study programme quality assurance? Are you a newly invested Programme Committee Chair and have you …
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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 lays down the role and responsibilities of the faculty ombudspersons in Article 79. This Education Tip explores Article 79 and contains additional information on what to expect from a faculty ombudsperson.
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Lecture Recordings at Ghent University: Policy Framework
Lecture recordings at Ghent University are implemented in a well-considered and feasible manner. This is based on research, the importance of on-campus presence, and our general Ghent education policy.
Evidence-basedRecent research into lecture recordings (Dommet et al., 2019; Bailly et al., 2022) tells us that:
the availability of lecture … Read more -
Language use as lecturer: what should you pay attention to?
Do you think your students' language skills are important? Then taking care of your own language is a first essential step, whether you teach in Dutch or in a different language. This tip delves deeper into how to optimise your English or Dutch language skills and how to use them …
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Case Studies in Teaching Practice: Use Real-Life Contexts
Do you want your students to connect theory with practice? Then try out case studies where students study real-life situations.
What are Case Studies?The case study is a teaching method whereby students first analyse a specific case individually or in groups. The case is then discussed by the whole …
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How to Go About Correct and Efficient Marking?
Lecturers want to (and should) assess every student fairly. At Ghent University, we use our assessment policy and quality assurance measures to raise awareness among lecturers vis-à-vis possible assessment biases – and in so doing, we reduce the effects of such unintended bias – and to focus on techniques for …
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