Are you looking for educational inspiration to apply within your teaching? Or would you like to develop your teaching skills? Join the MicroLab Summerfestival 2023 and be fully prepared for the upcoming academic year.
During the MicroLab Summerfestival you are invited to participate in MicroLabs and webinars of your choice related to educational design, delivery and assessment. A wide range of topics is covered! Have a look through the programme and sign up for the MicroLab(s) and webinar(s) you want to join.
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Storytelling is an important part of our society and history. It can be used as an educational tool to engage students, spark interest and stimulate critical thinking skills. It creates opportunities for discussion and stimulates a good relationship between teacher and learners.
In this MicroLab you will craft a personal story that helps you motivate your students and target their attention to the topic or issue you want them to focus on. With the help of theatre techniques you will learn to deliver your story in an inspiring and engaging way. Read more.
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Date: Tuesday 4 July
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Location: Polak 1-17
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Do you also feel challenged to encourage your students via game-based learning? Are you eager to learn about this by playing a game? And are you ready to discover the keys to unlock their motivation using games? Then sign up for this MicroLab! In a playful manner, you will learn practical strategies to use game-based learning in your course. And you will also discover why these strategies are motivating your students at the same time.
In our online escapegame you will solve puzzles to find out different strategies for student motivation. The online escapegame is completely developed within our learning platform Canvas. Therefore, it is a source of inspiration for applying game-based learning elements in your own course.
The MicroLab consists of the online escapegame and a follow-up session in which you elaborate the insights from the game and apply these to your own teaching practice. Read more.
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Date: Friday 7 July
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Location: Online
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Do you want to create educational videos for your course but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, we got you! In this short webinar ‘Effective educational videos to boost students’ learning’ you’ll get familiar with writing an effective script, choosing the right images to support your story and integrating your video in your course by making it interactive. This webinar is an introduction to the MicroLab ‘How to create an educational video?’. This webinar is also open for non-teaching staff.
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Date: Thursday 13 July
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: Online
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In this MicroLab you work on creating an inclusive classroom environment in which students, regardless of their backgrounds (for example nationality, ethnic background, gender, physical health, social class, previous education), feel involved and are able to show their talents. Read more.
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Date: Tuesday 4 July
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Location: Mandeville (T)11-67
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This MicroLab is unfortunately cancelled.
Do you see your own students collaborating with students from another country within your subject? To offer them a learning experience with students and teachers from a different environment/culture? To achieve this without students going on a physical exchange, Virtual Exchange (VE) can be used. Via VE, students work together on tasks online and in this way develop competences such as collaboration and intercultural communication in addition to professional knowledge. Through VE, ALL students have the opportunity for an international experience and are not hindered by mobility challenges. In addition, VE offers students an interesting different perspective on the content of the course. Examples include exploring health care in both countries or discovering perspectives on behavioral problems or mental disorders.
In this MicroLab you will work on the integration of VE in your course. This MicroLab has been developed in close collaboration with UNIC, a European alliance of eight universities in post-industrial cities in Europe that are committed to stimulating mobility and inclusion with a view to social impact. Read more.
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As research shows, assessment plays an important role in steering the learning process. There is, however, not one best method of assessment. So, how can you select the right methods of assessments for your course? Firstly, you can make an assessment plan to help you select the right method. Then, you are able to decide on the weight of each assessment you have chosen for the final result for your course. An assessment plan also helps to ensure that the assessment addresses the intended learning outcomes.
With an assessment matrix, you will ensure that all the selected learning objectives are covered in your assessment. This also helps to guarantee that your assessment will be both valid and reliable. Read more.
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Date: Monday 3 July
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Location: Erasmus Education Lab
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Would you like to know more about how to construct (group) assignments and how to grade them? Or are you interested in exploring the opportunities and challenges of alternative modes of assessment, such as process assessment, portfolio assessment, or competency assessment? Then this is the right MicroLab for you!
In this MicroLab you will learn how to construct assignments and alternative modes of assessment for optimal utility (reliability, validity, educational effect, acceptance & cost-efficiency). We will pay special attention to the challenges of group assignments. For assessment methods like oral exams, presentations and essays, it can also be challenging to construct a reliable and transparent grading rubric. Therefore, we will also focus on the possibilities of rubrics to enhance the quality of the assessment. We will look into the construction of a rubric, but also how to organize the grading & feedback process of different types of assessment for optimal reliability and educational effect. This MicroLab has a blended format and consists of online preparation and a workshop. Read more.
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Date: Thursday 6 July
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Location: Erasmus Education Lab
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In this MicroLab you will learn more about how to provide concrete, effective and consistent written feedback on assignments. Read more.
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Constructing exam questions can be a challenging task. How do you make sure your assessment will be both reliable and valid? In this MicroLab you will learn how to apply the quality criteria for MC & open ended questions to ensure the optimal utility (reliability, validity, educational effect, acceptance & cost-efficiency). We will also discuss ways to ensure grading reliability and how to optimize feedback. This MicroLab has a blended format and consists of online preparation and a workshop. For example, one of the preparation assignments is reviewing example exam questions, which you will discuss with your peers in the workshop. After completing this Microlab you will have created or improved your own exam. Read more.
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Date: Monday 10 July
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Location: Erasmus Education Lab
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An important step to take before communicating grades to students is to analyse students’ performance on the different tasks or questions and to investigate the reliability of the grading. This can seem like a daunting task, but in this MicroLab you will discover low-key possibilities to analyse the results on your exam or assignment. This will provide you, as a teacher, with invaluable information. Not only about your students’ performance, but on the quality of your assessment as well as your own teaching. What are the relevant aspects to investigate for you exam or assignment? And how do you draw conclusions and make plans for future improvements? Find out in this MicroLab! Read more.
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Date: Thursday 13 July
Time: 9:30 - 12:30
Location: Erasmus Education Lab
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Did you know that following the MicroLab how to supervise students OR the MicroLab how to integrate formative assessment in your course are part of the UTQ/BKO pathway? So, are you going to follow the UTQ/BKO next academic year and do you want to work ahead? By following one of these MicroLabs now you already have a part of your BKO in your pocket!
Many employees at the Erasmus University will supervise students during their academic career. But how do you supervise students well? This MicroLab will focus on different areas of student supervision and coaching skills, such as giving constructive feedback, active listening, motivating your students, and provides practical models to work with during your supervision. Read more.
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Date: Wednesday 5 July
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Location: Erasmus Education Lab
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Formative assessment is one of the most effective strategies in student learning. In this MicroLab you learn how to integrate formative assessment in your course or education. We work based on three steps that we will go through in the MicroLab. These steps are: formulating success criteria associated with learning objectives, design activities you can use to conduct formative assessment, and creating a feedback plan. Because you make an assignment for every strategy, you will ultimately have a basis for the integration of feedback in your course. Read more.
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Date: Wednesday 12 July
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Location: Erasmus Education Lab
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Do your slides look like this picture? And do you want your slides to support your teaching in the best possible way? Then follow our webinar ‘How to visualize your content’! In this webinar you will learn why it is important to use visualization and how you can do that effectively.
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Date: Wednesday 5 July
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Location: Online
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If you are looking for online engagement within Canvas, you might want to use FeedbackFruits. FeedbackFruits is a tool where you can upload materials (such as videos and documents) and add interactive questions to these materials. The tools are easy to set up and promote active engagement through interactive assignments. With the tools your students collaborate more and learn from one another by online peer- and teacher feedback.
In this webinar we introduce you to three of the ten available tools in FeedbackFruits. After this webinar, you will be able to find the FeedbackFruits tool in Canvas and decide which one to choose. No prior knowledge is needed, except for basic Canvas knowledge.
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Date: Tuesday 11 July
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: Online
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Date: 3 - 13 July
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