The National Day of Discomfort
Loes (Literature Studies) and Gerson (Spiritual Care) have launched the National Day of Discomfort within the Honours Academy. The day encourages people to embrace discomfort and be curious about others.
SIG Sustainability: Paving the Way for a more sustainable Radboud University
The SIG Sustainability unites students and staff to promote sustainability education and met with the university President on May 2, 2024, to discuss integrating grassroots initiatives with institutional support for achieving sustainability goals.
The educational passion of Daniel Blanco Ania
As a counterpart to educational burdens, we invite a Radboud lecturer each month to talk about their educational passion. This month, Daniel Blanco Ania talks about what energises him in teaching.
Column Merel van der Wal: Are we what we say we are?
Recently, I found myself in a conversation about teaching. You know, in the classroom, in the lecture hall, in the teaching space. And so that's what the conversation was about, because what words do we actually use when we talk about that?
New: Design Tool for Interdisciplinary Education
The Radboud Teaching and Learning Centre is launching a new tool that makes it easier to (further) develop interdisciplinary education. You will learn the characteristics of interdisciplinary education and get tools for designing.
Have your Brightspace course prepared by TIP!
The Teaching Information Point from Social Sciences Education Support is offering the 'Brightspace course copy' service this summer. With this service, your new Brightspace course will be prepared for you, so you can focus on other things.
Card game for Recognition and Rewards: 'Making charged topics discussable'
Having valuable conversations with academic colleagues in an accessible way, about themes that usually remain beneath the surface. This is possible with mmmAcademia, a new card game that promotes dialogue and reflection on Recognition and Rewards.
Column Jan Bransen: Learning landscape
Every now and then a new word pops up – at least new to me – that can be used to articulate an important issue. For example, I came across the word "learning landscape" as an alternative to the word "curriculum". I think it's a great find.
Final exam period with Cirrus
From September 2024, the new Ans assessment software will be used for all digital assessments. Assessment period 4 (June-July 2024) will be the final exam period with Cirrus.
The educational passion of Joud Alkorani
As a counterpart to educational burdens, we invite a Radboud lecturer each month to talk about their educational passion. This month, Joud Alkorani, Assistant Professor of Islam, Politics, and Society, talks about what energises her in teaching.
Upscaling of tests with test software Ans goes well
During the March-April testing period, the new testing software Ans was used for 17 tests - over a thousand students were able to work with it. Some Ans tests with additional software such as SPSS were also taken successfully.
Teaching is craftsmanship!
In his column, Jeroen explains that it is essential to give teachers confidence and space to explore new methods and keep evolving in their profession. His goal is to inspire students and make them experience "aha!" moments.