Inspiration for creating a good learning environment in online seminars ONLINE LEARNING We have gathered some inspiration for teachers on how to create a good and empowering learning environment. Enjoy reading and incorporate as you see fit to your personal teaching style. Read more »
In order to understand the rules I teach, one must understand the real problems and know of the actual reality out there To film and make small movies are very natural for the younger generation, we can learn a lot from them. Don’t hesitate – go and try things out Read more »
If it can help me and the students, I’ll try it. A great deal of curiosity and excitement of what makes his work or teaching better is what drives Lars Klingenberg to try out new digital tools or methods. One of the latest examples is getting his students to create their own videos of their study process. Read more »
Online communication during fieldwork Many students on fieldwork are challenged by the fact that they are not physical present at the University. By using Absalon as a means of communication and sharing assignments with peers the students on fieldwork are better prepared to continue with their studies upon their return. Read more »
Reflections on the first time using digital learning tools How does it feel to use digital learning tools for the first time in your lectures ? See this interview where Jesper Høgenhaven shares his experiences Read more »
What students do between large lectures Morten aims to make students in the Econometrics II course better prepared for the lectures by getting them to watch YouTube videos, do quizzes, etc. in between them. Read more »
Flipped Classroom – one step at a time Jan uses several tools in his teaching: Videos, screencasts, pencasts, preparatory quizzes in Absalon and live quizzes in the classroom. Testing one thing at a time has become his regular approach. Read more »
Inviting world-class researchers into the classroom – for free! Bjarne Sandgaard had planned a course with high-profile researchers in various fields from around the world, but loss of funding almost forced him and his colleagues to cancel the course... Read more »
Using screencasts to minimize the technical side of statistics Regnar has started using screencasts to help students overcome the technical aspects of statistics, leaving more time for discussions and group work in class. Read more »
Quizzes as learning tools: much more than multiple choice tests Quizzes for learning have become essential in Linda’s teaching. She designs her own quizzes and collaborates with experts on specialised quiz lessons. She also lets the students construct quizzes, which she uses in her teaching to help the students reflect on the material. Read more »
Training activities, screencasts and automated feedback in Absalon By introducing training activities, screencasts and automated feedback in Absalon, Susanne has significantly improved the learning outcome of the students in her biostatistics classes. Read more »
Flipped-classroom teaching Allowing the students to watch theoretical online lectures and videos at home has given Rikke time for personalised student guidance and interaction and given the students more time to practise surgical skills in the clinic. Read more »
Videos = prepared students and less work Martin produces video lectures on the subjects that he would otherwise have to repeat again and again. It saves him a surprising amount of work and makes for well-prepared and very satisfied students. Read more »
Creating a blended learning environment By blending online and face-to-face activities, Helle is trying to take the best aspects from both approaches. Read more »
Online collaboration in class using padlet Torben uses collaborative notes to enable the students to document and share group work results online in class. Read more »
Increasing student participation with student response systems (clickers) The student-response system encourages the students take active part in classes. The students are very happy with it, and Svend has found that 72% of them feel better prepared for the exam. Read more »
Instructions and feedback online Chresteria uses screencasts for her instructions and as a feedback tool, and she even asks her students to make recordings as part of their work. Read more »
