Seminars

Every term, the Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning arranges online seminars via Zoom, usually at noon (12 sharp, ending at 1 pm, at the latest), The list below will be updated continuously, with more seminars.

No registration required.

Seminars are held in Swedish or English.

Programme autumn 2024

September 12th 12.00-13.00
Using Quizzes in Teaching

Welcome to an online seminar on how you, as a teacher, can use Quizzes (in Studium) in your teaching. Björn Holm and Christian Hohenthal, PhD students teaching at the Department of History, will share their experiences of using Quizzes in their courses. Sofia Grunér, educational developer, will demonstrate how the quiz function works in Studium.

The seminar will be held in Swedish.

Link to Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/67962999318

October 15th 12.00-13.00
How can we create a culture of engagement in higher education? Students as change agents before, during and after an examination-focused partnership.

How can university teachers and students collaborate in order to revise an existing course? During this seminar, chemistry teachers Antonia Kotronia and Marcus Lundberg present a student-staff partnership project together with their former students Victor Hellgren och Susanna Olsson. The seminar explores the relationship between the outcome of a student-teacher partnership and a culture of student influence and engagement discussing examination as an area where formal power is often distant from the actual partnership.

The evaluation of the project revealed that the students involved emphasized their ability to make meaningful change, while the students taking the revised course appreciated the implemented changes. Thus, a culture of engagement positively affected the outcome of the partnership, while the partnership itself empowered students in their roles as change agents.

The seminar will be held in English.

Link to Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/2576973357

Antonia Kotronia is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton and Marcus Lundberg an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry / Ångström.

An article about the project can be found in: Fransén, Lina, et al. "Culture of engagement: Students as change agents before, during and after an examination-focused partnership." International Journal for Students as Partners 8.1 (2024): 144-161.

Responsible for online seminars is Ulrike Schnaas, Educational developer, Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning, ulrike.schnaas@uu.se