Maastricht chooses Canvas
Canvas won the tender process for a new learning management system (LMS). This LMS, supplied by Instructure, will replace Blackboard in the summer of 2020 ... Read More
Join the Student Idea Competition
Join the Student Idea Competition. We need you to come along and think together on how to solve UM's challenges to improve the learning outcomes of our PBL by using IT! ... Read More
Massive growth of Lecture Recordings at UM
Almost 4000 lectures were uploaded in 2018 to UM's video infrastructure Mediasite ... Read More
UM provisionally awards Canvas as the new Learning Management System
The UM Executive Board has adopted the unanimous recommendation by the LMS steering committee to provisionally award the LMS contract to Instructure (Canvas platform) ... Read More
Blackboard, Canvas, or Brightspace?
Last week the deadline expired for submitting a quotation to the LMS tender published by Maastricht University. Time to take new steps in the process. ... Read More
Upgrade Mediasite to version 7.2
Mediasite, the video platform used by Maastricht University, is upgraded. Read about the main changes and new features ... Read More
Choosing a new Learning Management System
How to select the Learning Management System that best fits UM needs? The LMS tender project really started off ... Read More
Engage your students outside class
Do you want to actively engage your students in the subject matter after they leave the Problem Based Learning (PBL) session? FeedbackFruits modules could facilitate this for your course! Read more on Interactive Documents and Interactive Videos ... Read More
Blackboard Inline Grading
Do you use the Inline Grading tool in Blackboard for providing feedback on student assignments? Be aware of the following change ... Read More
Activate your students with FeedbackFruits
You want to actively engage your students in the subject matter after they leave the PBL session? Do you consider using peer feedback scenarios? Start adding FeedbackFruits assignments to your course! ... Read More
Searching for data? The library can help you!
The Data Search Support portal can help you when searching for data ... Read More
World Higher Education Database
A useful directory, offering all sorts of information on Higher Education Institutions throughout the world ... Read More
Boost your skills in The Parlour
The precious books reading room of the Maastricht University Library has been transformed from a traditional library room into a modern multifunctional facility. Amongst other activities, it can be used for student-to-student skills training ... Read More
MaRBLe in the library
Come to the University Library and visit the MaRBLe expositions in both library locations. Posters outlining the results of the best MaRBLe projects will be showcased ... Read More
Engelstalige bestandsinformatie
Achter de INFO knoppen die zichtbaar zijn in de lijst met informatiebestanden en zoekmachines staat een korte beschrijving en zoekinstructie van het betreffende bestand. Tot op heden zijn al deze teksten nederlandstalig. Vanaf komende week zullen de teksten echter geschreven zijn in de taal van het betreffende bestand. Zo zal ... Read More
Toastmasters at Maastricht University
Maastricht University students and staff who want to develop and excel their public speaking skills, are invited to join the recently started Toastmasters club in Maastricht ... Read More