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Category: Teacher Support
From migration to adoption
After a whole academic year of ‘first time in Canvas’, now all education at Maastricht University has made use of the learning management system we migrated to. Time to close down the project and Going Canvas Portal and set the gear to ‘structural support’.
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Reminder: demo sessions on making education more engaging and interactive with Wooclap
Maastricht University owns a campus-wide license for Wooclap to help teachers and students have engaging on-site and online education. Register for one of the Wooclap demo sessions on August 26 and September 8.
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The year of online assessments
COVID-19 led to a turning point for digitalisation of exams. How did Maastricht University cope, and what lessons have we learnt?
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The wuthering heights of online exams
Teacher’s perspective: Dimona Bartelet of University College Venlo recounts how she conquered the mountainous challenge of online exams the past year.
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Open online exams: off the beaten track
How do you create exams that are ‘online proof’ and embrace the resources that the Internet has to offer? The faculty of Psychology & Neurosciences has done this by making radical changes to their exam formats.
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A closer look at proctoring
The use of proctoring is still a hotly debated topic. What did we learn about using proctoring, and what will it bring for the future?
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Online testing – friend or foe?
Teacher’s perspective: Bjorn Winkens’ battles and victories with online exams for FHML Statistics.
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Call for proposals on Open and Online Education 2022 has been launched
Open and online education offers opportunities for innovation and quality enhancement of education. On May 19 the Minister of Education, Culture and Science sent out the message that funding is again available to higher education institutions.
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Workshops on FeedbackFruits Tools in Canvas
FeedbackFruits tools allow you to create engaging learning activities that encourage active learning and stimulate interaction and peer learning. We organise workshops on a regular basis and on request.
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Receiving a 7.3 for our digital learning materials offer!
Early spring of this year, students had the opportunity to give input about digital learning materials at Maastricht University. We asked about their usage and satisfaction via the UM Student Experience Survey.
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