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Category: Education
New workshops on Turnitin and Wooclap
The University Library is organising a new series of workshops on using educational tools Turnitin and Wooclap.
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What do you remember about Maastricht University? Share your story
As Maastricht University (UM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, the UM50 History Clinic invites everyone to share personal memories, anecdotes, photographs, documents and objects connected to the university and its place in Maastricht.
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Practise your presentation skills with VirtualSpeech
Want to feel more confident when giving a presentation, pitching an idea or taking part in a debate? With VirtualSpeech, you can practise your presentation skills in a realistic virtual environment.
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Digital Labs: Bringing digital facilities to the next level
Explore UM Library’s Digital Labs: accessible facilities for XR, podcasting, video, 3D printing, a 3D-Vesalius system and equipment lending for education and research.
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New tools for course coordinators in Canvas: Gradeloader and Course2PDF
The University Library recently added two new tools for course coordinators in Canvas: Gradeloader and Course2PDF.
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12 ideas, 12 Open Educational Resources: meet the second round of OpenUP Grant winners
Last May, we invited UM educators to apply for the OpenUP Grant: €5,000 per project, with 12 grants available across all faculties, to turn teaching materials into open, accessible and reusable resources. From 25 proposals, 12 projects were selected: two from each faculty.
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Critically exploring AI for a literature search: library project outcomes
Over the past academic year, colleagues from different Maastricht University (UM) Library teams collaborated on a project to develop criteria for evaluating the output of (generative) AI tools. Existing evaluation methods, such as the well-known CRAAP-test, fall short when it comes to evaluating AI output.
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Looking back at the library workshops at the 2026 UM Education Days
During this year’s Maastricht University (UM) Education Days, colleagues from the UM Library shared practical approaches to educational innovation. Through two interactive workshops, participants explored how emerging technologies can enrich teaching while encouraging students to use them critically and responsibly.
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What digital literacy competences should every UM student have?
Maastricht University Library is currently developing a Digital Literacy Competence Framework to help define the digital knowledge, skills and attitudes students should develop during their studies. Faculty consultations are now underway to help shape the framework and explore how these competences can be embedded into curricula across Maastricht University (UM).
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New Canvas online training course for UM staff
The new Maastricht University (UM) online training course will help teachers and tutors get the most out of Canvas.
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