On October 31st, Ouriginal (Urkund) will be shut down and replaced by a new text matching/plagiarism checking tool – Inspera Originality (IO). The new tool will be integrated into Canvas as Ouriginal was before. IO will offer both similarity checking as well as expanded features for identifying text manipulation and translation plagiarism.
Author: Cecilia Hellekant
Newsletter from UPE, September 2025
In this issue, we invite you to a discussion on sustainability and two Mentimeter webinars. We also inform you about the new text-matching/plagiarism tool, Inspera Originality, and provide tips on the library’s support for students. And don’t forget to sign up for KauKan – this year’s Pedagogical Development Day 25/9. Hope to see you there!
P.S. If you do not receive the newsletter, please contact UPE and we will add you to the list.
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Newsletter from UPE, June 2025
In this months newsletter we invite you to some of the activities that we have arranged for the fall semester: Mentimeter webinars, Pedagogical café , and a possibility to discuss sustainability with your peers. We remind you of the summer hours for the Keeponteaching support. But also give some accessibility and reading tips.
We wish you an enjoyable summer!
p.s. If you don’t receive the UPE Newsletter, please contact UPE, and we will add you to the list.
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No barriers, just bar charts: Chart accessibility made easy
On Stiftelsen Funkas, Free Friday Webinar: No barriers, just bar charts, Peter Kemeny, Accessible Document Specialist, and Malin Hammarberg, UX Designer and Accessibility Specialist (both from Funka Foundation) presented how you can “make charts clearer, smarter, and more accessible for everyone, including users with visual or cognitive disabilities”.
N.B.! On the website you will also find recordings from earlier Free Friday Webinar
Summer hours in the support room
You can reach our support via the Zoom link “KeepOnTeaching“. Here we can help you with questions related to the pedagogical tools Canvas, Inspera, Survey&Report, SOLA, the course evaluation system, Padlet, Mentimeter and Zoom, etc. During summer we have adjusted our opening hours, see below.
Opening hours during the summer
- 23 June – 11 July, monday-friday 9-10
- 4-15 August, monday-friday 9-10
- Closed 14 july – 1 August, and 20 August
If you need help when the support room is closed, or want to prepare us for your case you can email canvas@kau.se or sr-support@kau.se.
Questions about the course evaluation system can be sent directly to evaluate@kau.se.
Rubric Design for AI Transparency
📅 FLO Friday: Rubric Design for AI Transparency
June 13, 2025 | 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
BC campus offers the possibility to join a session on how to use rubrics to set clear expectations around generative AI (GenAI) in assignments. In the session you will learn how to reduce ambiguity about grading, reinforce human-centered values (voice, authenticity, and referencing), and explore a practical model for integrating GenAI, work with the AI Assessment Scale (AIAS), and collaborate in the development of rubric criteria that reflects AI in education.
Learn more: FLO Friday: Rubric Design for AI Transparency
Newsletter from UPE, May 2025
In this newsletter we present our new co-workers, Carin Sjöö and Julia Lissel. We invite you to a good bye-fika for Lotta Svenneling, as well as an invitation to visit the recording studios at Kau. As usual you will find some courses for the fall semester, open for registration, tips about an easy way to transfer student results from Canvas to Ladok.
Hope you’ll enjoy the read!
p.s. If you don’t receive the Newsletter to your email, please contact UPE, and we will add you to the list.
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Free Friday webinar: Accessible surveys
Friday 9 May, the Funka Foundation invites you to join a webinar about surveys. During the webinar you will get practical tips on how to create more accessible surveys online.
To join the event, register via the Zoom form
When: 9 May, 1.30-2pm
The Funka Foundation carries out research to support inclusion and accessibility for persons of all abilities.
Newsletter from UPE, April 2025
In this newsletter we would like to invite you to a Pedagogical café where the authors of the book Don’t Feed Your Students (Mata inte dina studenter), will give us tips on how we can promote student engagement and creativity. You’ll also get tips on a podcast about accessibility and other activities.
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Newsletter from UPE, March 2025
In this newsletter we present activities presented by UPE, and tips about activities from around the world. We hope you’ll get inspired.
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