The general principle for higher education is that it is voluntary for the student. The only mandatory element is the examination. However, certain course components can be made mandatory, even if they are not part of the examination. How?
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Giving feedback on poor writing: How do you approach it?
It can be difficult to criticise someone’s writing. And perhaps even more difficult to be at the receiving end. And it will not be made easier if it concerns a course that does not revolve around language at all. Here is some advice on how to increase the chances of successful feedback.
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The Karlstad University Library has collected material on how students write an academic text, for example a scientific essay or report.
Continue reading “Writing academic texts: How to do it?”Reading instructions for students? When and how?
If you arrive at university fresh out of upper secondary school or after several years in working life, it can be difficult to approach the task of reading large quantities of text. How would you – the teacher – describe your target group? Do they need the support of reading instructions and study techniques?
Continue reading “Reading instructions for students? When and how?”Pedagogical café: Discussing language difficulties with students
In the pedagogical conversation with UPE under the heading “How do you discuss language difficulties with students?” in Zoom 17 May 2022, over 60 members of teaching staff gathered to discuss students’ language difficulties and how it affects teaching.
Continue reading “Pedagogical café: Discussing language difficulties with students”Designing Distance Courses: What are the Differences?
Distance teaching requires a different way of designing courses than on-campus teaching. In this short video, we explain the fundamental differences and how it affects you as teacher.
Continue reading “Designing Distance Courses: What are the Differences?”Lessons in hybrid form: Students both in the room and online
Campus teaching with some of the students present online – hybrid teaching – is very demanding for the teacher. But if you are up to the challenge, here are some advice on what to consider.
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Constructive Alignment (CA) is a model for designing educations in higher education. This is how you apply it, step by step.
Continue reading “Constructive Alignment in practice”Tips: Two-part exam for students with extended writing time
Prevent cheating at take-home exams, where fast students help students with extended writing time.
Continue reading “Tips: Two-part exam for students with extended writing time”Tips: Fixed Ask-the-teacher time slots
Many students are reluctant to adderss direct questions to the teacher, especially in large student groups or when the teacher is avaliable only online and not least when the question must be asked in writing. The teacher, on the other hand, may feel that there are too many questions about the same thing, even though it is a minority of the students who ask. Fixed time-slots for questions is a strategy to solve the problem.
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