VU EduNews & Stories

Last updated on 31 October 2024

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Academic year 2024/2025
- 2024 week 43/44 - Student-teacher teamwork, podcast GoVU & new VU toolkit
- 2024 week 41/42 - Politically neutral education, shorter academic year & new Canvas feature
- 2024 week 39/40 - Visit from MP's, new Evalytics features & celebrating educators
- 2024 week 37/38 - AI literacy in education, sharing opinions as a lecturer & student well-being
- Special: Start Guide academic year 2024/2025
Academic year 2023/2024
- 2024 week 29/30 - Summer must-reads, ‘hot moments’ podcast & VU signs Knowledge Equity Agreement
- 2024 week 27/28 - SpringLab wins NOP, matching via VU Connects & step-by-step guide to buzz groups
- 2024 week 25/26 - Marketplace for educational excursions, toolkit of the month & role-playing in education
- 2024 week 23/24 - Record number Comenius grants, how to receive valuable feedback & the importance of emotions in education
- 2024 week 20/21 - Canvas contract extended, development path for junior lecturers & AI experiment
- 2024 week 17/18 - Easily improve studying, tackle free-riding & new AI tool: MS Copilot
- 2024 week 15/16 - Active learning with AI, update pilots Smarter Academic Year & Education Showcase
- 2024 week 13/14 - VU Education Analytics team kicks off, frontrunner open education & Rashmi Kusurkar new chairperson NVMO
- 2024 week 11/12 - Increase evaluation response rate, SBE develops AI guidelines & citizen science in education and research
- 2024 week 9/10 - Winners VU Education Awards, opening Library Tower & the 50th didactic tip!
- 2024 week 7/8 - Last call: VU Education Day 2024, tips for neurodivergent students & VU Technology Centre
- 2024 week 5/6 - VU-UvA AI Taskforce, winners SoTL Grant announced & Kaltura becomes Panopto
- 2024 week 3/4 - VR in the Dissection Room, updates Teaching at VU Amsterdam & 3 well-being initiatives
- 2023 week 51/52 - Sign up now for VU Education Day, NRO Grant for educational research & how to VU proof teach
- 2023 week 48/49 - Teach your students to use ChatGPT as a personal teacher, SoTL Grant & 10 years of HIV studies
- 2023 week 46/47 - Beyond textbooks: Mixed Classroom, reading tip & choose your workshop
- 2023 week 44/45 - Meet the Future of Teaching! Video: ChatGPT & How to engage students in education
- 2023 week 42/43 - How to fail? A 360-degree view of your teaching & Students as Partners
- 2023 week 40/41 - Inclusion in medical education, tips from education pioneers & recap education events
- 2023 week 38/39 - How the Student Desk managed this summer's top rush, Education Vision with video & reading tip
- 2023 week 36/37 - Educational improvements, generative AI & self-help kit Group Work and more

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