CAOS team wins Casimir Prize for innovative and creative course revision
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This year’s Casimir Prize for the best innovative teaching team went to the team responsible for the redesign of the first-year course Social Theories in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Course coordinator Sander Hölsgens talks about the project, the results, and the wide-ranging collaboration. 'I didn’t want to do this alone, so I invited many different people to contribute their ideas.'
>> Read the interview with Sander and check out the creative work of students who took the course |
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| New call for proposals for Grassroots and Shoots now open |
Are you an FSW teacher with a great idea for innovating your teaching? Put your idea into practice with a Grassroots or Grass Shoots grant! The call for proposals for the 2027–2028 academic year is open until 18 December. As always, we welcome innovations based on your own ideas. In addition, this year we have two themes to inspire you: How can we use generative AI to support students’ learning processes? and How can we use service learning to help students learn about, for, in, and with society?
>> Read about the application process and previous projects
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| Join us at the FSW Education Festival! |
On 3 November, the FSW is organizing its annual Education Festival. This year’s theme is Assessment Innovation, in response to the new faculty assessment vision to be published this fall. Listen to presentations on the various developments and new initiatives in this area and join the conversation during the networking reception.
>> Read more and sign up
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| Apply for a Lifelong Learning Seed Grant for your educational idea |
The LLO Seed grants (€4,000 per project) are an initiative of the FSW and help teachers take the first step towards developing innovative lifelong learning programmes for professionals. You can apply for a grant provided your proposal results in at least one concrete deliverable, such as a detailed course design, a syllabus or a pilot version of a module. Would you like to get started with education for professionals? Applications are open until 27 November.
>> More information
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| How to apply the FSW Code of Conduct in your teaching |
Recently, both teachers and students have been informed about our FSW Code of Conduct. This code sets out our rules for a respectful, safe and inclusive learning environment. But how do you, as a teacher, apply the Code of Conduct in your teaching? Drawing students’ attention to the Code of Conduct is a first step, but ensuring that everyone adheres to it can be a challenge.
>> Find information, tips and workshops |
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Changes in Ans: please check your settings for digital tools!
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Since September, the settings for digital tools in Ans (such as the calculator and the digital notepad) have been moved to Digital Test Settings. As a result, it is no longer possible to adjust these settings once an exam has started. Digital Testing only enables the tools that have been specified in the Exam Form. You should therefore check before the exam begins that the necessary digital tools are enabled, particularly if you have set up the exam yourself, for example for an AI-proof exam.
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Developments in the field of AI in Education are happening at breakneck speed, but FSW is keeping up! Since September, we have been offering new information, checklists and tools. For example, you can take an e-learning course on AI in Education, developed by experts from FSW and FGGA. The course focuses on the pedagogically sound use of AI. We also offer a new checklist and tool to help you check the AI-resilience of your assessment questions.
>> Everything about AI in Education at FSW |
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