‘We had to accept that we would be learning through trial and error’ |
Psychology students Diana and Anna participated in Changemakers Lab, an Honours course that challenges students to apply academic knowledge to a real-world problem. The course shows how students can grow intellectually and personally when they go beyond traditional course structures. 'Now I understand how research and statistics can be used to make a difference.'
>> Read the interview |
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Testing platform Ans more user-friendly for teachers and students |
Digital testing platform Ans has released a new version with updates, interface changes and bug fixes. This should make working with Ans more user-friendly, both for students and teachers. Students can now check out how the guess correction has affected their result. Teachers can see more clearly which versions of questions they are using. Setting up flow groups has also become easier.
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Easy Access Agreement: Reusing texts? Linking is better! |
As a teacher, you might want to help your students access the required literature as easily as possible. But beware: uploading into Brightspace full PDFs of copyrighted books and articles is bound by rules. The Easy Access Agreement (EAR in Dutch) regulates the reuse of third-party copyrighted material and its remuneration. However, we recommend avoiding reusing texts as much as possible by linking to the literature. It's easier than you might think!
>> More about EAR and tips for linking to literature |
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Brightspace in the new academic year |
Start the new academic year well prepared! Most course environments are ready, so you can start setting up your Brightspace courses for the first semester of 2025-2026. These instructions tell you exactly what you need to know and do.
Want to brush up on your knowledge of Brightspace and the Gradebook? In August, SOLO will be hosting several online workshops.
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| New calls for Comenius and Grassfields grants |
Do you have ideas to innovate your teaching, or do you want to scale up a successful educational innovation? That's easier with a (hefty) grant! The 2026 calls for the Comenius Teaching Fellowship and the Comenius Senior Fellowship of NRO, and the Grassfields of Leiden University were recently opened.
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Recap: from exciting fieldtrips to empathising with students |
This academic year, we interviewed a number of teachers about their vision on education, their passions and their insights.
>> Read all the interviews
For the coming academic year, we are looking for new candidates! Are you or do you know a teacher with an interesting vision on teaching? Mail us at docentenplatform@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. |
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