| Get inspired at the Education Festival |
Join us at the FSW Education Festival on 28 October – the perfect opportunity to hear from colleagues who have developed and implemented educational innovations. This year's themes are AI in education and Student well-being. Listen to the keynotes, attend a workshop and meet fellow teachers and students during this inspiring afternoon! We will conclude with drinks and an information market.
>> Check out the programme and register!
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| Apply for a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant! |
Do you have a good idea for innovating your education? Put your idea into practice with a Grassroots or Grass shoots grant! The application round for the 2026-2027 academic year is now open. Applications can be submitted until 19 december 2025. The theme of this round is: How can we use generative AI to support the learning process of students? As per usual, innovations based on your own ideas are also welcome.
>> Read more
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| Students write about science in the language of children’s books |
How do you explain loss, social inequality or mental health to children without losing sight of the gravity of the subject? The new FSW Honours course From Research to Children’s Book challenges students to make complex academic themes accessible through the medium of children’s literature. They learn how to convey complex academic ideas to people without specialist knowledge. Student Alec: ‘Science belongs to everyone, and this should be reflected in the way we communicate.’
>> Read the full story
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| Casimir Prize 2025 for innovative Vodcast assessment |
The Casimir Prize 2025 was awarded to a team of teachers from Education and Child Studies and SOLO support staff. They developed a new assessment method for a masters' course on Autism. Students completed their course by making a vodcast. The innovation reduces the workload for teachers, but also contributes to the learning outcomes for students. The prize was awarded during the faculty opening of the academic year.
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| Anouk van der Weiden (Psychology) new LTA Teaching Fellow |
Anouk van der Weiden (Psychology) has been appointed one of six new Teaching Fellows at the Leiden Teachers’ Academy. She will receive a grant of €25,000 to carry out projects in the field of educational innovation. Van der Weiden and her colleagues' project will prepare students for a lifetime of autonomous learning. Through a structural, curriculum-wide approach, they will learn to take control of their own learning process.
>> Read more about the project
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FSW Code of Conduct for a diverse, safe learning and working environment
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| Have you read it yet? The FSW Code of Conduct was drawn up in 2023 in close collaboration between students, teachers and members of the representative advisory body. A diverse, safe learning and working environment is something we create together. This requires clear agreements in advance. So be sure to read the Code of Conduct and to inform your students. Do you have any questions? Send a message to Janita Ravesloot at studentplaza@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. |
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If you want to show a short piece of video on YouTube, advertisements often appear first, which you have to wait for before the video starts. There goes your momentum... To go straight to the video and skip the ads, you can insert a ‘-’ after the ‘t’ in the YouTube link.
For example, use https://www.yout-ube.com/watch in stead of https://www.youtube.com/watch.
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| Also on the Teacher Platform |
The Teacher Platform FSW is the place to go for information about teaching at FSW. But it is also a treasure trove of inspiration for innovating your teaching! In the Grassroots and Grass shoots section, you will find descriptions of projects that have received funding over the past 10 (!) years. From knowledge clips to VR and from blended learning to GenAI – there are plenty of ideas to draw on. Be sure to take a look!
>> Go tot the Teacher Platform
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Do you have any interesting news, a good tip, a nice photo, or would you like to nominate a colleague for an interview? Email the editor. |
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