C’est une situation très tendue que vivent actuellement certaines universités. La hausse constante du nombre d’étudiants, qui n’est pas suivie par une hausse du budget des établissements, donne lieu à des tensions dans de nombreuses facs en France. Voir l'article...
À l’approche des élections présidentielles 2017, certains politiques n’hésitent pas à critiquer ouvertement les élites, tandis que d’autres ciblent plus spécifiquement l’ENA. Voir l'article...
Sur le blog Gaïa Universitas. Le deadline pour les dépôts des pré-propositions de l’appel à projets générique de l’ANR. Cette année, le dossier est encore allégé étant donné qu’il n’y a que 3 pages à écrire. Typiquement, il est recommandé de faire 1,5 page de descriptif scientifique du projet (contexte, positionnement et objectif), une demi-page « d’organisation du projet » et enfin une page de « impact et retombée du projet ». Voir l'article...
By . E-learning is defined (‘online learning’ is considered as being more or less the same as e-learning), it is argued that the quality of teaching drops as face-to-face class sizes get larger, and e-learning can make learning less expensive and more accessible. More...
By . The Educational Technology Users Group (ETUG) of British Columbia held an appropriately Halloween-themed get together today called ‘The Little Workshop of Horrors’ at which participants were encouraged to share tales of failure and horror stories in the use of learning technologies. More...
By . One reason for this is that there are many misconceptions about online learning. At the same time, there are legitimate concerns about online learning being more work or about the quality of online instruction. Of course, reading Teaching in a Digital Age might help dispel the misconceptions and the concerns, but instructors resistant to online learning are not likely to engage with a 500 page textbook in the first place. More...
By Hedda. By the end of 2012, Norwegian higher education institutions were required to introduce written descriptions of the intended learning outcomes for each and every course unit and study program, in every discipline. Learning outcomes are connected with qualifications frameworks, the Bologna process, and the OECD, and have therefore been introduced throughout Europe during the last couple of years. See more...
By Hedda. We are pleased to share with you some of the recordings that were made during a seminar that was arranged on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Oslo. The presentations are made by members of the ExCID research group that focuses on studies of higher education and work, with particular emphasis on expert cultures and institutional dynamics. See more...
By Hedda. We are pleased to share with you some of the recordings that were made during a seminar that was arranged on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Oslo. See more...
By Hedda. So, are you curious about higher education as a research field? Have you worked in higher education and want to expand your competencies? Are you a former student politician who wants to study higher education further? Or perhaps you just think higher education a very fascinating field to study? Perhaps it is not you, but you know someone like this? Here is an opportunity. See more...
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