Conference on teaching and assessment at Karlstad University on 28 September 2017

Collegial discussion and sharing experience across disciplines and professional categories are central.  You are welcome to participate with a presentation or simply to attend for inspiration

The theme is  student active learning and assessment formats

International and national guidelines for quality in higher education as well as literature on student learning emphasise the importance of student active forms of learning and assessment based on learning outcome achievement and guaranteeing legal certainty. Presently, there are many opportunities to integrate technological and digitally supported forms of instruction in more traditional forms. A well thought out design of learning outcomes, assessment and forms of instruction can motivate students to work actively, while tutors and examiners have a better chance to assess students’ knowledge and skills at different stages of the course.

Programme 28 September:

The conference format includes keynote speaker, sessions and an open meeting place

08.30 Registration and mingle, coffee/tea and sandwiches

09.00 Opening

12.00 Conference lunch

15.15 Concluding

16.00 Closing

Place: Lagerlöfsalen, 1A305 and Transformum

Signing up and conference fee: The conference is free of charge for participants from Karlstad University. Make a note in your calendar and sign up now at konferens28sept.axacoair.se

Presentation formats

The aim of the conference is to stimulate and inspire teaching staff at Karlstad University, thus contributing to the quality enhancement of teaching and assessment in our courses and programmes. Teachers have the opportunity to present good examples and development projects based on student active learning.Their own presentations and inspiration from others can be used to develop their own pedagogical portfolio in support of application for promotion to merited lecturer.

We invite contributions to different perspectives on the conference theme, for instance, student active instruction formats, digitally, in a classroom, or combined, or how challenges of assessment and grading criteria can be addressed. The presentations must include practice as well as theory.

Submission of abstracts: 20 March – 20 May

All members of staff at Karlstad University are welcome to submit abstracts with a focus on student active learning and assessment formats (max 200 words). Submitted abstracts are reviewed by a group of teachers representing the Professional Development Unit and the faculties.  

Timetable

Organiser: Centre for Teaching and Learning, Universitetspedagogiska enheten - UPE

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