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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed 26 September 2023
Hanne Cuyckens, Michiel Dam, Anja van der Voort, Daan Weggemans and Paul Gobée have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturers from the...
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Education Festival presents the future of teaching 25 May 2022
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on teaching at universities over the past two years. Through force of circumstances, lecturers have adapted much faster...
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Leiden teachers share experiences on new blog 17 January 2022
On the brand-new Leiden Teachers Blog, Leiden teachers share their experiences with educational innovation. They show colleagues, students, and everyo...
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More skills and higher grades: E-learning skills platform continues to be a success 21 September 2020
After a promising start, also the second pilot of the digital Brightspace skills platform is a success. Third-year bachelor students had thirty new ...
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Successful start of e-learning skills platform in Brightspace 29 April 2020
For the first time, students were able to develop their skills using a digital platform in Brightspace. It turned out to be a success: on average stud...
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Victor Gijsbers new fellow of Leiden University Teachers’ Academy 15 October 2019
Victor Gijsbers, university lecturer in Philosophy, has been chosen as a fellow of the Leiden University Teachers' Academy. Over the next five years a...
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‘It’s about life skills rather than knowledge’ 08 August 2019
He teaches, as he puts it, the ‘most brutal class’ at Leiden University College (LUC). Despite this, David Zetland’s students have nominated him for t...
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‘Old English is super cool’ 08 August 2019
With his dance routine and YouTube clips, he even manages to make grammar fun. His infectious enthusiasm and innovative teaching methods have won Thij...
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‘The question is more important than the answer’ 08 August 2019
Francesco Ragazzi loves to talk about international relations. But what makes him really happy is if his students question the discipline. This has wo...
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Teachers' Academy fellows making teaching more attractive and more effective 27 October 2015
On 29 October, seven innovative lecturers from different faculties will join the existing ten fellows of the Leiden Teachers' Academy. The current fel...