Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning

The Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning is a network organisation of Utrecht University. The Centre brings together all the partners and programmes that work within the university for the continuous improvement of education.

• News

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    "To teach better, we must first understand the act of teaching"

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    26 May 2025

    Continuous development and improvement of your own teaching practice is more important and more accessible than you might think. That is what Despoina Georgiou, university teacher and researcher in educational sciences, demonstrates in her work.
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    Students and lecturers: test our AI e-learning befor May 25

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    2 May 2025

    Test the pilot Navigating Generative AI before the 25th of May and help us improve the e-learning.
  • Utrecht educational innovation gets a boost from four NRO grants

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    24 April 2025

    Two lecturers from Utrecht University and two from the UMCU receive a grant from the National Educational Research Organisation (NRO) to conduct research on their own teaching.
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    High ratings for use of Brightspace

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    17 April 2025

    Brightspace, Utrecht University's (UU) new online learning environment, was used for the first time by a select group of lecturers and students during periods 1 and 2 of this academic year. To great satisfaction.

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• Events

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  • 24 Jun

    Grading in Brightspace

    24 June 2025 from 10:00 to 12:00

    Step by step, these workshops will introduce you to Grades and give you tips on how to set up the grade centre conveniently.
  • 24 Jun

    Assignments and (peer)feedback in Brightspace

    24 June 2025 from 15:00 to 17:00

    Brightspace presents a range of tools to assess students and provide feedback. This workshop will explore different ways.
  • 1 Jul

    Activate your students with Brightspace

    1 July 2025 from 15:00 to 17:00

    Brightspace presents various tools to activate students and make your teaching more blended, therefore facilitating different forms of education.
  • 1 Jul

    Scholarly teaching for seminar teachers

    1 July 2025 from 15:00 to 16:30

    Scholarly teaching means that you approach your teaching in a scholarly way. You can also work scholarly as a seminar teacher.

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