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‘A good lecturer treats students as young professionals from the start’ 20 January 2020
Passionate, innovative lecturers are the driving force behind our education. Janine Geerling, former assistant professor of the Bio-Pharmaceutical Sci...
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Mayke Vereijken appointed Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 01 April 2019
Mayke Vereijken (ICLON) has been appointed Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
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Effect of peer feedback on academic writing 24 August 2018
Feedback from fellow students on academic writing is as informative as that of teachers. That is one of the findings in Bart Huisman's (ICLON) dissert...
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Importance of research in medical education 07 May 2018
Doctors are expected to apply recent insights from research to improve patient care. This is one of the reasons for integrating research into medical ...
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Skateboarding in physics class: research into the interests of young people 03 April 2018
Young people often have many and varied interests. In three projects at ICLON of Leiden University, researchers examine which interests young people h...
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Interest: a complex concept in education 28 September 2017
It's much easier to learn something if you're interested in it. But students' interests are often diverse and wide-ranging, says Sanne Akkerman, Profe...
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Cognitive tool for the swamp 13 June 2017
Fred Janssen is curious about how best to teach students and students to gain a good understanding of complex ‘swamp situations’. This is the subject ...
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Blended learning activates students 20 April 2017
Recently, the booklet 'Blended Learning, het versterken van het onderwijs op de Universiteit Leiden' has been launched. Sonja Wagenaar, educational ad...
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No more sleeping in lectures 24 November 2015
How do you keep students’ attention when you have to compete with digital distractions like Facebook? What skills do you need in today’s rapidly chang...