Storträffen meetup – with Fika Chat – for even greater excellence
Recorded documentation (including #59 Fika Chat podcast) from the Storträffen + KTH SoTL, May 2025
"Fika Chat on the Future of Education" is a podcast for sharing knowledge and perspectives on educational development – at KTH and beyond.
Published Jun 17, 2025
Watch the Fika Chat podcast episode at Storträffen (with bonus material), and the recorded documentation of the opening and closing sessions with keynote speakers Rodrigo Muro and Suzanne Brink. This spring's Storträffen meetup was co-organised with the KTH SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) conference on higher education pedagogy.
Quotes
"From excellent to even more excellent"
Rektor Anders Söderlund
"Taking learning seriously"
Rodrigo Muro
"Learning takes place in the heart"
Suzanne Brink
You can also see the video files at KTH Play with timelines and captions (and download transcript files).
Fika Chat about the future of education
The Storträffen meetup for education – what's going on there? Why is it essential for KTH, and why should you go next time? Marcus Lithander asks teachers, students and employees how they experience Storträffen, what they do there and think about current issues in the development of education at KTH.
00:57 Storträffen “In a Nutshell” - about the day with SoTL bonus
03:57 President and Dean - Why Storträff, and current challenges and opportunities
07:03 Students’ current key issues
10:10 How to handle the uncertainty of AI?
12:02 How students are allowed to use AI, and where there are support/templates based on the Faculty Council’s recommendation
13:59 Relaxing at the Storträff?
14:30 Are flexible programmes possible within KTH’s structure?
15:37 The "reading between courses"-function
16:58 Who can apply for the mobility call for time in industry/public sector?
19:07 Some of KTH’s strategic partners
19:57 How to AI-Generate courses with pure Question-Based Learning (pBQL)
21:31 From the SoTL-room
22:43 How group exercises enhance learning
24:17 SoTL keynote: Suzanne Brink
25:11 Agency – motivation-enhancing course design
28:05 “Flexpert teaching”
29:32 Modular course syllabus
#59 Bonus interview with Anna and Carina
Marcus discusses the journey leading up to today's Storträffen meetup with Anna Jerbrant (programme manager of Future Education at KTH) and Carina Kjörling (retired from the management office).
Documentation of Storträffen and KTH SoTL on 20 May 2025
This spring Storträffen meetup was co-organised with the KTH SoTL higher education teaching conference. As usual, the opening and closing sessions of the Storträffen are recorded including keynote speakers, usually recipients of KTH's Pedagocial Prize. This Storträff had two keynote speakers: Rodrigo Muro and, for KTH SoTL, Suzanne Brink. The theme was "Teaching for the future – with today's resources and challenges" and for KTH SoTL "Taking learning seriously". English is the primary language at the spring Storträffen meetup.
