News – education support
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A few places left - Develop the Learning by Using Grading Criteria
Published Feb 23, 2021LH216V - Develop the Learning by Using Grading Criteria - In English
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Useful functions in the latest Zoom update
Published Feb 23, 2021The latest update of the Zoom software, to version 5.5.2, has some interesting features to anyone using Zoom and to teachers specifically. Read more about live video sharing in Zoom, a new virtual bac...
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The SoTL program is up
Published Feb 19, 2021Sign up now - The first 100 registrations will receive a stylish SoTL water bottle, so hurry up!
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Teacher stories: "Online videos for education"
Published Feb 12, 2021What is a good educational video and why should one continue to use online videos after we can safely return to an in-person meeting when the pandemic is over? In this webinar Joakim Jaldén share his ...
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New button in Canvas for embedding videos from KTH Play and for Media Gallery
Published Feb 10, 2021Embedding video in Canvas works poorly for some browsers if the video comes from KTH Play. To solve the problem there will be two buttons for "Embed Kaltura Media" and Media Gallery during a transitio...
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Course room template in Canvas saves time and makes it easier for students
Published Feb 03, 2021During Spring Semester 2022, a course room template will be implemented in all course rooms in Canvas. The purpose of the template is for the course rooms in Canvas to have a more uniform design. This...
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Call for papers - Understanding Digital Transformations
Published Jan 28, 2021On 30-31.3.2021 (from 9.00-13.00 on each day), a group of Nordic researchers based at the Universities of Agder (Norway), Aarhus (Denmark) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) will host the ...
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Registration is open for the virtual SoTL
Published Jan 21, 2021KTH SoTL 2021 - Learning Spaces will take place as a virtual conference March 10, 2021
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Assoc.Prof. Engineering Education, higher education research & development
Published Jan 21, 2021Engineering education with specialization in higher education research and development.
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Student stories: "To study in pandemic times" (SWE)
Published Jan 21, 2021Students are not a homogeneous group and the experiences of studying at a distance during the pandemic are different. But the common denominator is that the distancing is stressful in different ways. ...
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Canvas updates
Published Jan 18, 2021Try a new version of "Assignments", new placement of Student View button and a simpler content editor. Here are some news that are good for you as a teacher to know!
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Call for papers - Research on higher education
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"Follow an online student" ITHU
Published Dec 18, 2020A survey of students' experiences and needs in distance studies and ideas about the development from Claes Asker and Sandra Berginge, Rethink: Kau
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Conference tips - Embedding and facilitating sustainability
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SoTL conference 10th March 2021 will be digital
Published Dec 14, 2020In the spring of 2021, the KTH conference SoTL- Learning Spaces will take place digitally.
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New content editor in Canvas
Published Dec 08, 2020The content editor, the "tool" you use when creating content on pages, tasks, etc. in Canvas has been redesigned to be easier to navigate. Read more about what has changed and how you can try the new ...
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Video captioning in KTH Play (ENG)
Published Dec 04, 2020What is good to think about before captioning video and how do you do it technically? Here you find the documentation (film and link to presentation) from the webinar.
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Action plan for education as of 24 Nov. 2020 until 28 Aug. 2021
Published Dec 02, 2020Priorities and practical details of the new president's decision V2020-0801 on conditions for education, the rest of the autumn semester 2020 and through the spring semester 2021, are now formulated a...
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New tool to create and publish course memos
Published Nov 26, 2020From Thursday 26th of November a new tool is available to create and publish course memos before start of the course offering. Several smart features make it easier to compose the contents and to publ...
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Teacher stories: "Oral examination from different points of view" (SWE)
Published Nov 25, 2020In this Lunch 'n' Learn webinar, Gunnar Tibert (SCI) talks about his experiences of oral examination in several different courses. What is it like to have an oral examination on site or digitally, an...
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