Dear colleagues!
A new year has begun, and we have some productive months ahead! Winter may offer opportunities to use our skis and to get some cold and fresh air in our faces, and also some good working weeks while we are waiting for the light, warmth, and colours of spring.
Teaching and research are our main tasks, and the Medical faculty has announced this year’s prizes for nomination. As before, it will be given several prizes for research, innovation and education – see link in this newsletter about how to nominate! It is important that nominations should come from groups, networks, or departments, – not from individuals. Nominations should be sent to the department at the latest February 5.
From August, we will have 20 more medical students in the first year. For most of our teaching, it will be possible to do it as before, but we must use “videonotat” as a routine. We should also consider using alternatives to physical plenary teaching more (classical lectures). We do not know if or when the number of medical students will increase further, but it is necessary that we plan for such a situation.
Teaching is stimulating and motivating. I recommend that you consider the seminars from the faculty’s “Enhet for læring” (Center for Medical Education), “Pedagogisk påfyll”, for some inspiration! “Enhet for læring” also offers courses and other resources – have a look at their home page.
Another interesting opportunity is “Læringsfestivalen” at NTNU, which this year is arranged May 27.-28. On their home page, recordings of many of last year’s presentations are available. Have a look! And our own “Learning lab” at UiB also offers resources and recommendations for teaching!
-Arne.
Links:
Enhet for læring: https://www.uib.no/med/enhetforlæring
On their page, there will also come information on «Pedagogisk påfyll» for Spring 2024!
Læringsfestivalen: https://www.ntnu.no/laeringsfestivalen/
UiB læringslab: https://www.uib.no/læringslab