Centre for Educational Development

Centre for Educational Developmenthttps://www.umu.se/UPL Employeeen-usWed, 02 Sep 2026 10:24:24 +0200https://www.umu.se/en/events/ai-a-workshop-on-ethics-risks-and-potential_12177731/AI: A Workshop on Ethics, Risks and PotentialExplore the challenges of digitalisation, with a particular focus on the ethical aspects, risks, and opportunities associated with AI.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200 The development of AI is profoundly affecting both academic disciplines and educational programmes. This workshop explores the challenges of digitalisation, with a particular focus on the ethical aspects, risks, and opportunities associated with AI.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/584275/event">Register for the workshop</a>Language: Swedish<h3>AI for Learning</h3>This workshop is part of the <a title="ai for learning" href="/link/c215b0688cd3488c8e8cb55435468d41.aspx">AI for Learning</a> initiative at Umeå University. The initiative aims to establish a university wide platform for knowledge development, experience sharing and collegial learning. Through workshops, seminars, conferences and thematic working groups, the goal is to both deepen and broaden the University's work with AI for learning.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ai-a-workshop-on-ethics-risks-and-potential_12177731/2026-09-09T13:00:00+02:002026-09-09T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/introduction-to-canvas2_12176413/Introduction to Canvas(2)A workshop for you as an employee who is completely new to CanvasFri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200The workshop is an introductory basic training course and is aimed at you as an employee who is completely new to Canvas, or has just started.Language: Swedish<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/570353/event">Register for the workshop</a>Stora konferensrummet, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/introduction-to-canvas2_12176413/2026-09-11T10:00:00+02:002026-09-11T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/masterclass---build-your-own-ai-agent-in-copilot_12177742/Masterclass - Build your own AI-agent in CopilotWith the help of an AI agent, you can automate a variety of workflows.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200<h3>About the course</h3>With the help of an AI agent, you can automate different workflows and simplify parts of your work. For example, you can create an AI based course administrator that answers students’ questions and reduces the administrative workload for you as a teacher.In this masterclass, Fredrik Sjödin, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, demonstrates how AI agents can be used in practice. You will learn the basics of creating an agent in Copilot and see examples of how it can be used to automate different workflows.<h3>Licence in Copilot</h3>To build an AI agent in Copilot, you need access to Copilot for Microsoft 365, which requires a paid licence.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600894/event">Register for the workshop</a>Language: Swedish<h3>AI for Learning</h3>This workshop is part of the <a href="/link/c215b0688cd3488c8e8cb55435468d41.aspx">AI for Learning</a> initiative at Umeå University. The initiative aims to establish a university wide platform for knowledge development, experience sharing and collegial learning. Through workshops, seminars, conferences and thematic working groups, the goal is to both deepen and broaden the University's work with AI for learning.NAT.D.250Workshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/masterclass---build-your-own-ai-agent-in-copilot_12177742/2026-09-17T13:00:00+02:002026-09-17T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ai-and-the-assessment-practice_12177745/AI and the assessment practiceThe aim of this workshop is to identify how AI is being used within the subject area you teach.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200The aim of this workshop is to identify how AI is being used within the subject area you teach and to explore how it affects your own teaching practice. We recommend that you have some experience of using AI, or that you have previously participated in the workshop Introduction to AI: Theory and Practice.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600892/event">Register for the workshop</a>Language: EnglishLäraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ai-and-the-assessment-practice_12177745/2026-09-24T08:30:00+02:002026-09-24T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/beyond-individual-achievement---meaningful-learning_12182097/Beyond Individual Achievement - Meaningful LearningExplore the conditions that enable meaningful learning in higher education.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200This seminar explores the conditions that enable meaningful learning in higher education, with a focus on relationships, empathy, shared purpose and adaptability. Participants are invited to reflect on their own educational settings and consider practical ways to create environments in which both learners and educators can thrive.Presenter: Robert Flesig, McMaster University, currently on research sabbatical at UPL Language: English<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/569349/event">Register via UPL:s course portal</a>Läraren, UPLSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/beyond-individual-achievement---meaningful-learning_12182097/2026-10-01T13:00:00+02:002026-10-01T14:30:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/apply-for-postgraduate-supervision-in-practice_12183604/Apply for Postgraduate supervision in practiceDo you supervise PhD students or will you do so soon? This is the course for you.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200<h3>Postgraduate supervision in practice, Spring 2027</h3>As a research supervisor, you need to find ways of working that are both effective and individually tailored to the students' needs. The course provides a time and place to discuss and reflect on the role of supervisor together with other supervisory colleagues. Sharing experience across the borders of faculty and discipline provides wider perspectives, stimulates innovation and strengthens your identity as a supervisor.This course is aimed at both new and experienced supervisors. A requirement is that you have defended your dissertation before the course begins. Selection of participants is carried out by each faculty.Quotes from previous participants:"Meeting colleagues from other departments - Provides perspectives and exchange of ideas""The supervisor dialog in small groups - to talk about problems and see that they are universal"Last day to register is Oct 15. Please apply via the link below.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/543492/event">Postgraduate supervision in practice, campus</a> (log in with Umu-id) Centre for Educational DevelopmentCoursehttps://www.umu.se/en/events/apply-for-postgraduate-supervision-in-practice_12183604/2026-10-15T00:00:00+02:002026-10-15T23:59:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/ai-and-the-teacher-role_12177761/AI and the Teacher roleHow generative AI is affecting the teacher’s role in the planning, delivery and development of teaching in higher education.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200This workshop focuses on how generative AI is affecting the teacher’s role in the planning, delivery and development of teaching in higher education.Drawing on pedagogical and didactical choices, we will explore how AI can be used, evaluated or deliberately excluded in relation to the aims of teaching. Particular attention will be paid to how these choices influence students’ learning, interaction and engagement. The aim is to strengthen professional judgement and support the development of a reflective and sustainable approach to the use of AI in teaching practice.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/596866/event">Register for the workshop</a>Language: SwedishLäraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/ai-and-the-teacher-role_12177761/2026-10-16T10:00:00+02:002026-10-16T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/literature-seminar-thinking--fast-slow-and-artificial_12183882/Literature Seminar: Thinking – Fast, Slow and ArtificialExplore how AI may influence human reasoning and thinking, and what this could mean for teaching and learning in higher education.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0100There is a growing body of literature exploring the impact of AI on higher education. In this seminar, we will discuss how AI may influence human reasoning and thinking. Our discussions will be based on the preprint by Shaw and Nate (2026), <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399711077_Thinking-Fast_Slow_and_Artificial_How_AI_is_Reshaping_Human_Reasoning_and_the_Rise_of_Cognitive_Surrender">Thinking – Fast, Slow and Artificial: How AI is Reshaping Human Reasoning and the Rise of Cognitive Surrender.</a>The seminar is intended as an opportunity to critically examine the opportunities and challenges AI presents for teaching, learning, and academic thinking. Please read the full text, or selected sections that are of particular interest to you. As you read, identify one or two questions that you would like to discuss with colleagues during the seminar.To guide your reflections, you might consider the following questions:<ul><li>What is your main takeaway from the text?</li><li>What implications does this have for your role as a teacher?</li><li>How might AI influence student learning and development?</li></ul><a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/603676/event">Register via UPL course portal</a>Language: English This session is part of the <a href="/link/c215b0688cd3488c8e8cb55435468d41.aspx">AI for Learning</a> initiative.Online, ZoomSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/literature-seminar-thinking--fast-slow-and-artificial_12183882/2026-10-27T15:00:00+01:002026-10-27T16:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/design-a-good-canvas-site_12172880/Design a good Canvas siteWe will go through examples of what characterises an accessible and well-structured Canvas site.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0100<h2>Design a good Canvas site</h2>Both accessibility requirements and students’ expectations place higher demands on how we design a course space in Canvas. During the workshop, we will go through examples of what characterises an accessible and well-structured Canvas site.Language: English<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/543744/event">Register here</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/design-a-good-canvas-site_12172880/2026-11-03T10:00:00+01:002026-11-03T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/think-write-revise-with-ai_12177765/Think-Write-Revise (with AI)Shared practices for supporting students academic writing.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0100Shared practices for supporting students academic writing.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600897/event">Register for the workshop</a>In English. <h3>AI for Learning</h3>This workshop is part of the <a href="/link/c215b0688cd3488c8e8cb55435468d41.aspx">AI for Learning</a> initiative at Umeå University. The initiative aims to establish a university wide platform for knowledge development, experience sharing and collegial learning. Through workshops, seminars, conferences and thematic working groups, the goal is to both deepen and broaden the University's work with AI for learning.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/think-write-revise-with-ai_12177765/2026-11-05T09:00:00+01:002026-11-05T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/understanding-teaching-portfolio_12172667/Teaching portfolio I: Understanding teaching portfolioThe purpose of this workshop is to develop your knowledge of portfolios of pedagogical qualifications as well how to create and use them.Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0100 The purpose of this workshop is to develop your knowledge of portfolios of pedagogical qualifications as well how to create and use them. The workshop is aimed at both new and experienced teachers at Umeå University. The workshop is for both new and experienced teachers at Umeå University who have not come into contact with teaching qualifications and teaching portfolios.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/543547/event">Registration workshop</a><h3>About the workshop</h3>In this workshop we take a look at the requirements and guidelines for documentation and assessment of pedagogical qualifications that Umeå University and some other institutions of higher education have and discuss what pedagogical skill is. You will also get suggestions and experiences that will make it easier for you when you document your own pedagogical qualifications. During the workshop you will be given the opportunity both to create the structure for your own portfolio and to begin to develop some of the documents that you want to include.<h3>Content</h3>What is a Teaching portfolio?<ul><li>The requirement for documentation</li><li>What is pedagogical skill?</li><li>The content of a Teaching portfolio – example</li><li>A structure for my portfolio – individual work</li><li>Assessing pedagogical skills</li></ul>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/understanding-teaching-portfolio_12172667/2026-11-10T13:00:00+01:002026-11-10T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/seminar-on-ethical-aspects-of-ai-use_12177774/Seminar on Ethical Aspects of AI Usewith Karin Danielsson, HumlabWed, 11 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0100With Karin Danielsson, Humlab.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600901/event">Register for the event</a>In Swedish. <h3>AI for Learning</h3>This workshop is part of the <a href="/link/c215b0688cd3488c8e8cb55435468d41.aspx">AI for Learning</a> initiative at Umeå University. The initiative aims to establish a university wide platform for knowledge development, experience sharing and collegial learning. Through workshops, seminars, conferences and thematic working groups, the goal is to both deepen and broaden the University's work with AI for learning.Läraren, UPLSeminarhttps://www.umu.se/en/events/seminar-on-ethical-aspects-of-ai-use_12177774/2026-11-11T13:00:00+01:002026-11-11T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/didactic-lab-the-quality-of-the-answer-depends-on-the-prompt_12177846/Didactic Lab: The Quality of the Answer Depends on the PromptIn this workshop, we will experiment together and critically explore how AI can be used to enhance teaching and learning.Mon, 16 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0100Welcome to DidLab, a hands-on workshop for didactic development. In this workshop, we will experiment together and critically explore how AI can be used to enhance teaching and learning.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600902/event">Register for the workshop</a>In Swedish.<h3>About the workshop</h3>The workshop is centred on pedagogical questions drawn from participants' own teaching practice. You are therefore encouraged to bring an idea, challenge, or aspect of your teaching that you would like to explore during the workshop. This might relate to course design, student-centred teaching approaches, teaching materials, assignments and instructions, assessment, feedback, or course evaluation.The workshop combines practical experimentation with critical reflection. Together, we will explore more thoughtful and effective ways of using AI in higher education, while also considering situations in which AI may hinder collegial collaboration, discipline-specific pedagogical expertise, or professional judgement.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/didactic-lab-the-quality-of-the-answer-depends-on-the-prompt_12177846/2026-11-16T14:30:00+01:002026-11-16T16:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/originality-and-independent-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai-an-illusion_12177862/Originality and Independent Thinking in the Age of AI: An Illusion?A workshop for those who want to reflect on how AI is changing the conditions for learning, independence, and assessment.Thu, 03 Dec 2026 15:00:00 +0100<h3>Originality and Independence Thinking in the Age of AI: An Illusion?</h3>A workshop for those who want to reflect on how AI is changing the conditions for learning, independence, and assessment.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600905/event">Register for the workshop</a><h3>About the workshop</h3>Originality as a sign of ownership of knowledge and independence are central themes in this workshop, themes that the emergence of AI technologies has made both more pressing and more interesting to explore. What are we really looking for when we require students to express ideas in their own words in an assignment, or to demonstrate independence in a degree project? And how can we design assessments that genuinely evaluate what we intend to assess?This workshop is a workshop in the truest sense of the word: we experience, reflect, and try again. We do not offer ready-made answers, but we do offer engaging questions that help us think more deeply and become wiser together.<h3>AI for Learning</h3>This workshop is part of the <a href="/link/c215b0688cd3488c8e8cb55435468d41.aspx">AI for Learning</a> initiative at Umeå University. The initiative aims to establish a university wide platform for knowledge development, experience sharing and collegial learning. Through workshops, seminars, conferences and thematic working groups, the goal is to both deepen and broaden the University's work with AI for learning.Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/originality-and-independent-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai-an-illusion_12177862/2026-12-03T15:00:00+01:002026-12-03T16:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/introduction-to-canvas_12176409/Introduction to CanvasA workshop for you as an employee who is completely new to CanvasThu, 10 Dec 2026 13:00:00 +0100The workshop is an introductory basic training course and is aimed at you as an employee who is completely new to Canvas, or has just started.Language: Swedish<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/570353/event">Register for the workshop</a>Stora konferensrummet, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/introduction-to-canvas_12176409/2026-12-10T13:00:00+01:002026-12-10T15:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-empathic-course-design_12174334/KOM-Workshop: Empathic Course DesignA workshop where you explore students’ experiences and develop teacher-student communication to strengthen learning and student agency.Wed, 03 Feb 2027 08:30:00 +0100<h2>Empathic Course Design</h2>In this workshop, we put the students at the center and think about teacher-student communication for a sustainable and prosperous student life, in which learning is promoted and the student feels agency. How do students experience our courses or programmes? And how can we connect to that experience and support their learning? We will work with empathy mapping and learning journey mapping to form nuanced narratives of our students and take relational pedagogy to the next level. <a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600064/event">Register to the workshop</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>The workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> (KOM), but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-empathic-course-design_12174334/2027-02-03T08:30:00+01:002027-02-03T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-co-creating-with-students_12174342/KOM-Workshop: Co-creating with StudentsExplore how to co create with students in your teaching to strengthen motivation, engagement and student centered learning.Wed, 03 Feb 2027 13:00:00 +0100Co-creation with students has become more and more common in higher education. It makes a human-centered approach to course and programme design possible and research shows it increases students’ motivation and engagement. We will explore both co-creation of and co-creation in education. What could that look like in the education that you give? <a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600065/event">Registration workshop</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>The workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning (KOM)</a> but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-co-creating-with-students_12174342/2027-02-03T13:00:00+01:002027-02-03T16:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-making-infographics_12181949/KOM-Workshop: Making infographicsWork on visualizing key concepts in your teaching using simple tools.Wed, 07 Apr 2027 13:00:00 +0200Work on visualizing key concepts in your teaching using simple tools and feedback from others to make abstract ideas clearer for students.Sometimes you want to visualize key concepts in your teaching to make it clear to students. But you’re not a graphic designer, nor do you have the ambition to become one. Or you have no idea how you could visualize something so abstract. And GenAI doesn’t quite give you what you wanted. Then, this workshop could be for you. Spend 3 hours working on a visualization with the tools that you have access to and want to learn to use better. And you can bounce your ideas with a former graphic designer and a bunch of critical friends looking over your shoulder. If they can understand it… <a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600073/event">Register for the workshop</a>  Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-making-infographics_12181949/2027-04-07T13:00:00+02:002027-04-07T16:30:00+02:00