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Centre for Educational Development

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The Centre for Educational Development (UPL) has the overall task of promoting pedagogical development and research in higher education at Umeå university. Through a wide range of courses, workshops and seminars for professional development in higher education we give all teachers at the university an opportunity to continuously develop their pedagogical skills.

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Courses

You can find the upcoming courses in the course portal. The applications for the autumn courses open 15 Februa...

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Workshops

Here are our workshops and seminars regarding, for example, e-learning and your pedagogical portfolio. You can...

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Seminars

UPL offers teachers a number of different seminars and seminar series.

About UPL

Our vision is to support and inspire professional and strategic pedagogical development.

Support for e-learning

UPL offers support for both staff and students in the e-learning systems at Umeå university.

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AI for learning

UPL is initiating the AI for Learning initiative with the aim of establishing, over a three year period, a sha...

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News

UPL’s Suzanne Brink as keynote the Asian CDIO ARM Conference 2026
Published: 2026-10-07

Suzanne Brink was a keynote speaker at Asian CDIO ARM Conference 2026, focusing on education and AI.

International exchange explores how to recognise teaching
Published: 2026-10-07

How can universities better value teaching? An exchange with Canada offers fresh perspectives.

New publication on learning environments and teaching
Published: 2026-10-02

How can teachers develop their teaching in relation to the spaces they use?

New reading sessions as part of AI for Learning
Published: 2026-09-25

Read and reflect together through a new reading circle and a literature seminar.

International Collaboration with the University of Tartu Strengthens Educational Development
Published: 2026-06-11

The programme is part of a three year EU funded project.

Recognised and Distinguished Teachers, Spring 2026
Published: 2026-06-11

Teachers were recognised for their competence: 18 as Recognised Teachers and 7 as Distinguished Teachers.

Åse Tieva Appointed Director of UPL
Published: 2026-06-04

On 1 July, Åse Tieva will take up the position of Director of the Centre for Educational Development.

Event

Literature Seminar: Thinking – Fast, Slow and Artificial
Tue
27
Oct
Literature Seminar: Thinking – Fast, Slow and Artificial
Time 15:00 - 16:30 27 October 15:00 - 16:30
Place Online, Zoom

Seminar. Explore how AI may influence human reasoning and thinking, and what this could mean for teaching and learning in higher education.

November

Design a good Canvas site
Tue
3
Nov
Design a good Canvas site
Time 10:00 - 12:00 3 November 10:00 - 12:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. We will go through examples of what characterises an accessible and well-structured Canvas site.

KOM-Workshop: Bodies in the classroom
Wed
4
Nov
KOM-Workshop: Bodies in the classroom
Time 08:30 - 12:00 4 November 08:30 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. The impact of body language and positioning while teaching.

Think-Write-Revise (with AI)
Thu
5
Nov
Think-Write-Revise (with AI)
Time 09:00 - 12:00 5 November 09:00 - 12:00
Place Läraren, UPL

Workshop. Shared practices for supporting students academic writing.

Test Construction in Inspera Assessment
Thu
5
Nov
Test Construction in Inspera Assessment
Time 10:00 - 12:00 5 November 10:00 - 12:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. How to design a digital on campus exam in a thoughtful, legally robust and pedagogically sound way using Inspera Assessment.

Teaching portfolio I: Understanding teaching portfolio
Tue
10
Nov
Teaching portfolio I: Understanding teaching portfolio
Time 13:00 - 16:00 10 November 13:00 - 16:00
Place Online, Zoom

Workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to develop your knowledge of portfolios of pedagogical qualifications as well how to create and use them.