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Eventshttps://www.umu.se/A RSS feed provided by Umeå Universityen-usFri, 28 Aug 2026 23:29:58 +0200https://www.umu.se/en/events/workshop-the-many-flexpert-teaching-perspectives_12172850/Workshop: The Many Flexpert Teaching PerspectivesIn the workshop, we will explore together how our perspectives and ideas about good teaching influence the roles we tend to take onWed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200What different roles can and do you want to take on as an academic teacher in a course? When is it helpful to step into which role – and how do you sense what is needed in the moment? Being an expert in your subject is important, but just as important is being flexible and able to support students’ learning in different ways throughout the course. This is what makes you a Flexpert teacher.In the workshop, we will explore together how our perspectives and ideas about good teaching influence the roles we tend to take on, and how this, in turn, affects communication with students and collaboration with other teachers.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/596693/event">Register</a>Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/workshop-the-many-flexpert-teaching-perspectives_12172850/2026-09-02T08:30:00+02:002026-09-02T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/shut-up-and-write-your-portfolio_12174586/Shut up and write (your portfolio)!Is it hard to get started with your teaching portfolio, or difficult to protect writing time in your calendar? Welcome to a focused writing time. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200Is it hard to get started with your teaching portfolio, or difficult to protect writing time in your calendar? A “Shut up and write” session is a simple and effective way to create focused writing time together with others.<h3>Make space for writing</h3>The format is based on participants gathering (in person or online), setting their own writing goals, and working silently in focused writing sessions (25–45 minutes) without distractions or interruptions. Short breaks between sessions offer time to stretch your legs or talk with other participants.Participation can help increase focus and a sense of calm, as well as structure and continuity in the writing process. It can reduce the sense of writing alone and provide an opportunity to get started or make progress on your teaching portfolio.You are free to join for as long as it suits you — you can take part for the whole day or just the morning or afternoon. The session does not include any requirement to share texts or give feedback — the focus is simply on creating space to write.Participants attending on site will have access to UPL’s coffee machine. Please let us know whether you will participate via Zoom or on site. Welcome!<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/600348/event">Register for the workshop</a><h3>More information and upcoming sessions</h3><a href="/link/1e7c52bbe58b44598c3247d19df25673.aspx">Shut up and write (your portfolio)!</a>Lilla konferensrummet, UPL or via ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/shut-up-and-write-your-portfolio_12174586/2026-09-03T09:00:00+02:002026-09-03T16:00:00+02:00https://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/canvas-new-quizzes_12172857/Canvas New QuizzesIn this workshop, we will go through the new feature in Canvas.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200During the autumn of 2025, the implementation of Canvas’s new quiz feature, New Quizzes, began, replacing the previous quiz function, Classic Quizzes. In this workshop, we will go through the new feature.Language: Swedish<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/587568/event">Registration workshop</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/canvas-new-quizzes_12172857/2026-09-22T13:00:00+02:002026-09-22T14:00:00+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/kom-workshop-please-now-here_12172861/KOM-Workshop: Please! Now? Here...Interacting with your audience and teaching materialsWed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0200Interacting with your audience and teaching materialsWe control how we come across when we interact with our student audience while teaching, on campus as well as online. In this workshop, we will practice with your online presence as a teacher to make students feel addressed, involved in the topic, and willing to be responsive and engaged. Next, we will take this back to the classroom and see how you can improve your interaction with your audience and teaching materials there.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/549149/event">Register for the workshop</a>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/a6a578fc065d4020aa61eb7a507f682d.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-please-now-here_12172861/2026-10-07T08:30:00+02:002026-10-07T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-curating-stories_12172868/KOM-Workshop: Curating storiesWhich stories to tell how to whom and whenWed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200Which stories to tell how to whom and whenStorytelling is a powerful tool in communication for learning, even in the most theoretic, academically heavy disciplines. In this workshop, you exercise your storytelling muscles in a multitude of small exercises. Each exercise adds a layer of depth to your storytelling and helps you make choices when to tell what and how.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/549148/event">Registration</a>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-curating-stories_12172868/2026-10-07T13:00:00+02:002026-10-07T16:30:00+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/test-construction-in-inspera-assessment_12172873/Test Construction in Inspera AssessmentHow to design a digital on campus exam in a thoughtful, legally robust and pedagogically sound way using Inspera Assessment. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200This workshop focuses on how to design a digital on campus exam in a thoughtful, legally robust and pedagogically sound way using Inspera Assessment.Based on established guidelines for test and question design, the workshop provides a brief introduction to key principles such as alignment with learning outcomes, validity, clarity and the choice of question types.Most of the workshop is devoted to practical work, where participants design and review their own exam questions directly in Inspera Assessment.Language: Swedish<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/599183/event">Register for the workshop</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/test-construction-in-inspera-assessment_12172873/2026-10-15T10:00:00+02:002026-10-15T12:00:00+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/admin-in-inspera_12172877/Admin in InsperaWelcome to an introductory workshop for the Admin role in Inspera.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200Together, we will go through the entire process of a digital on campus exam, from creating the exam session in Ladok to configuring the settings in Inspera. The workshop concludes with publishing results to students and transferring grades and exam scores to Ladok.Language: Swedish <a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/587571/event">Register for the workshop</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/admin-in-inspera_12172877/2026-10-21T13:00:00+02:002026-10-21T14:00:00+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/kom-workshop-bodies-in-the-classroom_12172886/KOM-Workshop: Bodies in the classroomThe impact of body language and positioning while teaching.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0100<h2>Bodies in the Classroom</h2>In this workshop, we focus on on-campus education and the role that body language and positioning play in the classroom. We explore the interaction between the body language of the teacher and the students. We try out different configurations and behavioral patterns that can support an open and active learning situation, in small but also in big groups.Be prepared to take part in some exploratory role playing!<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/549140/event">Register here</a>Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-bodies-in-the-classroom_12172886/2026-11-04T08:30:00+01:002026-11-04T12:00:00+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/canvas-new-quizzes_12172893/Canvas New QuizzesIn this workshop, we will go through the new feature in Canvas.Thu, 19 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0100During the autumn of 2025, the implementation of Canvas’s new quiz feature, New Quizzes, began, replacing the previous quiz function, Classic Quizzes. In this workshop, we will go through the new feature.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/587568/event">Register to the workshop</a>Online, ZoomWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/canvas-new-quizzes_12172893/2026-11-19T10:00:00+01:002026-11-19T11:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-growth-of-fixed-mindset-_12172905/KOM-Workshop: Growth or Fixed Mindset?When do we encourage growth — and when might we (often unintentionally) reinforce a more fixed mindset?Wed, 02 Dec 2026 08:30:00 +0100<h2>Growth or Fixed Mindset?</h2>What signals do we send to students about learning, ability, and development through the way we teach and communicate? When do we encourage growth — and when might we (often unintentionally) reinforce a more fixed mindset?In this workshop, we will reflect on our own mindsets as academic teachers and explore how growth- or fixed-oriented assumptions can show up in feedback, assessment, classroom interaction, and everyday communication. Together, we will discuss how these signals may influence students’ motivation, confidence, and learning. Through shared reflection and discussion, we will identify small but meaningful ways to communicate in support of a growth mindset, helping to create learning environments where students feel encouraged to develop, experiment, and persist.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/596695/event">Register here</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-growth-of-fixed-mindset-_12172905/2026-12-02T08:30:00+01:002026-12-02T12:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-npf-included_12172912/KOM-Workshop: NPF IncludedIn this workshop you will explore dos and don’ts, and how inclusive communication can actually be good for all students’ learning.Wed, 02 Dec 2026 13:00:00 +0100<h2>NPF Included </h2>Communication between teachers and students an important part of the learning experience of students. When students have an NPF-diagnose, teachers need to adjust their communication strategies for students with NPF to feel and be included in the teaching. In this workshop you will explore dos and don’ts, and how inclusive communication can actually be good for all students’ learning.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/567872/event">Register here</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>This workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-npf-included_12172912/2026-12-02T13:00:00+01:002026-12-02T16:30:00+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-hybrid-teaching---split-attention_12173732/KOM-Workshop: Hybrid Teaching - Split AttentionHow to communicate well in synchronous hybrid teachingWed, 03 Mar 2027 13:00:00 +0100<h2>Split Attention: How to communicate well in synchronous hybrid teaching</h2>When we do synchronous hybrid teaching, students are present in the room on campus as well as online at the same time. For this, we have zoom rooms on campus, and special rooms like Aula Biologica in Biologihuset. In this – synchronously hybrid – workshop we work with possible lay-outs of the classroom and learning activities. We practice with effective, activating communication to all the students. What challenges do you have as a teacher? How do you keep track of things happening online when being in the room, or things happening in the room when you are online?  We explore how you can give all students, online or on campus, the feeling of “being part of the group” and mattering.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/584546/event">Registration workshop</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>The workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend.  Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-hybrid-teaching---split-attention_12173732/2027-03-03T13:00:00+01:002027-03-03T16:30:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-power-to-the-point_12173859/KOM-Workshop: Power to the PointWhy, when, and how to use Powerpoint (and other presentation software)Wed, 07 Apr 2027 08:30:00 +0200<h3>Why, when, and how to use Powerpoint (and other presentation software)</h3>Using multiple media in your teaching can help your students to learn more effectively. But it can also have the opposite effect. In this workshop, we focus on the use of visual presentations in teaching, and how to make those support, not distract. You will learn to think in terms of the user experience and cognitive load and apply basic graphic design guidelines. Sometimes less is more and sometimes more is more, after the workshop you will know when to do what.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-power-to-the-point_12173859/2027-04-07T08:30:00+02:002027-04-07T12:00:00+02:00https://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+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-feedback-on-demand_12173874/KOM-Workshop: Feedback on demandThis workshop will deal with how to communicate with a person when giving feedback in different teacher-learner settings.Wed, 05 May 2027 08:30:00 +0200Welcome to the exploratory workshop "Feedback on Demand"! Enhance your understanding of the role, significance, and timing of feedback in the learning process.We will explore what the rules-of-thumb are that will enhance rather than obstruct the learning of that person (even when they have learning disabilities.Inspired by the "Cabinet of Curiosity" approach, we will practically investigate feedback’s potential to empower student learning. You will gain actionable strategies to foster feedback cultures built on trust, dialogue, and precise timing. Join us to experience how to deliver effective feedback exactly when it matters most!<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/565797/event">Registration workshop</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>The workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend. Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-feedback-on-demand_12173874/2027-05-05T08:30:00+02:002027-05-05T12:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-information-or-exformation_12173884/KOM-Workshop: Information or ExformationHow can we ensure that when we give students instructions in what we think is a clear and effective way, it is actually understood as it was meant?Wed, 02 Jun 2027 13:00:00 +0200<h2>Information or Exformation - instructional communication</h2>How can we ensure that when we give students instructions in what we think is a clear and effective way, it is actually understood as it was meant? The problem with instructions is rarely a lack of information — more often, it is the opposite. When overloaded, students struggle to identify what is important.By analysing your own course communication using established frameworks, you will gain insights into how to reduce cognitive overload and structure instructions in a way that helps students focus and plan. The goal is for you to leave the workshop with concrete strategies to improve your course instructions — thereby increasing clarity in both communication and learning.<a href="https://umu-upl.eduportal.se/kurs/586419/event">Registration workshop</a><h3>Communication for learning</h3>The workshop is part of the course <a href="/link/468ae00cbfb14ed48368b313e9ba5c02.aspx">Communication for learning</a> but is open for everyone to attend.Läraren, UPLWorkshophttps://www.umu.se/en/events/kom-workshop-information-or-exformation_12173884/2027-06-02T13:00:00+02:002027-06-02T16:30:00+02:00