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A personal reflection on BLEARN_AUTONOMY

A personal reflection on BLEARN_AUTONOMY

A personal reflection by Kenan Dikilitas In the project I was involved in exploring the institutional leaders who were responsible for the digital transition during the pandemic and how they managed to keep the academic calendar active and open during the lockdown....

Final TPM in Braga

Final TPM in Braga

The final BLEARN’s Transnational Project Meeting was celebrated in February 2nd and 3rd 2023 in Braga Gualtar Campus - ELACH (UMinho), Portugal. The meeting was conducted onsite with some online attendance in hybrid modality, and served to deal some aspects on the...

Give leeway for top-down and bottom-up initiatives

Give leeway for top-down and bottom-up initiatives

Emerging Impact Dimensions ● A new mode of leading emerged ● Cooperation with students in the online course redesign ● Teachers collaborated spontaneously and for improvement of online teaching ● Online learning communities were established soon after the lockdowns ●...

Think about pedagogy and technology at the same time

Think about pedagogy and technology at the same time

Key Pedagogical Insights ● Create engaging experiences online ● Introduce student centred evaluation ● Ensure simplicity for deeper engagement ● Utilise social media for continuous communication ● Position students at the centre of learning and teaching ● Provide...

New publication: Handbook for leaders in higher education

New publication: Handbook for leaders in higher education

The handbook for leaders resulting from BLEARN_AUTONOMY has been published. You can read it in: https://ebooks.uis.no/index.php/USPS/catalog/book/257 Dikilitas, K., & Rambla, X. (2022). Handbook for leaders in higher education: Developing and designing...