bioCEED news

Quarter2-2020

Fieldwork in Peru as the pandemic hit

On March 8, 2020, 48 students and teachers from 18 countries and four continents met in Cuzco, Peru. We looked forward to participating in and running the 5th International Plant Functional Traits Field Course (PFTC5). In the PFTC field courses, students learn a range of plant functional traits approaches to climate and global change ecology,…

Educational development and support through corona times at BIO and UNIS

The last few months have been challenging for everyone at our two institutions, both for students, teachers and support staff. But it has also been a unique period demonstrating that it is possible to develop and achieve under such conditions and over a short period of time. When universities across the country had to shut…

bioCEEDsters: Kseniia Kalian

Hey, my name is Kseniia and I have been working at UNIS since 2020. Initially I joined the interdisciplinary “FieldPass” project as a postdoc where I am investigating possible ways to strengthen the constructive alignment between learning activities (with fieldwork as a key element), forms of assessments and learning outcomes. Here I am going to…

bioCEEDsters: Christian Bianchi Strømme

My name is Christian Bianchi Strømme and I have recently joined the inspiring environment at bioCEED as a postdoctoral researcher. The background for my involvement is the further development of the Bachelor’s programme in Biology at UiB, a process that encompasses a closer weaving of research practice and culture into course learning activities. Through a…

Spring 2020 Poster Session at BIO

The BIO-courses SDG214 Life below water, SDG215 Life on land, BIO241 Behavioural ecology and BIO299 Research practice in biology had their third open joint student poster session on May 13th. No less that 26 posters were listed for the event which had to happen online this year. Indeed, the corona situation and the strict rules about gathering…

Relevans, lissom?

Utdanning skal gi faglig kunnskap og overblikk, erfaring og ferdigheter i å kunne utøve faglighet og faglig skjønn, og evne til faglig egenutvikling og samarbeid. Utdanning er ikke ferskvare – den skal forberede studentene på mange tiårs yrkesliv i et arbeidsmarked i rask endring. Fremtidens arbeidstakere, arbeidsgivere, og utdanningsinstitusjoner har felles langsiktige interesser i utdanninger som sikter bredere enn å tilby spesifikke ferdigheter tilpasset dagens jobbmarked.

Motivation tips for students working at home

Hard to keep motivated while studying at home? Lucas Jeno, associate professor at the Department for Education and bioCEED, has tips for you! There are difficult circumstances with Corona, unemployment, and uncertain times. We fully understand that it is hard to stay motivated for your studies. To help you structure your workday and study efficiently…

– Forskning skal inn i utdannelsen, vi leker ikke butikk

På Senter for fremragende utdanning, bioCEED, deltar studentene i forskning som en del av undervisningen. Utdanningen skal og må være relevant både for studentene og samfunnet, forteller Oddfrid Kårstad Førland ved Universitetet i Bergen. Read more at Diku.no

Student experience with the sudden shift to digital teaching

The 13th of March universities across Norway closed their campuses to prevent the spread of Covid-19. All teaching was moved online, and the aim was to secure learning outcomes and support students through the semester. This was a massive shift for students and teachers alike, and we had to start using new teaching, learning and…