We are excited to report that Developing evidence-based mentoring for better STEM work placements (DEVELOP) is officially underway! In short, DEVELOP is a HKDir-funded project that seeks the continued input of many work-placement supervisors, or hosts, in developing a series of on-line modules to assist in mentoring the hosts’ future student workers. We had our…
“From Practice to Publication” in Oslo
In early March, bioCEED co-hosted a writing workshop for individuals interested in submitting their work to The Nordic Journal of STEM Education (NJSTEME). This workshop was funded by Universities Norway (UHR) and developed by the journal’s editorial board, which includes me (Sehoya Cotner), Thomas Gjesteland (the Director of the MATRIC SFU at UiA), Jennifer Löfgreen…
Bikuben student journal
Bikuben is aiming towards a physical edition this May. Our current main focus is therefore on getting our waiting contributions out online. Regardless, there is always room for more! If you know any students, or you are a student yourself that has a good text just waiting to be published, do not hesitate to contact…
Getting ready for the Student Poster Symposium Spring 2022
Here we go again, planning for the upcoming student poster symposium at BIO. This semester, we have the pleasure to invite you to join us at Vilvite on Thursday, May 19th from 12:00 to 16:00. Over 120 students from 5 biology courses (grey infobox below) will hang their poster(s) at the mezzanine at Vilvite from…
Interessert i forsking og utdanning? Ledige stillingar som fagkonsulent i bioCEED – søknadsfrist 28. februar
(Norwegian only) Er du student og interessert i forsking og utdanning? bioCEED –Senter for framifrå utdanning i biologi, søkjer inntil tre til fem fagkonsulentar (20%-stillingar) som skal bidra til bioCEED sitt arbeid med å fremja studentaktiv læring, forskingspraksis og –aktivitet i undervisninga ved Institutt for biovitskap (BIO). Stillingane vil særleg bidra i pågåande undervisningsutvikling og læringsforsking…
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Developing evidence-based mentoring for better STEM work placements (DEVELOP)
This week we had some great news. Our proposal for the HKdir call Økt arbeidsrelevans i høyere utdanning (Increased work relevance in higher education) was funded! We are excited to get started on developing evidence-based mentoring for better STEM work placement along with an excellent team of partners in 2022! DEVELOP is a three-year program,…
First Student Poster Symposium in Person in 2 Years!
At last came the opportunity to hold the Student Poster Symposium at BIO in person. We had to wait two years, but it was definitely worth it! No less than 170 students, teaching assistants and teachers contributed to the symposium with 31 posters and 11 extended oral presentations resulting from the intensive work of either individuals…
HK-dir podcast on “Students as partners” with our student partner Pernille Eyde Nerlie
Are you curious about how students contribute to the work of bioCEED? And what the difference is between students as partners and student involvement? Then listen to this episode of the podcast from HK-dir – Kvalitetstid: Hvordan får man til studentpartnerskap i utdanning (in Norwegian)? For ten years, the Centres for Excellence in Education have…
“From Practice to Publication” workshop in Oslo, March 2022.
The editors of the Nordic Journal of STEM Education, in an effort to revive the journal, will host a two-day in-person workshop (March 7 and 8, 2022, in downtown Oslo) to guide authors in developing a manuscript for NJSTEME. Through a generous grant from Universities Norway, we can cover reasonable transportation costs, food, and lodging…
Celebrating Ten Years of the SFU Scheme
Ten years of promoting excellence in education is worthy of celebration. Thus, HKDir invited the SFUs to a Network meeting and 10 year anniversary celebration in Oslo 10 and 11 November. Seven bioCEED representatives joined members of each of the other SFUs and HKdir to mark the occasion and look back at what SFUs have…
New publication on the role of motivation for academic functioning.
A new study has been published by several bioCEED members. The study is based on a national representative survey conducted among biology students in Norway in 2018. A total of 406 students across all higher education institutions that offers a general biology education responded on this survey. The researchers were interested in whether students´ goals…
Today’s breakfast: Macro zooplankton and solar protons on waffles
In the morning of 9th of November, 49 UNIS students gathered in Møysalen to participate in this autumn’s unisBREAKFAST. Provided with sandwiches, waffles, and fruits, we were given two engaging talks from PhD students of the Arctic Biology and Arctic Geoscience department. Robynne Nowicki took us with her into the Arctic ocean on a mission…
Leading Educational Change… through SoTL
With the 2021/2022 academic year, we are trying a new type of collegial teaching course. This new offering, Leading Educational Change…Through SoTL is innovative along multiple dimensions. The course involves academic-change leaders from several institutions, representing a collaboration between bioCEED and iEarth, and is led by bioCEED and iEarth faculty from UiB and Lund University…
Investigation of spatiotemporal impacts of climate change on Arctic fjord biodiversity – A UNISprout Field experience report
It‘s 7:56, I’m sitting in front of Victor’s office. In the hallway, two dark pelicases wait on a trolley, equipped with a field notebook, a converter, paper towels, and more. After a short talk with logistics, we grab our survival suits, load the car, and head down to the harbor….
We miss our UNIS colleagues already!
Is there a better way to celebrate the loosening of covid restrictions than an impromptu visit to Svalbard? The answer is NO. Several of the UiB-based crew (along with the new iEarth coordinator, Thea Krossøy) joined our northernmost colleagues for the UNIS Learning Forum the 5th and 6th of October. This, the 8th offering of…
SCOPE 2021 – the 1st Student-led Conference on Polar Environment was a full success
On the 15th of October, SCOPE – the 1st Student-led Conference on Polar Environment took place for the very first time at the University Centre in Svalbard. In total 65 persons participated in the physical event and 87 persons watched the online stream. Among the participants were 6 students from the local Folkehøgskole. In total…
About assessment and the development of teaching – Learning Forum 2021
From Tuesday, October 5th to Thursday, October 7th, the eighth UNIS Learning Forum took place with 95 participants (80 on-site and 15 online) from all departments as well as a group of 10 students. bioCEED was well represented during the Learning Forum with several staff and students travelling from Bergen to attend the forum and…
First published contribution to Bikuben student journal
We are happy to finally share the first published contribution to Bikuben student journal
In this text from his studies, Mads. S Michalsen summarizes some of the leading explanations of why sexual reproduction has persisted through evolutionary time, despite the apparently high costs (compared to asexual reproduction).
