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Pedagogical ambassadors are teachers or persons otherwise active in doctoral programmes or research schools who initially receive funded time to promote educational development. The purpose is to stimulate educational development within KI’s doctoral education. Now the application for a new call is open.
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28 August, 2023
Webinars and courses on teaching and learning Take part in this Autumn's webinars and courses with focus on teaching and learning, in order to develop your pedagogical competence.
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29 June, 2023
Thematic analysis - new episode of PAPERS podcastIn this episode Lara Varpio dig a bit deeper into the some of the science methods and theory in Health professions education. The PAPERs podcast bring you the main points of a medical education article in under half an hour.
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On Educators Day September 27 we focuse on how we can adapt and cope with the constant changes in the world around us, whilst maintaining the status of being one of the world’s leading providers of education programs in healthcare and medicine. Registration is now open!
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Hanna Karlsson and Sara Widén are the first ever recipients of KI’s new Sustainability Award, which they have earned in recognition of their efforts to support the KI faculty on issues of sustainability.
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Terese Stenfors and Lena Engqvist Boman are awarded the 2023 prize in recognition of their many years of contribution to excellent educational leadership in KI's educational activities. The prize will be officially awarded at KI’s installation ceremony, which is to be held in Aula Medica in October 2023.
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22 May, 2023
Courses for teaching at an international universityUnit for Teaching and Learning organizes two courses about teaching at an international university. You can now apply to the courses given during the Autumn term.
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5 May, 2023
Courses to enhance your teaching skillsHigher Education courses can provide you with valuable tools to use when teaching. The number of participants to the courses are limited, but it is still possible to apply to some of the courses given during the Autumn term.
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The KLOK award highlights clinical activities where good leadership and organisation with learning in focus promotes high-quality clinical education. Last day for nomination is August 7.
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2 May, 2023
Book KI's studio for audio productionsIn KI’s studios, you can record high-quality audio productions. There are studios in both Solna and Flemingsberg with professional equipment and software. You can also get support from an Educational Technologist.
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As a teacher or course administrator, you can now create your course evaluations directly in Canvas. The goal is a smoother process and higher response rates.
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From 1 April 2023, a coordinated examination service will be introduced for all examinations in KI's common examination halls. For you who work as a course coordinator, examiner and education administrator, this means that the course's routines need to be changed.
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From 1 April 2023, a coordinated examination service will be mandatory for all examinations in KI's common examination rooms/ halls. For you who work as course responsible, examiner or education administrator, this means that the course's routines need to be changed.
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The new president of Karolinska Institutet, Annika Östman Wernerson, is professor of renal and transplantation science and has a passion for pedagogical research. Internal culture and building ‘one KI’ by strengthening the dialogue and communication between management, departments, staff and students is one of her biggest driving forces.
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24 February, 2023
KI produces new podcast on educational researchKI is launching a new podcast: The PAPERs podcast. Every week you will drop into the conversation between four hosts who discuss articles addressing health professions education. While the content is rigorous, the hosts offer accessible insights with lighthearted style, making this podcast regular listening for many scholars’.
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23 February, 2023
Leadership for research group leadersThis autumn the course “Leadership coure for research group leaders and teams leaders” starts. The aim of the course is to enhance participants’ knowledge about academic leadership and how to build conditions for dynamic research group development. Register 15th April at the latest.
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21 December, 2022
New episode of KIPRIME podcast with Anna PetterssonIn the new episode of the KIPRIME podcast you can listen to Anna Pettersson talking about Learning Anatomy: Understanding anatomical structures presented as 3D visualizations.
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9 December, 2022
Apply for KIPRIME Fellows 2023Welcome to apply for the third KIPRIME Fellows Initiative, planned for August 2023. KIPRIME Fellows aims to nourish the next generation of KIPRIME winners, by offering an inspirational curriculum of mentoring and development activities for stellar, midcareer medical education researchers.
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The results of the Graduation survey show that students at KI are satisfied with their education and feel prepared for their future professional life. The students' answers provide important perspectives and ideas for the development of education.
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8 November, 2022
Workshops on teambased learning (TBL) during Spring 2023Take part in several sessions on team-based learning (TBL) during Spring 2023, both on introductory and advanced level.
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24 October, 2022
New episodes of the KIPRIME podcastThe KIPRIME Podcast provides a broad and evidence-based panorama over the global cutting-edge research in medical education. During Autumn 2022 new episodes are launched.
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14 October, 2022
KI's Pedagogical policy launched at the Educational CongressWhat does continuous learning mean to us, and what can it look like in practice? These questions were the focus for the 170 participants who participated in the two day Educational Congress. The congress was permeated by meetings, inspiration and exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field. Among the activities at the congress, KI's pedagogical policy was launched.
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A new toolkit aimed at supporting the integration of equal opportunities into the courses and programmes you teach is now available via Canvas.
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Professor Kevin Eva of the University of British Columbia, Canada, is this year’s winner of the Karolinska Institutet Prize in Medical Education. He received his accolade in KI’s Aula Medica in conjunction with the university’s installation ceremony on 13 October. Among its many consequences, his research has helped to improve the admission processes at medical universities.
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Prof. Kevin Eva is awarded the 2022 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (KIPRIME). Prof. Eva is Associate Director and Senior Scientist in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, and Professor and Director of Educational Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Medical Education.
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2 June, 2022
Björn Meister awarded the Pedagogical Prize 2022Björn Meister at the Department of Neuroscience is awarded the 2022 prize for his long-standing commitment to teaching at several of Karolinska Institutet's educational programmes.
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The results of the alumni survey show that a large majority of alumni are satisfied with their education at KI, and would recommend KI to others.
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Virtual lab training can cater for different types of learning abilities among students and offer a variety of techniques that might not be possible to teach/learn during an on-campus course. Karolinska Institutet, through the Biomedicine programmes, is coordinating the virtual laboratory training module in a new Erasmus+ project focusing on virtual/online practical training.
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12 March, 2021
Apply to the Pedagogical AcademyAn opportunity to be recognized for your pedagogical achievements, apply to the Pedagogical Academy.
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Dr. Glenn Regehr is awarded the 2020 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (KIPRIME.) Dr. Regehr of University of British Columbia, Vancouver (UBC), whose work has improved the educational and scholarly practices in health professions education, will be the tenth winner of this prestigious and coveted award.
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Karolinska Institutet has launched COVID-19 courses for care providers and medical personnel following a request from the National Board of Health and Welfare. After one week of intense preparation, two online courses are now available.
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28 October, 2019
Seven new professors to support KI’s educational developmentWe are now initiating the recruitment of seven new professors in a strategic effort to reinforce the educational development of our programmes and to improve the conditions for a close collaboration between research and education.
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25 October, 2019
High level of engagement among new students on IPL DayMore than 700 students from KI’s study programmes took part in IPL Day on 22 October. This day is one feature of KI’s action plan for interprofessional learning.
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17 October, 2019
KLOK Award to Danderyd’s Academic Care CentreThis year’s KLOK Award goes to Danderyd’s Academic Care Centre for their exemplary well-organised student work.
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Brian Hodges, Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, is awarded the 2016 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education. His research has led to changes in educational practice, both scientific and practical, in the training of health professionals around the world.
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