News and events

October 2024: The activities and resources of the Project Digital Literacies are in the process of becoming integral part of the regular services of the University of Basel. As a result, this web portal is currently undergoing updates. Please note in particular that the Self-test Digital Literacies is no longer available. New materials and resources will be made available on this platform in the coming months.

Stay tuned for updates.

September 2024: To help students make a successful start in their studies, the University of Basel now offers «UPGRADE your digital skills», a self-study course that is accessible through the ADAM learning platform. The course is also open to all other university members who wish to become more familiar with the university's digital infrastructure and expand their digital skills.

The course is currently only available in German and can be found on this website.

For teachers and instructors of the University of Basel:
In the fall term, the team Educational Technologies offers several training courses on how to strengthen your digital skills as well as those of your students:

• Using digital media for learning – participants in the course explore how students learn formally and informally with digital media. They will consider the benefits of different media and share practical approaches to finding, adapting, reusing and creating digital materials (in English).
• Opening Higher Education: How to strengthen university teaching with open educational resources – the aim of this course is to explore the new forms of knowledge transmission and new forms of learning made possible by digitalization (in English).
• Designing digital activities for student engagement – In this course, you will discuss and explore how to use targeted digital learning activities to promote student engagement (in English).
• Informationsdesign: Gestaltung von Präsentationsfolien, Postern, Berichten und Handouts – this course teaches the basics of information design and its implications for the design of teaching and information materials in digital and print (in German).

You will find more information as well as the registration forms on this page.

Acquiring academic-writing and research skills is one of the central requirements for earning a degree. Yet for many students, doing so represents a major challenge.

In this lecture series with practical course, lecturers from the University of Basel and external experts will present a range of digital tools and resources as well as AI applications that can support students at every step in the process of writing their papers. The various sessions will introduce students to a broad spectrum of tools and give them the opportunity to try them out for themselves. 

The program for the lecture series and information on registration can be found on the website of the Language Center. 

This lecture series is mostly in German with a few sessions in English.

In the past months, AI-based tools have received a growing amount of public attention. Questions have emerged about the use of such tools in teaching. To support its teaching teams, the University of Basel has put together various resources, including courses on AI in teaching as well as Citing AI tools, a document for students that provides guidelines on how to cite generative tools.

You will find more information and downloads on the internet page AI in learning and teaching.

For teaching staff, the central entry point is the Intranet page “AI in teaching” (accessible to University members only).
 
Several resources on this web portal have also been updated. Check in particular:

• the University's Framework Digital Literacies 
• our Information Resources on ICT Proficiency
• our Information Resources for Learning and Teaching
• our recommendations on the page Getting started with alternative tools

The series “Getting started with...” offers basic recommendations and practical tips and tricks on several central areas of digital skills. The following issues are now online:

• Digital learning
• Digital assessment
• Alternative tools
• Software literacy
• Online and hybrid meetings
• Digital security
• Open Educational Resources