News and events

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

• Informationsdesign – verständliche und ansprechende Gestaltung von Print- und digitalen Medien – this course (in German) teaches the basics of information design and its implications for the creation of teaching and information materials in digital and print. NEW: Part of this course's content is also available as an online learning resource.
• Opening Higher Education: How to strengthen university teaching with Open Educational Resources – this course explores the concept of “openness” in the academic context and provides an introduction to copyright, open licenses and Open Educational Resources for teachers and instructors at universities (in English).

• Ihr Werkzeugkoffer für die digitale Lehre an der Universität Basel

  – this course (in German) provides an overview of the various tools and platforms that you can use for enhance the digital side of your teaching.

• Vom Lehrvideo bis zur Vorlesungsaufzeichnung –  this course (in German) provides essential information on how to record lectures as well as on how to produce videos for your teaching.
   

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

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.

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