Professionalizing teaching in higher education: The Office of Educational Development advances innovative proposals for modernizing the field of academic teaching and offers support for University of Basel teaching staff in training programs and through ongoing development of teaching and examination skills.

Assessments and examinations: In June 2021, the University of Basel implemented university-wide quality criteria for assessments and examinations. Individual faculties are responsible for quality assurance. The faculties are currently undertaking pilot projects designed to implement the quality criteria and foster ongoing development of assessments and  examinations.

Educational development training programs: The Office of Educational Development at the University of Basel is a member of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) based in the United Kingdom. Selected training programs offered by the Office of Educational Development are internationally accredited by SEDA.

Continuing education workshops: The Office of Educational Development offers a range of workshops for teaching staff that include instruction on digital education.  Workshop offerings FS22

Online registration for workshops in the fall semester of 2022 opens on 1 June 2022.

Knowledge Hub: The Knowledge Hub contains various resources and materials, for example:

Checklist: digital teaching (PDF)

Checklist: flipped classroom for lecturers (PDF)

Checklist: flipped classroom for students (PDF)

Checklist: exams and assessments (PDF)

The various IT tools for teaching staff and students at the University of Basel can be found on the EduTools website.

Teaching Excellence Awards: Every two years, the Educational Development team organizes the presentation of Teaching Excellence Awards in five different award categories.
The next Teaching Excellence Awards will be presented in 2023.