ELLS-Webinars

1st ELLS Webinar: Students in research

How can students gain hands-on research experience before their bachelor’s or master’s thesis while also receiving academic credits? In this webinar, NMBU will present Students in Research, an initiative that connects students with real research projects across academic fields. Participants will share how the initiative works in practice, how it was developed and implemented at NMBU, and what the future of the initiative will look like. The aim is to inspire other universities in the ELLS network to explore similar initiatives.

Target audience: Researchers, educators, instructional and learning designers, and students.
Date and time: 29 May 2026, 10:00 – 11:00 am (Oslo time)
Webinar link

2nd ELLS Webinar: Open Educational Resources: Sharing Knowledge, Opening Doors

Open Educational Resources (OER) as an important part of the Open Science movement make teaching and learning materials freely accessible, adaptable, and reusable. In this webinar, participants will explore the basic principles of OER, their benefits for higher education, and practical ways to find, use, and share open materials. Participants will gain an overview of key concepts, licensing issues, OER-publishing and first steps toward integrating OER into their own teaching practice.

Target audience: Teachers, lecturers, instructional designers, e-learning staff, educational developers, students, and everyone interested in open education and digital teaching resources.
Date and time: 19 June, 9:00– 10:30 am (Vienna time)
Webinar link