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1000 sign-ups a week from
all over the world for Leiden's new free online law
course
Leiden
University is the first Dutch and fourth European university
to offer a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Coursera.
Since November, about 1000 people from all over the world have
signed up each week, and more than 10,000 have now enrolled.
This first Leiden MOOC is called The Law of the European
Union: An Introduction and will start in May
2013.
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Hall of Fame
2012
Prizes,
grants, subsidies and honours of all kinds for Leiden
University. A selection of the prizewinners from 2012 gives an
impression of the impact of Leiden
University.
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Student perspective on the
local area
It
is multi-media month for master’s students in Journalism and
New Media. This means they are on the streets, armed with pen
and paper or tablet, smart phone and camera. In the ‘Leiden
Neighbourhoods’ project, master’s students are giving their
perspective on local area news for the Leidsch Dagblad,
newspaper and online.
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‘Opposition is a good
sign’
Philosophy
of Science expert Victor Gijsbers is one of the five nominees
for the LSr Education Prize, the prize for best lecturer of
the year. He uses humour and Lady Gaga, but the message is
holy. ‘It’s not supposed to turn into a
gimmick.’
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Reading out loud: an app can
do it too
Apps
are not just fun for children to use; they can also be
very useful for language development. Education and Child
Studies expert Daisy Smeets did research on the
characteristics of picture book apps that help increase the
vocabulary of four- and five-year olds without the
intervention of a parent or teacher. PhD defence 20
December.
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Leiden through the
eyes of...
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