Program:
Monday April 17, 2023: Arrival day.
Tuesday April 18, 2023: Meeting at Campus Roskilde, Main entrance at 9:00 – 16:00
- Welcome (a tour around campus and presentation of all participants).
- Presentation of Danish school system and teacher education at University College
Absalon By René Boyer Christiansen, Head of Studies and Research & Louise Flege,
Associate Professor and International Coordinator.
- Break (coffee/tea, fruit)
- Workshop: Working in groups with comparative analysis of areas within inquirybased
teaching such as differentiation, role of the teacher/student/pupil, responsibility
of own learning process etc. Facilitated by Absalon’s staff using cooperative
learning structures. Participants will have to prepare for this activity (detailed description
of what to prepare will be send out in January 2023).
- Lunch
- Presentation of a research project, where inquire based teaching is central (BEAM
supported by Novo Nordisk Foundation - https://phabsalon.dk/37-millioner-franovo-
nordisk-fonden ). By Dorte Læssøe Ivarsen, Associate Professor and International
Coordinator.
- Break (coffee/tea)
- Questions and reflections of the day facilitated by Absalon’s staff.
Wednesday April 19, 2023: Meeting at Campus Roskilde, main entrance at 8:30 – 15:00
- Visiting schools in the area around Roskilde. - The schools that we visit are part of
Absalon’s research projects and are examples of working with playful learning and
inquiry based in school.
- You will get a chance of visiting different classes of different age groups between 6-
16 years old and in different subjects.
- During the day, Absalon’s staff will facilitate group discussions with point of departure
in specified observations done by participants in the classes.
- Tea/coffee and lunch will be provided
Wednesday April 19, 2023: Meeting at Campus Roskilde 17:00-19:00 (optional):
- Historical Guided City Tour to Roskilde including visiting Roskilde’s UNESCO Cathedral.
See more at: https://www.visitfjordlandet.dk/en/areas/roskilde/ and
https://roskildedomkirke.dk/english/
Thursday April 20, 2023: Meeting at Campus Roskilde, main entrance at 9:00-15:30
- Presentation of a PhD project: Playful Foreign Language Teaching and Learning - a
Design-Based study of Collaboration and Knowledge Transformation between the
domains of Educational Research and Educational Practice. By PhD student and Associate
Professor Anne Kristine Petersen.
- Small playfull exemplary activities where participants will get examples of playfull
learning.
- Lunch
- Visiting classes at University College Absalon. Students who have participated in
Anne Kristine’s research project will guide you to their classes and facilitate discussions
about Playful Learning in teacher education and schools.
- Break
- Questions and reflections of the day facilitated by Absalon’s staff.
Thursday April 20, 2023: Farewell dinner at a restaurant in Roskilde. Time and place will follow.
Friday April 21, 2023: Departure day
Practical Information:
As this staff week covers the criteria for an Erasmus staff exchange we advise you to apply
for Erasmus funding for this stay (ask your international coordinator).
The staff week itself is free of charge. Lunch Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is included
as well as tea/coffee during the breaks. University College Absalon also covers the farewell
dinner. There will always be vegetarian offers but any other requests can be stated when
signing up.
You need to book return tickets and accommodation yourself. From Campus Roskilde there
is a train going directly to Roskilde and Copenhagen. The campus is in walking distance from
Trekroner station. Tickets for the train, bus and metro can be bought at most main stations
(Copenhagen, Trekroner and Roskilde included).
Credit cards are accepted everywhere (VISA and MasterCard) - so no cash needed.
All participants will receive a diploma at the farewell dinner.
After signing up for the International Staff Week, you will receive further details and information
in January 2023, including information about what to prepare before arrival.
We are looking forward seeing you
Dorte Læssøe Ivarsen and Louise Flege
