Innovedum
Fostering innovative teaching and learning at ETH
Innovedum is a brand established by the Rector. The name Innovedum is composed of the words ?Innovation? and ?Education?. Innovedum has the claim: ?Advancing education at ETH?
Vision and goals
Innovedum promotes initiatives which contribute to the development of quality education at ETH in the long term. It fosters the education of ETH students to become members of society who are independent thinkers and thus equipped to shape the future.
- Trial and further development of environments which foster teaching, and of effective supervision vehicles.
- Continual ?re-invention? of ETH as an exceptional learning environment which reflects the prevailing needs of students and teaching staff.
- Foster networking and exchange of experiences among project leaders and innovation in teaching, which are of great interest to ETH members.
- Harness student innovation potential in the area of teaching and learning.
Showcase video Innovedum projects
The Innovedum Fund promotes initiatives and complex innovative projects in the area of teaching. Lecturers and persons responsible for degree programmes may submit applications to the Innovedum fund.
Proposals submission for: Focal point projects, Teaching projects, Blended learning projects can be submitted. Please note the various steps involved in submitting these Innovedum projecttyp proposals. Read more
Innovedum Public serves to visualise all approved and completed projects that were funded or supported by the Innovedum Fund.
Innovedum Public visualises all Innovedum projects that have been approved since 2004 until today. The project database shows over 200 ongoing and completed innovative focus, teaching, MOOC/blended learning projects and study initiatives. Visit the projects: innovedumprojects.ethz.ch !
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Innovedum sponsors various exhibitions and events that serve to present innovative projects in teaching and to promote exchange among faculty at ETH.
The Innovation in Learning and Teaching Fair serves to present teaching projects and the exchange of project leaders, lecturers, members of the teaching commission, teaching specialists and the UTL (Unit for Teaching and Learning). Read more
Refresh Teaching events began in 2015, instituted as a vehicle for exchange on innovative themes for teaching at ETH. Practice-oriented events over lunchtime with refreshing ideas on innovative themes. The priority is exchange among teaching staff. Read more
Past projects and initiatives
The Student Innovedum initiative was launched in 2016 and was performed until 2018. It promoted students at ETH Zurich to develop their own innovative ideas for teaching and learning as well as the exchange between students and teaching staff. Read more
