In my seminar sessions, I aim to stimulate discussions, whether about methodological
approaches, theory building or ethical considerations. However, in my seminar, generally
at least half of my students are exchange students coming from different European
universities for one semester. The different university backgrounds lead to different levels
of knowledge in, and thus a strong self-imposed imbalance in, seminar discussions (i.e.
more men, fewer exchange students). To counter this problem, I am applying one of the
lessons of the post-pandemic period in my face-to-face seminar sessions - the ability to
exclude parts from seminar sessions by using technological tools that allow students to
learn at their own pace. I have produced short videos on different topics of 'advanced
academic practice' that students watch and align in preparation for the seminar sessions so
that we can start the discussion at the same level in the seminar session. In the name of
Open Science, all videos are on the university website and an OER repository for free
availability to teachers and students.
