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Reflective Practice-Based Learning

We educate and qualify students for a wide range of trades, businesses, and professions in an ever more rapidly changing society. We want our graduates to be ready to participate in and develop the labour market and society of the future. This requires a very particular approach to education.

That's why we at UCN continuously work to develop a pedagogical approach to teaching and learning that promotes reflection – thereby creating a high learning outcome.

Reflective Practice-based Learning (RPL) is a signature pedagogy that unites everyone across functions and disciplines. RPL is strengthened, developed and integrated in our daily practice through e.g.:

  • Educational development in all areas
  • Research projects about RPL
  • Knowledge sharing and communication, e.g. conferences and seminars
  • Internal education and skills development

Reflective Practice-based Learning forms the base of UCN's study programmes as a shared understanding of learning design and teaching. We believe that reflection scaffold the interplay between theory and practice.

ECRPL 2025

UCN hosts the third European Conference on Reflective Practice-based Learning (ECRPL) 2025 on November 17th-19th 2025 in Aalborg, Denmark.

The call for contributions is now open.

Want to know more?

In this White Paper, you can learn more about the theoretical approach to learning and the six pedagogical principles that promote Reflective Practice-Based Learning.

Contact

Inge-Kathrine Petersen

Udviklingskonsulent

Susanne Dau

Docent