Welcome to Studio Blåsenhus!
Studio Blåsenhus is a place where the meeting between pedagogy, technology, and the user is in focus. The facility supports Uppsala University's education and research with effective, innovative, and forward-looking solutions.
About Studio Blåsenhus
Studio Blåsenhus is a collaboration between the University IT Services (UIT) and the Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning (UP).
The team working at Studio Blåsenhus are Andreas Forsberg (UIT), Giovanni Pineda (UIT), Sofia Grunér (UP), and Suzanne Pathkiller (UP).
At Studio Blåsenhus, you as a user receive pedagogical and technical support and coaching before, during, and after your studio activity.
Prioritization order
Starting from the spring term 2025 (VT25), a prioritization order has been introduced, based on the purpose of Studio Blåsenhus:
- Studio activity for education and "Studio as a learning environment" with the aim of enhancing teaching at Uppsala University (e.g., creating materials that can be used in courses and programs at Uppsala University).
- Studio activity for research communication with a focus on teaching (e.g., creating materials that can be used in courses and programs at Uppsala University)
- Studio activity for research studies (e.g., creation of materials) conducted by employees at Uppsala University.
- Other studio activities with a focus on eduation
The studio team reserves the right to decide which projects we undertake and which projects we refer to other studios and units within Uppsala University, according to the purpose and prioritization of Studio Blåsenhus.
Support and coaching
At Studio Blåsenhus, pedagogical and technical support is always available. Starting in the fall semester of 2025, pedagogical and pedagogical-technical coaching will also be offered at Studio Blåsenhus. These two types of support and coaching are described below.
Option 1: Pedagogical and Technical Support
Pedagogical support includes basic guidance in planning your studio activity together with an educational developer during a 30–45 minute consultation (on Zoom) before the studio session.
Technical support includes on-site assistance during the studio activity with connecting your computer, adjusting lighting and sound, performing simple editing, and transferring files. All of this is provided within the framework of a booked studio session.
Option 2: Pedagogical and Pedagogical-Technical Coaching
Coaching builds on pedagogical and technical support. It means active guidance, feedback, and support — from your initial idea and planning through to the completed studio activity and integration of the material into the learning platform. Through coaching, we help and actively challenge you to make pedagogically informed choices at every stage of the process, with the goal of enhancing teaching and student learning.
Coaching begins with a consultation with a coaching specialist (either on-site at Studio Blåsenhus or via an interactive Zoom session), lasting 45–60 minutes.
All steps of the coaching are provided jointly by a service specialist and an educational developer, in collaboration with you as the user.
Pedagogical coaching means working actively together with you to prepare, conduct, and integrate accessible and pedagogical material, with the goal of supporting teaching and student learning.
Pedagogical-technical coaching means working actively together with you to combine studio technology with pedagogy, with the goal of supporting and developing teaching and student learning. Pedagogical-technical coaching focuses on how the use of studio technology can support, improve, and enrich teaching and learning. It helps you make informed choices about which studio technologies to use, and how to use them effectively, always with the aim of benefiting teaching and student learning.
Through this free-of-charge coaching service, we help and actively challenge you to make pedagogically informed choices — with the ultimate goal of enhancing teaching and student learning!
The studio menu (Studiomenyn)
The Studio Menu (currently only in Swedish) is a selection of the hundreds of recording projects created by our users in Studio Blåsenhus over the past three years. In the Studio Menu, you as a user can explore examples of recordings and studio activities related to lectures, learning glass, green screen, podcasts, panel discussions, interviews, and more. The Studio Menu is designed to give you the opportunity to find inspiration and learn from previous users.
What does it look like in Studio Blåsenhus?
Studio as a learning environment
Over the past three years, we have carried out around thirty student projects in Studio Blåsenhus, ranging from podcasts to video recordings, all aimed at functioning as a form of examination. We see that students greatly appreciate this type of learning opportunity, that it supports their learning, and that it strengthens elements such as professional relevance and oral communication skills.
During 2024–2025, we created the documentary "Studio som lärmiljö" (Studio as a Learning Environment) to provide insight into what this work can look like from both teacher and student perspectives. In the documentary, you meet students and teachers who share their experiences of working in Studio Blåsenhus at Uppsala University. The students describe their learning process while working in the studio, and the teachers explain the reasoning behind their decision to conduct the learning activity in Studio Blåsenhus. The documentary was created by Sofia Grunér and Andreas Forsberg.
Contact us to learn more!
Studio visits and workshops
At Studio Blåsenhus, we offer several types of study visits and workshops, for example for departments, teaching teams, or other higher-education institutions. On this page, we describe these different types of visits and workshops in more detail.
Technology and Accessible Pedagogical Equipment
Technology and Accessible Pedagogical Equipment (approx. 100 sqm)
Technology with the user in focus
- Pedagogical equipment – Learning glass, Smart board, teleprompter, iPad
- Podcast and audio recording – Recording unit Rodecaster Pro, 4 headphones, 4 podcast microphones (Shure SM7B)
- Video recording – 3 PTZ video cameras on movable tripods, hardware and software for video recording and streaming
- Audio capture system – Three headsets, 1 handheld microphone, 1 lavalier microphone, 1 ceiling microphone (Sennheiser Speechline)
- Full-scale lighting rig for professional recording (21 fixtures)
- 2 user-friendly touch panels for self-operation (start, stop, layouts)
- Free editing tools for video and podcast for all users – CapCut
- 20 seats for a small audience, panel discussions, and similar events
Additional equipment
- 3 TV screens on movable stands for display, presentation support, and information
- 6 backgrounds in different colors (grey, cappuccino, white, black, pink, and green)
- Green screen equipmentHardware and software for video recording and streaming
- Elgato Stream Deck – flexible control for scene selection and presets
- ProPresenter – playback of media files, graphics, and timers
- Adobe Premiere – video editing software
- BlackMagic ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K
The Media Course
Are you interested in learning more? We have created a self-paced course, Media course (in Studium) which we encourage you to have a look at. It is a self-study course related to recordings for education and research and takes approximately 2-4 hours to complete in its entirety.
The project Studio Blåsenhus
Read about the project "Inspelningsstudio Blåsenhus", which has now been completed. Here you can watch a documentary about the studio. Studio Blåsenhus has now been continued within the university administration.