NEWS NOVEMBER 2019 |
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4TU MOVING FORWARD IN TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Earlier this year a Teaching Cultures Survey was conducted amongst 4TU lecturers to gather their views about the status of university teaching at their university. The results show that survey participants were positive about 4TU’s support for university teaching but would like to see greater recognition of teaching within the academic career in appraisal and promotion. Read more… |
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MATHEMATICS STUDENTS’ USE OF RESOURCES
A survey was carried out amongst first-year mathematics/engineering students at TU/e by Birgit Pepin (4TU.CEE leader at TU/e) and TU/e researcher Zeger-Jan Kok to find out how students have selected and used digital, traditional, social and general resources for their learning. The survey provides insight in study behavior of students and helps in designing blended learning environments in an informed way. Read more…
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SAVE THE DATE:LEARNING SPACES TOUR UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
Our next stop in the learning spaces tour is the designlab of the University of Twente on the 4th of February 2020. The DesignLab connects scientific, technological and creative insights and works on impactful solutions for societal challenges. During the visit we will visit and experience what it's like to follow courses in the designlab. Read more and sign up… |
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WUR JOINS CDIO NETWORK
We are proud to announce that Wageningen University & Research has joined the CDIO network last October. WUR is the first of the 4TU to join with all BSc and MSc programmes. The membership opens many opportunities to explore and exchange innovations in engineering education. Read more… |
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CREATING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN 24 HOURS
‘Create the future of education in 24 hours’, that was the challenging task for TU Delft educators, innovators and students during the Education Hackathon that took place on 3 and 4 October. Winner of the challenge is team Meysa that designed the Teacher’s Toolbox. A highly customisable online platform, which gives teachers the opportunity to become creators of their own educational games and share them with their peers. Read more… |
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ETHICS VIA CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING AT TUE
TU Eindhoven has fundamentally redesigned its basic course on ethics with help of the flipped-classroom concept and challenge-based learning to increase students’ motivation. A group of 180 students participated in a pilot, which was led by Gunter Bombaerts. Pilot results show that intrinsic motivation, autonomy and competence with students are significantly higher in the co-creation case compared to the other approach not using challenge-based learning. Read more…
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WORKSHOP ‘FEAR OF FAILURE’
International students are confronted with various challenges when moving abroad: increased stress, isolation, anxiety and difficulties, while adjusting to a very different environment. This 1-day training on 14 February will explore how teaching and counselling staff can help students stabilise their self-esteem and cope with the emotions triggered by real or perceived failure. Sign up now!
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4TU.CEE BLOG ‘LESSONS LEARNT FROM RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS'
Read the latest blog by 4TU.CEE chairman Perry den Brok about WUR that started a study to more scientifically underpin its innovation process for innovating courses via 4TU.CEE. It resulted in a framework based on literature, consisting of relevant criteria that institutes and innovators might want to consider before starting an innovation. Read more…
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CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING AT THE TUE LEARNING SPACES TOUR
Last October, TU Eindhoven was visited as part of the 4TU.CEE Learning Spaces Tour. During the day attention was paid to the current student journey with challenge based learning (CBL) at TU/e, aligned with the educational vision of the university towards 2030. Read the report of the day here…
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WORKSHOP ‘INCLUSIVENESS FOR BETTER STUDY RESULTS’
When topics such as cultural differences, politics, gender and religious practices are discussed, even the most well-meaning can make painful mistakes that can lead to cultural conflict and misunderstanding. In this training on 13 December at TU/e, you are guided through some of the most challenging topics in the field of inclusion. Sign up now!
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INEKE TEN DAM TEMPORARY 4TU.CEE COORDINATOR AT UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
Ineke ten Dam will temporarily take over 4TU.CEE coordinating activities at the University of Twente. Ineke has long-standing experience in education as a teacher, teacher trainer, consultant and manager. Her interest areas are innovation, quality enhancement, e-learning, internationalisation and intercultural education. She can be reached by email: g.t.m.tendam@utwente.nl. Read more…
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AGENDA 4TU.CEE
- 10 December ‘19: Teachers day WUR
- 13 December ’19: Workshop ‘Inclusiveness for better study results’ at TU/e
- 4 February ’20: Learning Spaces Tour Twente
- 14 February ’20: Workshop Fear of Failure at WUR
- 6 & 7 April: 2-day training Teaching in the international classroom at TU/e
- 20-24 September ‘20 SEFI Conference ‘Engaging Engineering Education’ at University of Twente
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