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NEWS NOVEMBER 2017

 

 

 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS & TICKETS NIE CONFERENCE 2018

Proposals can still be submitted for the 2nd National Conference on Interdisciplinary Education till 30 November. At the event, hosted by 4TU.CEE, Dutch and Flemish higher education institutions will share inspiring examples and case studies, and discuss the challenges that arise when implementing these new forms of education. The conference will take place on 30 January 2018 at TU Eindhoven. Don’t miss out and buy your tickets now. Read more…

 

 

 

 

PROF-ED COURSE ‘DESIGN YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE’ FOR ENGINEERS!

Professional engineers at TU Delft have examined future engineering roles in various contexts by looking at current trends and considering the knowledge and skills engineers need to thrive in new situations. The project was supported by 4TU.CEE and resulted in a prof-ed course that will start on 24 January 2018. Registration for the course is now open! Read more…

 

 

 

 

LIVING TEXTBOOK TO INTENSIFY DEEPER LEARNING

 

In spring 2016 the University of Twente started a project to create a Living Textbook. The project aims to create a different type of textbook, suitable to be used in modern blended learning and distance education settings. A first pilot shows that both students and lecturers are enthusiastic about this new learning tool sponsored by 4TU.CEE. Read more…

 

 

 

4TU.CEE BLOG

Read the latest 4TU.CEE weblog written by Birgit Pepin of TU/e about her inspiring visit to two tertiary institutions in Paris: d.school and Ecole 42, which are known to be “different” in terms of their teaching and learning practices.

 

 

 

 

TOKYO TOUR REPORT ON FUTURE ENGINEERING SKILLS IN JAPAN

Last summer a group of 20 honours programme students from Delft University of Technology visited Tokyo to find out how Japan’s engineering education is keeping up with the rapidly changing engineering world. The report with their findings is now available. Read more…

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION DAY UT: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

A university is involved in research and education, but how is the balance between these two? Is the one more important than the other or not? How do they reinforce each other? These questions were addressed at the UT Education Day. Presentations of workshops and keynote speakers Maria Knutson Wedel from Chalmers University and Pedro de Bryckere, author of the book ‘Urban myths about Learning and Education' are available on the website. Read more…

 

 

 

ONBOARDING DAY REFLECTIONS

On 5 October lecturers and educational support staff gathered in Utrecht to find out what Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality have to offer to Education. Aldert Kamp, 4TU.CEE leader at TU Delft has written a blog about the event. Presentations of the workshops and keynote speaker Pierre Dillenbourg can be found on the 4TU.CEE website. Read more…

 

 

 

 

COMPOSE THE ENGINEER OF THE FUTURE WORKSHOPS

Recently a workshop on Composing the Engineer of the Future was held. The workshops introduce a vision of the future of the Engineering profession and different roles derived from driving forces in society. Read more…

 

 

AGENDA 4TU.CEE

- 28 November ’17: Lunch & Learn session Team-based learning

- 12 December ’17: Teachers Day WUR

- 30 January ’17: NIE Conference at TU/e

- 31 January ’17: TU/e Innovation day

 

 

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