The Design Thinking session on Friday, November 13, has been postponed to spring 2021 due to the current measures regarding the corona virus. The TLL Autumn Festival on November 27 will continue (aanmelder.nl/tll2020). Education doesn’t just take place from 9am to 5pm, in classrooms or on an online platform. Learning always continues, even in learners’…

Most of our educational activities will continue to be provided online, even after the summer holidays. The Master’s course Trends in Science Education & Communication is no exception. In June, lecturer Liesbeth de Bakker attended the ‘(Re)design your teaching in times of corona’ course, offered by Educational Consultancy & Professional Development  and Educate-it, to facilitate the…

Are you currently preparing for education for the academic year 2020-2021 and would you like to tinker with new teaching methods on campus? The Teaching & Learning Lab (TLL) recently started using two camera / sound bar systems that make it possible to teach students, some of whom are physically present and some online. After…

On Friday afternoon, November 27, the TLL organizes its annual Autumn Festival. The corona crisis has definitely put online secondary and higher education on the map. But how do we keep everyone – students/pupils and teachers – motivated? What are the lessons for both didactics and technique? Besides the classroom and computer screen, are there…

The Teaching & Learning Lab organizes an Inspiration Café every second Thursday of the month. Alternately, a story by a teacher, a student or an interesting educational tool will be presented. But above all, there is an opportunity to exchange ideas about education with colleagues. In September we will continue with the online version of…

Since June 15, the studio of the Teaching & Learning Lab is open for teachers of Utrecht University who want to record clips. The studio focuses primarily on teachers from the Faculty of Science and for UU-teachers who want to use the transparent lightboard. Other UU-teachers can visit the studio at the Bolognalaan. In the…

Incremental grading: let students assess their own work. Though this might sound strange at first, incremental grading can have several advantages for both teachers and students. During the Inspiration café on May 14th, Alex Lodder & Christian Köppe spoke about incremental grading (IG), and their experiences based on the implementation of IG in two courses at Utrecht…

Would you like to know more about what online education is, how to design online education and what it can bring you – also after this period of the corona crisis? Then sign up for this free online course that not only covers the design of online education, but also the theoretical and didactic context…

It’s time for another summer edition of the Strengthen-Your-Education-Week! The programme is finalised and offers UU teachers a wide range of online sessions develop and strengthen their education: there are webinars, inspiration sessions with students and teachers, one-on-one counselling sessions, round-table discussions and a selection of podcasts to listen to at any time. The programme devotes a great deal…

The results of all activities that took place in the Teaching & Learning Lab (TLL) were published in the 2019 annual report. Last year, the TLL’s lecture/experimentation rooms were again well used. From courses (13), training and workshops (more than 40) to festivals, an escape room for teachers and education by U-Talent to secondary education…