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…

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…

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…

During the inspiration café on April 9th, Maryse Leloup & Daan Fraanje spoke about improving the sustainability of education. Both work for Educate-it, which has as its mission to improve education at Utrecht University. The university has set itself the goal of being completely CO2 neutral by 2030, an ambitious and noble intention. Although steps…

Challenged based courses are gaining in popularity. During the café of 12 March, Jaco Appelman and Jonno van Vulpen talked about their experiences with this type of education. Jaco lets his students solve societal problems with nature-based solutions. Jonno is a Master student of the Bio Inspired Innovation program of the UU and followed some…

Due to the Corona crisis, the TLL lecture rooms and studio are closed. All reservations through May 29 are cancelled. For period 4, from Monday June 1, reservation of the lecture rooms and studio is possible, subject to change.