EDLAB – Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning

📣𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🗓️ 20 January 2025 ⏰ 13:30-15:30 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d-tR6NZ The study period is, for many students, a stressful period. Stress and anxiety can be normal and even functional. But as a staff member, it can be of utmost importance to know about the signs of dysfunctional or unhealthy stress and anxiety. In this workshop, you’ll get tools to deal with this, even more, to help prevent severe anxiety problems. Academic staff close to the students can have a significant impact on the well-being of students. Join our upcoming workshop to learn how to help students struggling with stress and anxiety! #education #teaching #learning #EDLAB

This week, together with Dominique Meyers from EDLAB – Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning, the DEXLab team —including David Grigorjan, Jonas Heller 🟥 , and Andrea Ferruzza—held a hands-on workshop on storytelling. Organized through UMIO | Maastricht University for our Maastricht University controllers, the event explored the power and techniques of storytelling and how VR can redefine the way we share and experience stories. All 34 participants tried out the Meta Quest 3 headset and experienced VR for themselves. It was great to see their reactions as they stepped into the Anne Frank House in VR and felt the emotional impact of hearing her story in such an immersive way. The VR experience really brought the narrative to life in a way that traditional media just cannot match. Additionally, participants had the chance to improve their presentation and speaking skills through multiple VirtualSpeech training sessions, which is just one of the many ways in which VR can help train important storytelling skills. Are you curious about how VR can elevate your storytelling techniques, or do you want to try out VR for yourself? Connect with us at DEXLab! Send us an e-mail at sbe-dexlab@maastrichtuniversity.nl 📩 Maastricht University SBE Marketing and Supply Chain Management (MSCM)  UMIO | Maastricht University  Maastricht University School of Business and Economics #VirtualReality #Storytelling #Innovation #DEXLab #MaastrichtUniversity #VR  

☃️Who doesn't need an extra shot of optimism in these times of (higher) educational crisis? Join us for some positivity while we approach Christmas 🎄. From Crisis to Opportunity: Reimagining Student Guidance Amidst Higher Education Reform

🎉Congratulations to Khrystyna Semen (FSE/UCV), Carmen Padilla Diaz (Brightlands Future Farming Institute), Pim Martens (FSE/UCV), Jonathan van Tilburg (FHML), Gavin Philips (FSE/CE), and Patrick Aarts (FSE) for winning an EDLAB Education Research Grant for their research proposal "Gamification involving co-creation: a way to boost engagement of freshmen in biology class"! 💡What is the issue? Student engagement is closely tied to academic outcomes. However, finding effective ways to enhance engagement during classes remains a challenge, especially for first-year students in biology. 👉🏻What will the project do? This project will assess the impact of gamification and co-creation on first-year biology students’ engagement. By involving students in the development of educational board games and integrating these games into the teaching process, it aims to boost engagement, improve academic performance, and enhance learning experiences. 📍Why is this important? The project will foster a creative approach to problem-solving at the bachelor level and strengthen the application of CCCS principles in the design and delivery of education. #EDLAB #teaching #learning #EducationResearchGrants

New protest against cuts on 11 December in Maastricht WOinActie UM calls on everyone to once again join together to speak out strongly against the cabinet's plans that remain a danger to our university, city and region. On Wednesday 11 December from 14.30 to 15.30 at Plein 1992 in Maastricht, you too can join in. As the Executive Board, we support this initiative with all our hearts and ask those who can be there to do so. Of course, we would like to give everyone the opportunity to join. But because of the short notice, scheduled teaching activities and exams will go ahead that afternoon. We hope to see our UM community in large numbers at Plein 1992 tomorrow! More information can be found on https://lnkd.in/e8TZBPKM

📚𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟮: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 EDLAB education research professional development workshop series 🗓️11 December 2024 ⏰10:30-12:30 🔗Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ebFH5JF2 💡“Let me google that for you” is the laconic response we offer to students who find it more convenient to send us their questions than to engage in self-study first. Particularly in Maastricht’s PBL tradition, we aim for students to become self-directed learners. Yet, when confronted with an educational problem, we often lack a similar reflex to engage in self-study. Much like our students, part of the challenge is to navigate and engage with a relatively alien field of study. Are the insights from the literature fitting or transferable to the type of education we offer at Maastricht or to the specific disciplinary field we’re active in? What are the relevant sources to engage with, how do we navigate the literature, and are there techniques to cut through the “academic waffle” and find that specific answer we are looking for? 📍Join us in the second workshop in EDLAB’s Education Research Professional Development Series, where we’ll explore the variety of uses of educational research for your teaching practice. We’ll offer you hands-on guidance in finding, reading and transposing the insights to your specific educational environment. #education #teaching #learning #EDLAB #research

10 jaar UKAT! Volgend jaar viert UKAT, de Britse organisatie voor advising en personal tutoring/mentoring het tienjarig bestaan. Tijdens hun conferentie op 7 en 8 april in Londen zal daar uitvoerig bij worden stilgestaan. De UKAT conferenties zijn sowieso een gelegenheid bij uitstek om zonder heel ver te hoeven reizen enorm veel op te steken over wat er op het gebied van studiebegeleiding gebeurt in de UK, en de vele andere landen waar de deelnemers doorgaans vandaan komen. Het is ook een mooi moment om in een gemeenschap van collega's zelf iets te presenteren en kennis te delen. Een voorstel voor een sessie indienen kan nog tot en met 20 december! LVSA: Landelijke Vereniging van Studieadviseurs Joke Vanhoudt Pieterjan Bonne Katleen Craenen Mascha Verheggen Raf Widdershoven Saskia van Bergen Chris Pawley Evangelia Ipektzidou Bart Zwegers Wilfred van Dellen Therese Grohnert Elles Ramakers Gill ten Hoor Lianne Loosveld Wendy Nuis Dominique Waterval Ainsley Loudoun Niels van der Baan Perry Heymann Nienke Ruijs Arie Van Der Lugt Hier vindt je meer informatie over de UKAT conferentie van 2025:

🖇️𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 ⏪️On 27 November, Marketing and Communications staff members attended a GenAI workshop at EDLAB, facilitated by Michalina Kaminska (SBE) and Noah Pecasse (UB).

 👉🏻Michalina and Noah provided an overview of how GenAI works and guided participants through a hands-on exercise using a prompt from the UM Prompt Library. Michalina, an early AI adopter, developed the UM Prompt Library in collaboration with the University Library as part of an EDLAB innovation project. She explained the prompt's purpose and value for text writers:  "This prompt allows you to improve your writing without losing control over your work. Rather than having an AI tool rewrite your text, it provides detailed feedback that you can use to refine your content. The prompt is great for anyone looking for a writing assistant while maintaining full authorship."   Check out the UM Prompt Library here: https://lnkd.in/e_zNCV_D #education #teaching #learning #EDLAB

🖇️𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 ⏪️On 21 November 2024, UM educators explored the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on teaching and assessment during a workshop led by Phil Brüll. 👉🏻Phil, who chairs the Workgroup AI at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, invited participants to explore how to navigate issues like academic integrity, rethink assessment strategies, and adapt learning outcomes to include GenAI skills. They also discussed practical ways to use GenAI tools to make teaching more engaging and prepare students for future careers. #education #teaching #learning #EDLAB

📚𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟮: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 EDLAB education research professional development workshop series 🗓️11 December 2024 ⏰10:30-12:30 🔗Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ebFH5JF2 💡“Let me google that for you” is the laconic response we offer to students who find it more convenient to send us their questions than to engage in self-study first. Particularly in Maastricht’s PBL tradition, we aim for students to become self-directed learners. Yet, when confronted with an educational problem, we often lack a similar reflex to engage in self-study. Much like our students, part of the challenge is to navigate and engage with a relatively alien field of study. Are the insights from the literature fitting or transferable to the type of education we offer at Maastricht or to the specific disciplinary field we’re active in? What are the relevant sources to engage with, how do we navigate the literature, and are there techniques to cut through the “academic waffle” and find that specific answer we are looking for? 📍Join us in the second workshop in EDLAB’s Education Research Professional Development Series, where we’ll explore the variety of uses of educational research for your teaching practice. We’ll offer you hands-on guidance in finding, reading and transposing the insights to your specific educational environment. #education #teaching #learning #EDLAB #research