Are you eager to learn more about the latest educational developments and learn from colleagues from other universities? Then this is your chance to be part of a national collaboration, specifically designed to bring you together with a diverse community of teaching staff from different institutions.
University teaching staff have the opportunity to learn and develop by participating in a national initiative, created by six Dutch universities. From Rotterdam to Maastricht, Amsterdam to Groningen: face-to-face meetings, online courses, webinars, and hybrid activities will be offered at various locations, dates, and times. This allows educators to delve deeper into relevant topics such as innovative technologies, diversity and inclusivity, assessment, sustainable development goals or (inter)disciplinary education. These six institutions enable teachers to choose from a rich, diverse offering that aligns with their own development needs and professional interests, without being bound to a fixed location.
Eligibility criteria for staff to participate:
- You are employed and have formal teaching duties at one of the participating universities (Open Universiteit, Radboud University Nijmegen, Maastricht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, or University of Groningen).
- You have obtained your University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO).
- Certain activities offered are only available in Dutch or English. To participate in these, you require sufficient proficiency in the language offered.
The opportunities available during the first half of 2024 are available below and will be updated regularly. Below you can find the courses of the participating universities. Click here for the EUR offer.
Generative AI like AI Chatbots have a big impact on how students learn and what their future profession looks like. How to best deal with that?
In this short workshop for lecturers, programme directors or coordinators, learn about VU policy and VU CTL recommendations on the use of generative AI in education. Get valuable ideas about integrating it effectively, but above all responsibly, into your programme or course.
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: 26 March 2024, 7 May 2024, 11 June 2024 (click on a date for more information and registration).
Language: Dutch, unless someone is not proficient in Dutch – then English.
Location: hybrid
Cost: Free
Learn important guidelines to make your Canvas course student-friendly and inclusive for all students.
Canvas is the central online meeting place for students and teachers. It's important that students can find the information they need so you don't have to answer unnecessary questions and so students won't fail because they couldn't find crucial information. This is particularly critical for students with visual impairments, for instance. Join this workshop to gain the skills needed to enhance accessibility and usability within your Canvas course.
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: 4 June 2024 (click on the date for more information and registration).
Language: Dutch
Location: hybrid
Cost: free
Curious about engaging your students, increasing the impact of your teaching, and saving time on the design of your courses? Engaging with open education might be the answer.
During this webinar, we will provide information to help you understand:
- What the concepts of open education and open educational resources are.
- Why and when using open educational resources and practices can help transform education.
- Where you can find open educational resources.
- How you can effectively implement open educational resources and practices into your teaching.
- Who can help you on your open education journey.
Offered by: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Dates and times: will follow
Language: English
Location: online webinar
Cost: free
The VU Mixed Classroom Model is an educational approach that builds on diversity to enrich the learning experience for all students. Learn how to do that in this workshop.
Building on differences doesn't mean compromising between diverse perspectives or merging them into one unified perspective. Instead, we use the differences and potential tensions between perspectives to stimulate critical thinking, develop analytical skills, and generate creative solutions. In this session, we will showcase the model and put it into practice. Additionally, we will explore practical examples demonstrating its utility both within and beyond the classroom.
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: 15 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (click on the date for more information and registration).
Language: Dutch, unless someone is not proficient in Dutch – then English.
Location: on campus in Amsterdam
Cost: free
The course will take place over the course of three weeks, helping you to:
- Introduce yourself and connect with fellow learners;
- Talk about your family, friends, work, and study;
- Experience life in the Netherlands.
Speak, write, and understand useful Dutch
During the course, you will learn Dutch phrases, greetings, vocabulary, numbers, spelling, and grammar. By the end of the course, you will be able to recognise familiar words and phrases about yourself and your family. You will be taught to use simple sentences to describe where you live and about the people you know. Finally, you will be able to write short texts such as an email or fill in forms with personal details. The focus will be on receptive skills such as reading and listening.
This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses by online course aggregator class central.
Offered by: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Dates and times: You can start anytime (self-paced). Do you want to join a global classroom of learners? Start August 12, 2024.
Language: English
Location: MOOC (online)
Cost: free of charge (completion within three weeks, no certificate) or €75 for participants who want a certificate or want to study longer than three weeks.
Register: click here
In this MOOC you will work on your own assessment products through assignments. For example, you can create an assessment plan for your own course. In addition, you will become part of a global learning community of higher education teachers.
We offer instructional videos, interviews with experts and with teachers, animations, and checklists. In addition to this, you will find exercises, test assignments and discussions in the MOOC.
Offered by: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Dates and times: every 8 weeks. It is possible to register and start with the MOOC.
Language: English
Location: MOOC (online)
Cost: free of charge
Register: click here
During the course you will discuss why education and science should be key drivers of sustainability. Additionally, we'll explore ways to not only equip students with the required knowledge but also with the necessary skills for the future. This training helps you to make your teaching future-proof!
The course will provide food for thought as well as room for discussion. As a participant, you will get inspired and develop ideas about how you can integrate the topic of sustainable development into your own teaching, even when there’s a lack of time to make big adjustments.
Offered by: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Dates and times: fall 2024, see website
Language: The course is in English, unless all participants speak Dutch.
Location: on campus in Nijmegen
Cost: free of charge
Get inspired by the tools created by our lively community of teachers across universities in the Netherlands by joining the workshop 'Unlocking the Potential of the Transition Makers Toolbox for your education'! In this interactive session, you will discover the features of the Transition Makers Toolbox and find out how to use the tools in your teaching. The toolbox contains ready-to-use materials to teach skills that contribute to solving complex problems, in line with the Inner Development Goals (IDG's). There are tools about e.g. brainstorming, collaborating, resilience and merging different perspectives.
Offered by: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Dates and times: 18 April 2024, 13-15 uur (klik op de datum voor meer informatie en aanmelden)
Language: Engels, tenzij alle deelnemers Nederlands spreken
Location: on campus in Groningen, Marie Lokezaal (Harmoniegebouw)
Cost: free of charge
In this workshop, we will cover easy-to-apply methods to make your course more activating and blended.
We will provide you with five practical tips. Teachers who have already implemented these tips are very happy with the results, as are their students!
Offered by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Dates and times: 9 April 2024, 10:30-12:00 uur (click on the date for more information and registration).
Language: Dutch, unless someone is not proficient in Dutch – then English.
Location: on campus in Amsterdam
Cost: free of charge
In this workshop you will receive guidance on how to enhance your teaching by using storytelling, videos, interviews, and other techniques from the TV industry. Whether being taught online or face-to-face, students learn better in a stimulating environment. It is the responsibility of the lecturer to create that environment with their performance, the course content, and the positive energy they engender from their audience.
All this can be achieved by using easy to learn techniques from the TV industry. Teaching and being taught can be much more fun, if you know how to! TV producer and media skills trainer Julian Dismore will introduce you to different ways to make your lectures and materials more engaging while maintaining the academic standard. Exercises, discussions, and role play will help you improve your approach.
There are numerous ways you can bring your lectures to life. And presenting skills like passion, body language and pacing can all be improved quickly and effectively. Julian’s career has been built on making even the driest subject matter compelling for a prime-time TV audience, so he’s confident he can help make any academic content compelling, with the right approach.
Offered by: Universiteit Maastricht
Dates and times: 7 May 2024, 13:30-16:00 uur (click on the date for more information and registration).
Language: English
Location: online
Cost: free of charge
A whistle-stop tour reflecting on the evolution of higher education over the past thousand years, super-accelerated by the pandemic and AI developments. Gilly Salmon emphasizes that we can and should keep our values, but also clearly define new visions and methods to equip our students with the skills and knowledge to adapt to our rapidly changing societies and worlds of work.
We should ‘future-proof’ as much as we can, whilst accepting educational futures are uncertain and fast changing. We can identify curricula and modes of learning to prepare students to fulfil worthwhile, sustainable, multiple careers and to become contributing citizens of globalization 4.0.
Offered by: Universiteit Maastricht
Dates and times: will follow
Language: English
Location: online via Zoom
Cost: free of charge
The focus of this workshop is the successful supervision of (individual) students. A special aspect here is the role of the online tutor. After all, many teachers maintain contact with students remotely: through phone calls, e-mail and zoom or during virtual classes.
During this workshop we will cover some theoretical aspects and practice fundamental interaction and conversation techniques, like feedback rules in role play and discussions based on sources and videoclips. We try as much as possible to connect to situations in your own teaching practice. The focus is always on optimizing each person's strengths as effectively as possible for (online) individual coaching.
Offered by: Open Universiteit
Dates and times: On demand. Starting at 4 registrations. Participants will be contacted to schedule a moment. If interested, please send an e-mail to docentprofessionalisering@ou.nl.
Language: English or Dutch
Location: online or offline
Cost: free of charge
More information will follow.
Offered by: Open Universiteit
Dates and times: 21 November 2024
Language: Dutch
Location: online and offline
Cost: free of charge
Course offer Erasmus University Rotterdam
The webinars below are made available by EUR to teachers from the participating universities. As an EUR lecturer, you can register via the registration system. Not teaching at EUR? Then register by sending an e-mail to training@risbo.eur.nl.
