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Need inspiration to design more interactive education?

Whether you teach on campus or online, TeachEUR offers a variety of activities to enhance the quality and interactivity of your education. From accessible icebreakers to practical exercises that promote active learning and collaboration among students. Get inspired, adapt these activities to your learning objectives, and add your own twist to them!

We also provide theoretical insights on various themes, supported by tips and tools to implement them immediately in practice.

We regularly add new teaching activities and would love to hear your ideas! Have you tried something new or have you applied a variation? Share it with us!

Looking for advice or do you want to brainstorm about activating education? Do you need professional support to tailor an activity to your course? Or would you like to highlight a particular theme? Contact us or send an email to cli@eur.nl.

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  • Worst-case scenario

    Make a contingency plan to learn how not to do things in the end.
    Left shows a sunny, easy valley path; right shows a steep, cloudy route leading to disaster.

  • Brainwriting

    Generate ideas in a creative way!
    Three people sitting and writing together, and exclamation points, star icons, and lightbulbs are flying around their heads.

  • Placemat discussion

    Let students collectively map out their learning with a placemat.
    A top view on a placemat where on each one of the four sides a different letter is seated with a different speech bubble.

  • Collect signatures

    Let students help each other find the right answer through this game format.
    One person writing their signature on a piece of paper for another person.

  • Like me

    Get to know each other better and see what similarities you have as a group!
    Four people together, and three of them are raising one of their arms.

  • Elevator Pitch

    Have your students tell something about themselves or the subject matter in a short two-minute slot. The element of persuasion is essential in this!
    People line up beside a sign that says “Pitches! Join the elevator ride” as two individuals inside an elevator engage in a conversation.

  • Devil's advocate

    Break down group thiking and encourage critical thinking when students work together in teams.
    One arm holding a sign saying “As a critical friend” and next to that, three arms holding a sign together “We love to agree”.

  • Reflection roulette

    Explore, debate, reflect, and learn together.
    A roulette wheel and in the middle two question marks, two check marks, two triangles and some scribbles.

  • Position paper

    Explore, reflect, define: unlocking insights with positionality in your academic journey.
    A map titled “course materials” that shows a pinpoint on the bottom left with “I am here”, and different paths you can take.

  • Perspective paper

    View the world through diverse lenses with the perspective paper.
    On the left a sheet titled “a new perspective” with glasses on, and a paper sheet on the right titles “a fresh perspective” with binoculars on.

  • Opposing viewpoints

    Let students explore opposing viewpoints to practice their listening skills.
    Three different speech bubbles each standing on their own crate, where one holds a magnifying glass, one a telescope, and the other on glasses.

  • Movie/book review

    Review books and films to develop empathy.
    A person diving into a book, and a pair of glasses next to it.

New on TeachEUR: Themes

We offer a deepdive in theoretical insights on various themes in collaboration with experts, supported by tips and tools to implement these themes in educational practice.

Discover all our theme pages
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