NEWS MAY 2019 |
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PUBLICATION ‘IMPROVING UNIVERSITY REWARD FOR TEACHING; A ROADMAP FOR CHANGE’
At the Royal Academy of Engineering (London) Ruth Graham presented the 'Roadmap for Change' with respect to improving university reward for teaching on 13 & 14 May. This topic is high on the agenda of Dutch Higher Education (4TU, VSNU & Ministry of Education) with a new NL-wide strategy to be presented in September. Read more… |
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JOIN THE 3RD LEARNING SPACES TOUR AT TU/E
Discover the added value of innovative learning spaces for education during the learning spaces tour! You will visit innovative learning spaces and gain insight in related ongoing innovative projects. We will focus on the added value of the innovative learning space for education. On our third stop, 8 October, we will visit TU/e.
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4TU.CEE PROGRESS REPORT 2017-2018 AVAILABLE
4TU.CEE has evolved from a starting centre of expertise as part of the sector plan for engineering, into a stable, recognised and mature centre. In the past two years, 4TU.CEE invested in a variety of themes to contribute to the innovation of engineering education. In the Progress Report 2017-2018 you will find a selection of activities that have taken place in 2017 and 2018. Read more…
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4TU.CEE STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-2021
The new 4TU.CEE strategic plan 2019-2021 has been approved by the 4TU Education Board. The strategic plan describes the topics and projects that 4TU.CEE will be working on in the period that lies ahead. 4TU.CEE is eager to support the development of future engineering education and help in establishing an empirical knowledge base on innovation in engineering education. We look forward to doing so with 4TU lecturers, researchers, support staff and our (inter)national partners. Read more…
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HANDS-ON LEARNING IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Marta Gavioli, PhD student at TUD, and 4TU.CEE researcher, is designing a low cost experimental set-up which affords several and different experiments on structural mechanics concepts. Not only to help students better understand the theoretical content, but also to acquire experimental skills. Read more…
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS MATHEMATICS IN/FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
The IJRUME Special Issue Call for Proposals Mathematics in/for Engineering Education is now open. The aim of this special issue is to bring together the best research on innovative teaching and learning practices in mathematics in engineering education and to develop deeper understandings of the characteristics of current teaching and learning practices that can inform the design and implementation of future innovative practices. Submit your extended abstract before August 31, 2019. Read more…
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4TU.CEE WORKSHOPS ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Internationalisation and cross cultural communication skills are essential for all 4TU engineering students, due to the international student population and international setting they will work in. Workshops provide you with a practical, skill-building environment, engaging you in activities and receiving significant feedback from the instructor and other participants. It is the best and most efficient way to quickly develop a new skill! Check our new training opportunities! |
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COMENIUS LEADERSHIP GRANT FOR UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
The university of Twente has been granted an NRO Comenius Leadership Fellow of €250,000 euro. It will be used to enhance interdisciplinary modules of four different UT education programmes in the ‘STRIPES2021’ project. Interdisciplinary education is a topic 4TU.CEE is intensely working on. Only last year WUR also received a Comenius Leadership grant for a project on interdisciplinarity. Read more…
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WORKSHOP AND LUNCH PRESENTATION ‘INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM WORK SKILLS’
On 22 and 23 May 4TU.CEE is organising a lunch presentation and workshop on the theme ‘Interdisciplinary Team work Skills’. Bjørn Sortland and Reidar Lyng of NTNU Trondheim and Hanne Løje of DTU will visit the University of Twente on the 22nd and TU Delft on the 23rd to share their experiences with interdisciplinary courses. The sessions at UT are fully booked, but you can still participate in the lunch presentation at TU Delft or follow the lunch presentation at UT through the live stream. Read more…
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CHEPS CONFERENCE "ENHANCING QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION"
The Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) is organising a conference on "Enhancing quality in Higher Education" on 25 and 26 June at the University of Twente. Researchers, practitioners and professionals in higher education who are committed to improving the quality of teaching and learning are invited to join. Read more…
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WORKSHOP: HOW TO BEAT PROCRASTINATION
On 30 August a 1-day workshop is given at WUR, designed to support lecturers who struggle with procrastinating tendencies of their students. It will provide you with useful information and strategies that will support you in helping students to develop the mind-set and the capacity to start and finish their projects on time! Read more…
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SENIOR UNIVERSITY TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS CEREMONY AT UT
The second Twente group of 12 colleagues finished their SUTQ (SKO) projects in which they designed and researched aspects of their education. In the same ceremony six colleagues finished their Senior Examination Qualification (SKE) trajectory with assessment related topics being studied in-depth. Results were shared and discussed in an informal poster market after receiving certificates and flowers from Mirjam Bult (Executive Board UT). All project summaries will be available through the 4TU.CEE innovation map.
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AGENDA 4TU.CEE
- 22 & 23 May ’19: Workshop and lunch presentation ‘Interdisciplinary team work skills’ (at UT and TUD)
- 24 May ’19: Workshop ‘Culturally appropriate and effective feedback’ (UT)
- 30 August ’19: Workshop ‘How to beat procrastination’ at WUR
- 8 October ’19: Learning Spaces Tour at TU/e
-18 October ’19: Workshop: ‘Culturally appropriate and effective feedback’ at TUD
- 1 November ’19: Workshop: ‘Culturally appropriate and effective feedback’ at UT
- 13 December ’19: Workshop ‘Inclusiveness for better study results’ at TU/e
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Redactie 4TU.nieuwsbrief |
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