UNSPEAKABLE US

Project introduction and background information

While education is daily practice at the university, some matters remain unspeakable, because they are part of the hidden curriculum, delicate to define or grasp, have different names, never made explicit or maybe even  are considered a taboo. The skills addressed in challenge based education remain unspeakable between us (initiators from AE, A+BE, TPM and Teaching Academy), and remain implicit in several courses. This 4TU project explores these skills, both explicit and implicit, the related values in challenge based education and the actual and desired professionalisation of educators involved he exploration starts within the realm of the Technical University of Delft and 4TU. Nevertheless, it is expected that lessons learned will not be exclusive to this context but can be applied in other settings that aim for societal impact of science and education as well.  The project identifies challenge-based skills links transdisciplinary and impact skills to value-based approaches, and identifies educational practices including assessment and educator professionalisation. Do you think your course should be included in our exploration? Reach out to us and contact: Saskia Postema, Fransje Hooimeijer and/or Sake Zijlstra.