EDLAB
Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning
As Maastricht University’s Centre for Teaching & Learning, EDLAB provides expertise, support, and collaboration opportunities for staff and students to enhance the quality of education at UM continually.
Our mission revolves around three pillars:
- Expertise: We foster a strong foundation for quality education through research and continuous innovation.
- Support: We facilitate professional development in the field of education, ensuring educators have the resources they need.
Community: We actively engage with the education community, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Activities and events offered by EDLAB include professional development training workshops and conferences like the UM Education Days. Recently, EDLAB co-produced a VR-enhanced project report exploring the benefits of integrating VR technology into PBL classrooms. Additionally, EDLAB has received substantial funding to enhance teaching and learning at Maastricht University from 2024 to 2027.
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Workshops and events
News
Expertise, support and community
Collaborating with students
Outreach
Fast facts
- Established in 2015
- Led by Ellen Bastiaens
- Five interrelated areas of expertise
- An international team with education and academic expertise
In 2023
- >700 UM staff involved in EDLAB activities
- >200 UM students involved in Excellence programmes
- 12 education grants allocated to UM teaching staff
- >30 education consults
Workshops and events
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02 Oct09:00 - 11:00
Workshop: Building up the FLOW in your PBL tutorials
Hüseyin Sakalli, a lecturer at FASoS, has developed a new card game: Flow. This card game condenses all of the mechanics of a PBL session, including the CCCS principles, into a deck of cards.
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08 Oct11:00 - 13:30
Workshop: Playing with ChatGPT
Hello it’s me… ChatGPT: What exactly are Large Language models and what does that tell us about the challenges and opportunities for teaching at university?
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08 Oct16:00 - 17:30
Online workshop: Universal Design for Learning: From Theory to Practice
This introductory online workshop explores the background and core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and their practical application to syllabi and course design.
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10 Oct15:00 - 17:00
Icebreaker & educational game showcase
Join us at EDLAB for an informal session where you’ll have the opportunity to try out and share your thoughts on various icebreaker activities and educational games.
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15 Oct09:00 - 12:00
Fostering teacher wellbeing through nature connectedness
In this workshop, we'll explore different scientifically established pathways to conscious nature connectedness that will help you get the best out of being in nature and aid your well-being.
Would like to work on your professionalisation in your own time and space? Check out the two following options:
- Our Reflective Practice Trajectory is available to staff members online on Canvas
- Various teaching and learning webinars are offered via the EDLAB group on UMployee (UM login)
News
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EDLAB invites Maastricht University teaching staff to apply for an EDLAB education innovation grant à €5,000,-. The application deadline is Monday 13 November 2023, 12:00 CET.
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In this article, John Harbord, writing advisor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS), looks at the patterns of Grammarly use and the writing challenges students face. He also explores the impact of relying on automated tools for developing academic writing skills.
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Hüseyin Sakalli, a teacher at FASoS, has developed a new card game designed to support the PBL process. Are you curious? Read his story!
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EDLAB has developed the UM TutorKit to provide quick and easy tools for common challenges in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) classrooms. From September 2024, this new toolkit, which supports group dynamics, feedback, and evaluation processes, will be available to all UM teachers across faculties.
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Emilie Sitzia explores how to (re)integrate our eight senses into Problem-Based Learning.
Click here to go to EDLAB's news page.
Explore EDLAB from four different perspectives in this interactive video
Lena Gromotka, Innovation Coordinator at EDLAB, speaks with Jacob Ward, a teacher and researcher in History at FASoS, Therese Grohnert, an education researcher and teacher at SBE, and Daniel Rivera, a recent graduate of the PREMIUM honours programme coordinated by EDLAB.
We also meet the vibrant community of educators and learners during EDLAB's yearly UM Education Days.
Expertise, support and community
Innovating education
EDLAB is dedicated to cultivating a culture of educational innovation and development at Maastricht University (UM), benefitting teachers, education researchers, and students.
Professional development
We offer a diverse array of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, encompassing workshops, training courses, and online resources. Furthermore, we extend support through education innovation grants, education research grants, and education research fellowships. Beyond these offerings, EDLAB hosts a variety of events such as conferences, seminars, the annual UM Education Days, as well as interactive Teach-Meet and Student-Meet sessions. These gatherings serve as valuable platforms for networking and gaining insights from experts in the field.
Professional Development for Teaching & Learning
Are you edUMinded?
Our commitment to fostering dialogue and engagement is further demonstrated through our online magazine, edUMinded. This platform serves as a dynamic space to showcase the perspectives and experiences of the Teaching & Learning community at Maastricht University, encouraging ongoing conversations and connections among education enthusiasts in Maastricht and beyond.
edUMinded, EDLAB's online magazine on Teaching & Learning.
Why we love to teach
What inspires Maastricht University teachers and educators in their daily lives and interactions with students? What are their motivations, what fuels their enthusiasm, and what are their perspectives on the role of education in society? Get to know Mabrouka, Maryam, Jesse, Stefan, Yuanyuan, Iris, Andrada, Bruna, and Martijn as they share their personal insights on the most rewarding aspects of their career in education.
This video was made during our UM Education Days 2023.
Collaborating with students
Excellence education
Maastricht University offers a range of Excellence programmes for ambitious, motivated, and high-performing students. At EDLAB, we further develop, implement, and centrally coordinate these programmes. In a challenging, interdisciplinary learning environment, students engage in extracurricular opportunities that help them develop their talents, increase their knowledge, and strengthen their CVs.
Go to EDLAB's Excellence programmes.
ESAB: Students as education partners
The EDLAB Student Advisory Board (ESAB) represents the student community and hosts several Student-Meet sessions throughout the year.
Outreach
EDLAB engages with external parties and stakeholders in the field of knowledge on education, be they teaching staff from other education institutes, organisations that collaborate with EDLAB's Excellence programmes, external professional training companies, or other Centres for Teaching & Learning in the Netherlands and abroad.