EDLAB innovation projects & toolkits
Global developments such as emerging technologies, internationalisation and changing dynamics in the labour market alter the way students think and learn. It is crucial to rethink how these developments affect higher education as a whole and, in particular, the way we implement problem-based learning at Maastricht University.
Together with the EDLAB Advisory Board, we aim to enhance the quality of UM education by defining themes in close cooperation with all UM faculties and initiating pilots in all faculties on these themes.
EDLAB innovation projects and toolkits (ordered alphabetically)
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Academic Advising
Read moreThe UM Advising project aims to enhance student success by formulating a vision of student guidance based on collaboration between faculty and students, promoting transparency and personal as well as professional growth.
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AI and Education at UM
Read moreThe AI & Education at UM webpages aim to assist educators in incorporating AI into their teaching while also safeguarding their education from potential risks.
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Assessing the "I" in Group Work
Download the guideHow can you fairly grade individual contributions in group work? What do you do with free riders? Based on research, EDLAB developed a guide for teaching staff that offers recommendations based on successful practices of assessing individual contributions to group work at UM.
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Communities of Practice
Read moreA community of practice (CoP) facilitated by EDLAB is a group of people who come together around a topic of interest related to UM’s education, motivated by a desire to learn and grow professionally while also experiencing a sense of belonging and relatedness.
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Constructive Alignment
Go to the project websiteConstructive Alignment (CoAl) is an approach to instructional design that integrates intended learning outcomes or learning objectives, teaching and learning activities, and assessment and feedback methods. Download the handbook.
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Education That Moves You
Read moreEducation That Moves You (ETMY) is an EDLAB project that introduced standing desks into the UM problem-based learning tutorials to explore a more dynamic approach to learning.
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EDvance Report
Read moreThe EDvance Report aims to stimulate UM teaching staff to diversify PBL formats further and be more creative with regard to intended learning outcomes, teaching –and learning activities and assessment.
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EDview
Read moreThe EDview research project in 2017-2018 reflected on UM’s educational philosophy and practice around PBL.
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Feedback Cubes
Go to the project websiteStruggling with group dynamics? To stimulate better feedback within a tutorial group, a team of PREMIUM students and the Cube Design Museum designed Feedbackᶾ, a set of 7 cubes that will help make your team feedback session easier, more natural and fun!
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Global Citizenship Education
Go to the GCEd pageUNESCO states that Global Citizen Education (GCEd) aims to empower learners of all ages to assume active roles, both locally and globally, in building more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive and secure societies.
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Impact of Language Models (such as ChatGPT) on PBL education
Read moreThis project explores the impact of LLMs on student-centred educational models, such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL), as implemented at Maastricht University.
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Information Wise
Go to the project websiteIn this project, EDLAB and the University Library designed an evidence-informed programme for information literacy and critical thinking at Maastricht University.
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Self-Regulated Learning
Read moreFollowing the successful implementation of Study Smart, this project aims to deepen our understanding of ‘self-regulation’ in learning and build towards a curriculum that supports self-regulated learning at UM.
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Student Engagement
Contact the Project LeaderWhat makes students experience a sense of connection to the university? This project researches the topic of student engagement and develops workshops and training courses to create a stronger learning community.
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Study Smart
Go to the project websiteThe Study Smart project researched the difficulties that students have in their self-study. It developed evidence-based resources and training courses to improve students' self-study through improved practice, raising awareness, and increasing reflection.
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Tutor Training in 360°
Read moreThis project aimed to create 360° tutorial group videos for integration into UM-wide PBL tutor training.
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VR-enhanced PBL
Read moreTogether with the VR/AR expertise centre DEXlab (SBE), EDLAB has started a project about ‘VR-enhanced PBL’ in the academic year 2022-2023.
