EDLAB
Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning
EDLAB brings together the Maastricht University Teaching & Learning community to enhance education practices and enrich the student learning experience.
We are an education expertise centre dedicated to creating and sharing knowledge, resources, and support for the UM Teaching & Learning community.
We aim to foster education innovation, drive professional development, conduct education research and facilitate knowledge exchange to build a strong foundation for quality education.
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Expertise, Support and Knowledge Exchange
Stimulating 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 2022
- >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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27 Sep15:00 - 17:00
CPD Workshop: Canvas Proficiency Course: Collaboration and Feedback
During this workshop, you will learn to use Canvas to support student collaboration and discussion, organise tutor and peer feedback, and implement and assess various types of assignments.
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03 Oct11:00 - 13:30
CPD Workshop: Playing with ChatGPT
Hello it’s me… ChatGTP: 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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05 Oct09:00 - 11:30
CPD Workshop: Student evaluations - What they can tell you and what they can’t
The workshop will address the issue of how to improve our feedback practices at UM so that it helps students and teachers to monitor and improve education.
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05 Oct09:30 - 11:30
CPD online workshop: Fostering Employability and Well-being in Students
In this workshop, you will learn what you, as a staff member, can do to further empower your students. We will introduce you to online support tools that can help your students to find answers to employability and well-being-related questions.
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09 Oct14:30 - 17:00
CPD Workshop: Rethinking student assessment and authentic learning in an AI era
This CPD activity looks into how to integrate AI tools in teaching and learning while ensuring that students still play a key role in their learning process.
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10 Oct13:00 - 17:00
CPD workshop: Gatekeeper Training - Suicide Prevention
In your work, but also in your private life, you can meet people who (possibly) have suicidal thoughts. During this in-company gatekeeper training you will learn how to discuss these thoughts and how to encourage the other person to seek help.
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11 Oct15:00 - 17:00
CPD Workshop: Canvas Proficiency Course: Collaboration and Feedback
During this workshop, you will learn to use Canvas to support student collaboration and discussion, organise tutor and peer feedback, and implement and assess various types of assignments.
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25 Oct15:00 - 16:30
Teach-Meet: Stepping outside the classroom – Maastricht as your learnscape
How can you use the city of Maastricht and its surroundings as your learning playground?
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26 Oct13:30 - 15:30
Online CPD Workshop: Addressing Challenging Behaviour
In this interactive session, staff members will discuss and learn how they can recognise and manage situations in which students display challenging behaviour and/or mental health problems.
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12 Jun 13 Jun09:30 - 14:30
UM Education Days 2024
The UM Education Days will be back on 12-13 June 2024. Save the dates in your calendar!
Assessment, tutoring, advising, technology, inclusivity, feedback, educational design, and much more! Once again, the Maastricht University Teaching & Learning community will exchange, share, learn, discuss...
News
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We are delighted to share the highlights of UM Education Days 2023 through our dedicated recap page, including a beautiful video impression of the event. Mark the dates for the next edition: 12 and 13 June 2024!
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Alexandra Supper challenges the misconception that skills training at Maastricht University operates separately from Problem-Based Learning (PBL) principles.
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EDLAB invites Maastricht University teaching staff to apply for an EDLAB education innovation grant à € 5,000,-.
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Do you teach at UM? Do you know that making educational videos can actually be a more fun, less frustrating and less time-consuming experience? In this article, Stefan Maubach explains how he makes videos and tells you what works for him. Perhaps his tips will also help you create your own videos!
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Much to his surprise, Stefan Maubach, a math teacher at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences, discovered that making educational videos enabled him to turn education theories from abstract concepts into practical tools.
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After roaming the world, Alice Pan moved to Maastricht in 2020 for the master’s in International Business. She is now a coordinator at EDLAB - the Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning. She previously worked as a tutor in the International Business bachelor programme, an English...
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For the second time, Maastricht University will organise an app challenge for students and employees. This time, the challenge will consist of inventing and building a prototype for the next UM app to enhance the teaching or learning experience at Maastricht University. All ideas are welcome!
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We are now recruiting challenging and inspiring projects for our new PREMIUM honours students 2023-2024!
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Were you absolutely cruising through your exams? Were you well prepared with plenty time to spare? Then Anique de Bruin’s work won’t change your life. But for everyone else, the Professor of Self-regulation in Higher Education has useful insights and tools. Together with a refugee scholar financed...
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EDLAB – Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning is looking for five students to join the EDLAB Student Advisory Board (ESAB)!
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The UM Education Days on 7-8 June 2023 gathered staff and students from across faculties at EDLAB for two jam-packed days of conversation and discussion about education, technology, innovation, advising, tutoring, feedback, and much, much more.
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In the last Student-Meet of the year, students discussed the triumphs and tribulations of the academic year gone by.
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Gone are the days when students simply submitted papers and handwrote tests. A recent event at EDLAB showcased the creative ways that teachers at Maastricht University (UM) leverage digital technologies in their educational practice.
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EDLAB has collected information to update the UM Teaching & Learning community about the recent advancements in AI and how they may affect education at Maastricht University.
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Have you ever had one of those days when you don’t feel like doing an assignment or are just not in the mood to go to a tutorial? Well, you’re not alone.
Expertise, Support and Knowledge Exchange
EDLAB fosters a culture of education innovation and development at UM for both teaching staff and students.
We offer a diverse range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for teaching staff, including workshops, training courses, and online resources. Additionally, we provide education innovation and research grants as well as fellowships. Moreover, we host conferences, seminars, the annual UM Education Days, and interactive Teach-Meet and Student-Meet sessions. These events provide valuable opportunities for both staff and students to network and gain insights from experts in the field.
Our online magazine, edUMinded, serves as a platform to showcase the perspectives and experiences of the Teaching & Learning community at Maastricht University and to trigger ongoing dialogue and engagement with education enthusiasts in Maastricht and beyond.
Go to Education Innovation.
Go to Professional Development for Teaching & Learning.
Visit edUMinded, EDLAB's online magazine on Teaching & Learning.
UM Education Days
The UM Education Days are like a great candy shop, where we can look at what others have done, have created, and showcase our own work.
Assessment, tutoring, advising, technology, inclusivity, feedback, educational design, and much more! EDLAB's annual UM Education Days are a dedicated moment for the Maastricht University Teaching & Learning community to come together and exchange, share, learn, discuss and enjoy all things education. Visit our UM Education Days 2023 recap.
The next edition of the UM Education Days will take place on 12-13 June 2024. Mark your calendar!
Stimulating 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.