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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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Stimulating Students

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Workshops and Events

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  • 10 Oct
    13:00 - 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.

  • 11 Oct
    15:00 - 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. 

  • 25 Oct
    15:00 - 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?

  • 26 Oct
    13:30 - 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.

  • 26 Oct
    15:00 - 17:00

    CPD workshop: Canvas Proficiency Course: Quizzes

    This CPD course is designed to equip lecturers with the knowledge and skills required to effectively utilise Canvas Quizzes for continuous assessment and student self-assessment purposes. 

  • 23 Nov
    15:00 - 17:00

    CPD workshop: Canvas Proficiency Course: Quizzes

    This CPD course is designed to equip lecturers with the knowledge and skills required to effectively utilise Canvas Quizzes for continuous assessment and student self-assessment purposes. 

  • 20 Dec
    15:00 - 17:00

    CPD workshop: Canvas Proficiency Course: Quizzes

    This CPD course is designed to equip lecturers with the knowledge and skills required to effectively utilise Canvas Quizzes for continuous assessment and student self-assessment purposes. 

  • 12 Jun 13 Jun
    09:30 - 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...

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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.

Join the EDLAB group on UMployee

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.

Go to our Students' Corner.

Outreach

University Council visit to EDLAB

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.

Contact EDLAB