Workshop Study Smart

In this workshop, you will explore the theory and evidence behind effective study strategies, such as retrieval practice, spaced learning, and metacognitive reflection, and learn how to implement these within your educational design. The workshop bridges research and practice by sharing lessons learned from real-world implementations and providing concrete tools, templates, and a workbook. All participants receive full access to the complete Study Smart materials, enabling direct integration into their own courses. By the end, you will be able to share these principles with colleagues, support their integration into diverse educational settings, and design teaching interventions that align with them.

Fast facts

• Duration: Two days (on-site or online)
• Language: English
• Location: Maastricht, the Netherlands (on-site) or online
• Group size: Designed for groups of 10 or more; pricing available for smaller groups on request; larger groups benefit from reduced per-person rates
• Format: Interactive sessions combining theory, discussion, and hands-on design activities
• Included: Workbook, implementation templates, and full access to the complete Study Smart student materials for use in your own courses

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain the Study Smart Model and its core principles of effective studying.
• Describe the research evidence supporting these principles.
• Translate theory into practical interventions that fit their own educational context.
• Design course elements and activities that integrate retrieval practice, spacing, and metacognitive reflection.
• Share and apply these principles with colleagues to enhance teaching and learning across their institution.

Who should attend

This workshop is designed for groups of lecturers, tutors, mentors, and course or programme coordinators in higher education who are involved in teaching and educational design. 

Suitable for all disciplines, the programme draws on Study Smart’s successful implementation in a wide variety of contexts worldwide, from health sciences in the Netherlands to higher education settings in Portugal, Barbados, and New Zealand. Whether your team wants to deepen its understanding of the science of learning, refresh its teaching toolkit, or implement an evidence-informed approach across your curriculum, this course will help you bridge research and practice to make a lasting impact on student learning.