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EDLAB provides expertise, support, and collaboration opportunities for the UM teaching & learning community. Website: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/education-at-um/edlab

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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗠 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

Do you have an idea for a session at the upcoming UM Education Days? Download our template and share your proposal with us!

🔗 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/file/session...

#education #teaching #learning #EDLAB

17.10.2025 15:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📣 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗕!

Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Bluesky for the latest news and event highlights!

For more detailed information and project overviews, visit our website and UMployee!

16.10.2025 14:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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"𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺?"

How do you respond when students ask what they really need to know to pass? Do you stick to the syllabus, encourage deeper learning, or throw in a little humour?

👉Share your experiences and tips in the comments!

15.10.2025 15:03 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀! We are excited to announce two major events coming up in 2026!

𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺
🗓️ 13 January 2026

𝗨𝗠 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🗓️ 10–11 June 2026

👉Check out all our upcoming events here: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events?organ...

#UM #teaching #learning #EDLAB

14.10.2025 18:53 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
Is AI really intelligent, or simply a tool that helps us think differently? If facts are instantly available, do universities need to rethink what skills matter most?

👉🏻Read more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/edlab/e...

13.10.2025 14:35 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
TALIS survey reveals high teacher satisfaction across OECD countries

Teaching and Learning International Survey 2024
newsletter.oecd.org/q/1HvA48tnwX...
@oecd-ocde.bsky.social

10.10.2025 16:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📣𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

👉Curious about using podcasts or videos to enrich your teaching? Sign up for the upcoming workshop!

🗓️ 23 October 2025
⏰ 14:00-15:30
🔗 library.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/creat...

10.10.2025 15:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📚 Ellen Bastiaens and Walter Jansen talk about the launch of a new project on AI and the future of learning at UM, which explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping education at Maastricht University.

🔗 Read more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/file/umag-oc...

10.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Are you looking to develop your teaching skills or explore new ideas in education? EDLAB’s Continuing Professional Development calendar for the upcoming months is now live, and registrations are open!

🔗 Register here: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events?organ...

#teaching #learning #EDLAB #CPD

10.10.2025 14:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿!

Stay updated on the latest developments in teaching and learning at UM! Find out about our upcoming events, read inspiring UM stories, and get insights into what’s happening at EDLAB!

🔗Subscribe here: mailing.maastrichtuniversity.nl/x/plugin/?pN...

09.10.2025 15:38 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?

👉EDLAB’s new EduBites series offers practical tips to help teachers tackle everyday challenges in the classroom. Stay tuned for bite-sized support you can use straight away!

🚀Read more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/study/suppor...

08.10.2025 15:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📣𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗠 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳

Do you want to improve your education, need some inspiration or are looking for a different perspective?

👉🏻Request an individual education consult from EDLAB: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/edu...

07.10.2025 06:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
New video series: Education research in collaboration

A real pleasure to contribute to this @edlab-ctl.bsky.social video series on #educational #research. Offers an insight into our research on the #international #classroom in #PBL and into how @carlahaelermans.bsky.social and I collaborated.

#EduSky #TeachLearnSky

@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social

06.10.2025 10:48 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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EDLAB X was a success, thank you for joining! To mark #WorldTeachersDay, we share @maastrichtu.bsky.social students’ candid views on PBL, tutors, the international classroom, motivation, and more. 👉 Explore more stories (including UM teachers’ reflections) on www.edlab-x.nl

Video: buff.ly/H0ZRCXa

05.10.2025 08:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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⚡𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗕’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Are you curious about our upcoming workshops? Download the overview of all our CPD activities until December 2025!

👉Check it out here: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/file/edlab-c...

#UM #teaching #learning #EDLAB

03.10.2025 15:17 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?

Check out the Study Smart website for more tips: www.studysmartpbl.com

Do you have other tips or activities that work well? Please share them in the comments!

03.10.2025 15:12 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📣Job alert! We are happy to announce two new job openings at EDLAB!

👉𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗡𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀

👉 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿

🔗Read more here: umployee.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/group-men...

03.10.2025 11:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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📣 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀!

𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺

🗓️ 13 January 2026


𝗨𝗠 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🗓️ 10–11 June 2026


👉Check out all our upcoming events here: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/ed...

#UM #teaching #learning #EDLAB

02.10.2025 15:13 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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⏰𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗕'𝘀 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟯 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

📣 EDLAB invites Maastricht University teaching staff to apply for an EDLAB education innovation grant à € 7,500,-.

🔗How to submit your proposal? www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/edlab-e...

02.10.2025 15:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🔁On 10 September, 22 colleagues from the Centres for Teaching & Learning of Radboud University, Maastricht University and Open Universiteit gathered at the Open Universiteit in Heerlen.

Read more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/kicking...

01.10.2025 15:24 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗔𝗖𝗦 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘂

🚀 Dumitru joined the EDLAB team in May 2025 and has designed the EDLAB X website end-to-end and Raul began a two-year internship at EDLAB this month within FSE's KnowledgeEngineering@Work programme.

#education #teaching #learning #EDLAB

01.10.2025 14:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀

On 10 September, EDLAB hosted the first AI & Education CoP meeting of the year, introducing faculty AI representatives and sharing updates on UM initiatives.

🔗 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/communi...

30.09.2025 15:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴

🤖Is AI really intelligent, or simply a tool that helps us think differently? Do universities need to rethink what skills matter most for tomorrow’s society?

Find out more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/edlab/e...

29.09.2025 15:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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𝐌𝐢𝐝-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐢𝐧. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

📅 If you are curious to learn more about student evaluations, sign up for our upcoming workshop: edlab.nl/slottr/cpd-s...

🚀For more ideas, check out the UM TutorKit: canvas.maastrichtuniversity.nl/courses/19090

26.09.2025 11:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Are you looking to develop your teaching skills or explore new ideas in education? EDLAB’s Continuing Professional Development calendar for the upcoming months is now live, and registrations are open!

🔗 Register here: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events?organ...

#teaching #learning #EDLAB #CPD

25.09.2025 14:43 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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⏰𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗕'𝘀 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟯 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!

📣 EDLAB invites Maastricht University teaching staff to apply for an EDLAB education innovation grant à € 7,500,-.

🔗How to submit your proposal? Check it out here: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/edlab-e...

19.09.2025 14:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📣𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝗼𝗳𝗳: 𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏰ 14:30-17:00
🔗 edlab.nl/slottr/obser...

By signing up for our trajectory, you’ll observe each other’s teaching and review teaching materials, which can be a flexible and time-efficient way to reflect and improve!

19.09.2025 13:48 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📣𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸

🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏰ 09:00-11:00
🔗 edlab.nl/slottr/exper...

In this webinar, you will learn the basic principles of Experimental Pedagogics (XP), and get access to resources to experiment with it in your own classroom. Register now!

18.09.2025 11:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Join EDLAB X, starting today!

This year, 2025, EDLAB turns 10, and we want to celebrate this milestone by giving something back to you, our community. Expect moments of inspiration, opportunities to connect, and yes, some special treats along the way.

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📣𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀

🗓️ 23 September & 7 October 2025
⏰ 13:30 - 17:00
🔗 edlab.nl/slottr/outsi...

In this workshop, you will learn to read in groups better by using activities to zoom in on certain aspects of learning and working in groups.

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