Psychological principles applied in educational research
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Would you like to work on evidence-informed education?
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| Psychologist and associate professor Catharine Evers has a big heart for education. In addition to conducting research, she is a passionate teacher. ‘Because of my academic mindset, I quickly began to wonder: how do students learn? How can I best convey the subject matter to them? And what educational principles underlie this?’ This prompted Evers to investigate. How did her knowledge of psychology help her in this? |
| | Get started with Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). This form of research enables you to systematically examine your own teaching practice. The CAT will help you get started right away: apply for a SoTL grant or register for the Teaching Scholars Programme. Interest in SoTL is growing rapidly, also nationally. The NRO recently published an overview article about this approach and a webinar was organised especially for teachers who want to learn more about this research-based approach to their teaching. |
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Reminder: Register for the Teaching and Learning Inspiration Days from 26-29 January 2026 |
From Monday 26 to Thursday 29 January 2026, it's time for the Teaching and Learning Inspiration Days. During this event, you can immerse yourself in an inspiring programme aimed at enhancing your teaching practice. There will be sessions on Future Learning Spaces, intercultural competencies, generative AI, assessment, Virtual Reality, creative forms of conversation, and much more. View the full programme and register now! |
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Keep developing yourself as a teacher |
| Course supervising PhD Research
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| Take advantage of the wide range of courses focused on teacher development. For example, attend various sessions focused on learning how to work with the new Brightspace Learning Management System, a session on motivation from the perspective of the self-determination theory, or on creating knowledge clips. You can attend interesting sessions throughout the year, so be sure to check out the complete offer and sign up. |
| As a PhD supervisor, you are not only a subject-matter expert, but also a co-researcher, coach and assessor. In the course ‘Supervising PhD Research’ offered by Educational Development & Training, you will explore topics such as mutual expectations, giving feedback, conversation skills and identifying bottlenecks in the PhD process. The course consists of four three-hour sessions and is intended for both novice and experienced supervisors. |
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| The OnderwijsFestival: Will you be joining us (again) next year? |
| The annual OnderwijsFestival will take place on Thursday 5 March: the event for the entire UU education community. Whether you teach, support teachers, shape education policy or further develop education: this event is for you! The programme focuses on various current education topics, including the hot topic of AI. Fill in the save-the-date form and be the first to know when you can register. Want to get a taste of the atmosphere? Then watch the aftermovie! |
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| Play the Blended Learning Game! |
Would you like to discover how you can use blended learning in your teaching in an engaging way? Then come to the ‘Blended Learning Game Day’ on Wednesday 21 January at SURF in Utrecht! Together with colleagues from other higher education institutions, you get the chance to play a Blended Learning game, in which you design a blended curriculum, including one from Utrecht University. Come and get inspired and register now. |
| Would you like to experience the latest Active Learning Space? |
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| Lots of interest in sessions to gather wishes and requirements digital testing software |
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An Active Learning Space is designed to optimally support student-centred, active and collaborative learning. This latest Future Learning Space has been realised in the Androclus building, O.004. With an appropriate educational design and learning activities focused on active and collaborative learning, such a space can be used to its full potential. Would you like to learn more and hear about other teachers' experiences? Then come to the workshop “Learning in an Active Learning Space. How the learning environment makes a difference” on Monday 26 January from 13:00 to 14:30 during the Teaching and Learning Inspiration Days. |
| | What could be improved and what features would you like to see added to a future digital testing system? That question is central to the sessions held to gather the wishes and requirements of teachers and students. The results will be included in the overall list of requirements and wishes that will be used for the European tender for future digital testing software. Curious what the users’ wishes are? |
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| Play the Illuminate escape room and discover Brightspace |
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End-of-year special: looking back and looking ahead to the Brightspace project
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| Would you like to gain more experience with Brightspace? Then play the Illuminate escape room. You can now also play this game in the city centre. The location is Janskerkhof 15a. Are you a lecturer? Then sign up for the escape room now and discover everything Brightspace has to offer. |
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| Brightspace has been implemented and the transition from Blackboard to Brightspace went fairly smoothly. The project will continue until June 2026. Time to look back and ahead with project leaders Robbie Nijsse and Alex Lodder. |
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| Looking back on over a decade of T@UU |
Unfortunately, after more than ten years of connecting, inspiring and empowering teachers, T@UU is coming to an end, a decision that follows the recent university-wide budget cuts. This moment invites reflection: on what we have built together, the ideas we have shared and the many ways in which T@UU has shaped teaching and learning at our university. Curious about how it all began? |
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| Value of Continuing Education for the University |
| Continuing Education (OvP) will become a permanent part of the primary process from 2026 onwards. Through OvP, we enhance the societal impact of our research and strengthen transdisciplinary collaboration. In recent years, Utrecht University has gained a leading position among Dutch universities in the field of governance and infrastructure for Continuing Education. Other universities now use our approach as an example. |
From the Teaching and Learning Collection |
Active learning puts a focus on activating students to participate in the lecture or seminar. By challenging them to think about what they’re learning and by activating them to reflect on the presented knowledge, a higher level of learning can be achieved. Curious about how you can promote active learning in your teaching? The Teaching and Learning Collection is full of active learning activities. |
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