EDLAB
Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning
EDLAB unites the Maastricht University Teaching & Learning community, aiming to enhance education practices and enrich the student learning experience. Our mission revolves around three pillars:
- Expertise: We foster a strong foundation for quality education through research and continuous innovation.
- Support: We facilitate professional development in the field of education, ensuring educators have the resources they need.
Community: We actively engage with the education community, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.
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Workshops and events
News
Expertise, support and community
Collaborating with 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 2023
- >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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23 May10:30 - 17:00
5th Global Citizenship Education Symposium
The theme of the 5th UM Symposium on Global Citizenship Education is transformative engagement, one of the pillars of the UM GCEd initiative and a key competence of UM graduates who will become tomorrow's leaders and changemakers.
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12 Jun 13 Jun09:00 - 14:30
UM Education Days 2024
Do you have a passion for Teaching & Learning?
The UM community of teachers and learners is vibrant, diverse, and full of creative and innovative ideas and initiatives. To bring all this creativity and dedication together, EDLAB organises UM Education Days revolving around the awareness that...
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20 Jun11:00 - 13:30
Playing with ChatGPT
Hello it’s me… ChatGPT: What exactly are Large Language models, and what do they tell us about the challenges and opportunities for teaching at university?
Click here for the full list of activities and events offered at EDLAB.
News
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The VR-enhanced PBL project report produced by EDLAB and DEXLab explores the benefits of integrating VR technology into PBL classrooms.
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Are you an academic staff member at Maastricht University? Your insights matter!
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We are delighted to announce that EDLAB – Maastricht University Centre for Teaching & Learning has been granted a Npuls-CTL subsidy totalling nearly €500,000 for the period 1 September 2024 to 1 September 2027.
Click here to go to EDLAB's news page.
Explore EDLAB from four different perspectives in this interactive video
Follow Jr. Innovation Coordinator Lena Gromotka, and discover EDLAB's activities and services as she speaks with Jacob Ward, a history teacher and researcher at FASoS, Therese Grohnert, an education researcher and teacher at SBE, and Daniel Rivera, a recent graduate of the PREMIUM honours programme coordinated by EDLAB.
The video also showcases the vibrant community of educators and learners characterising the yearly UM Education Days held at EDLAB.
Expertise, support and community
Innovating education
EDLAB is dedicated to cultivating a culture of educational innovation and development at Maastricht University (UM), benefitting teachers, education researchers, and students.
Professional development
We offer a diverse array of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, encompassing workshops, training courses, and online resources. Furthermore, we extend support through education innovation grants, education research grants, and education research fellowships. Beyond these offerings, EDLAB hosts a variety of events such as conferences, seminars, the annual UM Education Days, as well as interactive Teach-Meet and Student-Meet sessions. These gatherings serve as valuable platforms for networking and gaining insights from experts in the field.
Professional Development for Teaching & Learning
Are you edUMinded?
Our commitment to fostering dialogue and engagement is further demonstrated through our online magazine, edUMinded. This platform serves as a dynamic space to showcase the perspectives and experiences of the Teaching & Learning community at Maastricht University, encouraging ongoing conversations and connections among education enthusiasts in Maastricht and beyond.
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.
The next edition of the UM Education Days will take place on 12-13 June 2024. Sign up now!
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.
Collaborating with 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.