Teaching and learning approach

The teaching concept

Creative Technology builds upon two principles for your learning: learning by doing, and tutoring.

Learning by doing

The programme is organized around the idea of “learning by doing”. Many courses are project based, or centred on practical assignments. Learning by doing contributes to your motivation and ambition. You will be constantly encouraged to explore design issues (in problem finding, in idea and concept generation, in prototype development, in evaluation of concepts, in presentation and documentation).

You will not only explore, you will also practice your knowledge and skills. Next to exploration and practice, you will study. You learn about the underlying physics and the theories of dynamical systems. You learn about systems of programmable components. You study graphic design, and the principles of modelling and simulation.

And finally you will learn to integrate your knowledge and skills: you will base your exploration (idea and concept generation, prototype development and presentation and documentation) on practice and study.

Tutoring

To learn effectively, you need more than motivation and ambition. Reflection and feedback are important. Supervisors for courses and projects will give you this feedback. In addition, each Creative Technology has a tutor. The tutor looks with you at your progress in learning. Tutors help you to reflect on your achievements, and to set goals for yourself.

Learning support

Our teaching supports your learning. Our teaching efforts are organized in units of study. At the end of a unit, we assess if you have reached the intended learning goals.

But learning is not about passing exams. It is about setting and reaching goals for your knowledge, skills and attitude. Such goals reach beyond the contents of the individual units of study, they are about your development over a long period of time. Interim exams are extremely relevant milestones in the development, but the quality of the constantly growing portfolio is equally important.

Creative Technology emphasizes that the students take their own responsibility for setting and reaching their goals. Creative Technology students are self-directing learners. They collect their progress in a personal portfolio. The portfolio is not just a showcase. It is a proof of long term development as a “Creative Technologist.”

To assist you in your self-directed learning, the tutor is a key person. Tutors challenge you to pass your exams with the best possible portfolio.

Students and tutors use the Creative Technology Tutoring Syllabus (“The road to the final qualifications of a Creative Technology graduate”) as a guideline for setting goals and monitoring progress towards reaching those goals.

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Home About CreaTe Study programme Study Information Organization Links Admission Search	Teaching and learning approach The teaching concept Creative Technology builds upon two principles for your learning: learning by doing, and tutoring. Learning by doing The programme is organized around the idea of “learning by doing”. Many courses are project based, or centred on practical assignments. Learning by doing contributes to your motivation and ambition. You will be constantly encouraged to explore design issues (in problem finding, in idea and concept generation, in prototype development, in evaluation of concepts, in presentation and documentation). You will not only explore, you will also practice your knowledge and skills. Next to exploration and practice, you will study. You learn about the underlying physics and the theories of dynamical systems. You learn about systems of programmable components. You study graphic design, and the principles of modelling and simulation. And finally you will learn to integrate your knowledge and skills: you will base your exploration (idea and concept generation, prototype development and presentation and documentation) on practice and study. Tutoring To learn effectively, you need more than motivation and ambition. Reflection and feedback are important. Supervisors for courses and projects will give you this feedback. In addition, each Creative Technology has a tutor. The tutor looks with you at your progress in learning. Tutors help you to reflect on your achievements, and to set goals for yourself. Learning support Our teaching supports your learning. Our teaching efforts are organized in units of study. At the end of a unit, we assess if you have reached the intended learning goals. But learning is not about passing exams. It is about setting and reaching goals for your knowledge, skills and attitude. Such goals reach beyond the contents of the individual units of study, they are about your development over a long period of time. Interim exams are extremely relevant milestones in the development, but the quality of the constantly growing portfolio is equally important. Creative Technology emphasizes that the students take their own responsibility for setting and reaching their goals. Creative Technology students are self-directing learners. They collect their progress in a personal portfolio. The portfolio is not just a showcase. It is a proof of long term development as a “Creative Technologist.” To assist you in your self-directed learning, the tutor is a key person. Tutors challenge you to pass your exams with the best possible portfolio. Students and tutors use the Creative Technology Tutoring Syllabus (“The road to the final qualifications of a Creative Technology graduate”) as a guideline for setting goals and monitoring progress towards reaching those goals.