Teaching concept and learning support

Teaching approach

The teaching concept

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

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.

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. But, especially when you are just starting, the tutor will assist, and sometimes even direct you. Your tutor will challenge you to participate in individual units of study only with the best possible preparation, to choose roles and tasks in projects which are best for your personal development, to explore where your talents may bring you beyond the scope of individual units of study, and to make the highlights of your development visible in your (showcase) portfolio.

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Home About CreaTe Study programme Study Information Student support Organization Admission External links Search	Teaching concept and learning support Teaching approach The teaching concept Creative Technology builds upon two principles for your learning: learning by doing, and tutoring. 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. 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. But, especially when you are just starting, the tutor will assist, and sometimes even direct you. Your tutor will challenge you to participate in individual units of study only with the best possible preparation, to choose roles and tasks in projects which are best for your personal development, to explore where your talents may bring you beyond the scope of individual units of study, and to make the highlights of your development visible in your (showcase) portfolio.