Friday 8th of October, the seven newly appointed 4TU.Federation Learning & Teaching Fellows engaged successfully in their first strategic retreat (Heidag) at the DesignLab, with the support of CEE, educational specialist and coach.
As Learning & Teaching Fellow team, we are driven by the question:
How to enrich the educational landscape of the Universiteit Twente with Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) through evidence-based, responsible (re)-design and context-sensitive transformational efforts at the course, program and faculty level?
The 5 faculty and 2 senior fellows presented their ideas, goals and challenges to be expected in this endeavour. Next, we discussed and agreed on our work routines for the next two years necessary to steer our mission and identified the key stakeholders in the educational community and beyond.
One of our key challenges is the alignment and harmonization of ongoing CBL related activities, initiatives and policies with our transformational strategy. To mark this challenge, we labelled our mission “Unite & Transform”. In pursuit of Shaping 2030, ECIU development and our large scale change ambition, we also discussed the importance of effective leadership in educational innovation given our desire to preserve the bottom-up character of our mission. Thanks for the presentation by Cindy Poortman.
Challenge-Based Learning is a student-driven educational framework, a means to an end that is generating societal impact with external stakeholders, enhance learning quality and flexibility, create flexible learning environments so that students gain additional and critical social and practical skills beyond their discipline.
The team members:
Raymond Loohuis (BMS), Léon olde Scholtenhuis (ET), Tracy Craig (EEMCS), Cindy Poortman (BMS/CEE), Anna Bos-Nehles (BMS), Robin de Graaf (ET), Anne Leferink (S&T), Janneke Ettema (ITC) supported by Eduardo Hermsen (CELT/CBL-Team) and Cornelise Vreman-de Olde (CELT).
For more information, ideas and support you can contact your faculty fellow and/or the CBL-Team.
