Teaching & Learning Fellows Concluding Event January 27, 2026 Celebrating Inclusive Communities in Higher Education

The Teaching and Learning Fellowship project "Inclusive communities: HBO & WO connection and exchange for the master Spatial Engineering” aims to foster a better connection between the Universities of Applied Sciences (HBO) and universities (WO), specifically for the Master Spatial Engineering (M-SE) at UT. This should make the possibility for HBO bachelors to continue their studies with M-SE better known and more attractive and strengthen collaboration between HBO and UT/M-SE for students and staff, bringing more diverse knowledge to teams. The project inventorizes the hurdles, in alignment with other initiatives focusing on a better connection between different types of higher education. 

The Bridging Course is a digital mathematics course that supports the transition from high school to university-level mathematics. Now in its third iteration, it is being implemented across 11 departments in four faculties, enhanced with new materials, interactive videos, and interdisciplinary collaboration. A key innovation is the integration of learning analytics, giving students real-time, personalized feedback and teachers class-level insights to provide timely, targeted support.

To connect to different kinds of learning needs, visualization tools can be important means.  When explaining concepts on differentiation of multivariable functions or double/ triple integrals most common aids used for visualization are static graphs and diagrams. With the emergence of modern mathematics visualization software we now have advanced tools available to express mathematical ideas in new and engaging ways. In my project I create some samples of animations to explain concepts in multivariable calculus.

In the spirit of building inclusive communities, this project connects university researchers, secondary school teachers, and students through a collaborative Professional Learning Network and shared experiments in our Quantum Lab.

The project offers a unique 'rehearsal space' for teachers to apply new pedagogical content knowledge in a supportive environment, resulting in a lasting, positive impact on their teaching practice. The result is a thriving learning ecosystem that measurably increases teachers' confidence and skills, creating a vital and sustainable bridge between high school classrooms and university research.

This project aims to broaden understanding of diversity—beyond gender and race—and embed equity, inclusion, and accountability as shared values among students, faculty, and staff of the ET faculty. The pilot uses workshops (involving tangible reflective tools based on the “Academic Wheel of Privilege”) to:

• facilitate the understanding of how privilege operates in academia,
• identify and communicate needs and best practices, and
• co-create a teaching and learning community that fosters sense of belonging.

You will be able to experience the tools yourself, hear about the findings and the further development of the workshop and co-creation activities.

Nowadays, engineers face complex engineering problems needing crossover collaboration and communication in multidisciplinary, inclusive teams to come to solutions. Within this project, I aimed to improve the teaching of engineering communication defining overarching ideas and concepts that form the basis for a generic framework for engineering communication education. This framework should be applicable regardless of the type of engineering programme. Moreover, I am in the process of creating an UT wide annual engineering communication teaching event for 2^nd year Bsc students. The pilot will take place next academic year.