In honour of our former rector and his passion for educational innovation, the University of Twente recently introduced the Brinksma Innovation Grant (BIG). A grant supporting an innovative didactical concept designed by an UT employee. A surprising number of 14 impressive proposals were submitted for the BIG. The following participants presented their subjects:
Hannah Bijlsma – Further development feedback app IMPACT!
Lex van Loon – An explanatory model of cardiovascular physiology
Ellen-Wien Augustijn – Modern data collection to work on a relevant global problem
Klaasjan Visscher – Bringing High Tech and Human Touch together in class
Brigit Greveling – Team-based learning in the math learning line
Henk van der Kolk – Embedding Flipped Education in Research Methods and Statistics
Judith ter Vrugte – Create online platform to assist psychology students’ self-regulated learning
Ronan van der Zee – Teaching how to make it work
Frank Halfwerk – A student-driven Team-based Learning surgical skills curriculum
Ansgar Fehnker – A Community of Practice in processing of students & teachers
Erwin Hans – A peer-assessment system: a follow-up of the Comenius project
Sandor Löwik – Threshold concepts and decoding the disciplines in academic skills
Richard Loendersloot – Modular e-learning based teaching method
Erik Faber – Create a ‘living project’ with a community of different co-designers
On the opening of the academic year of 2017-2018 the rector will announce the winner of the BIG. Subsequently, the winner will receive a trophy at the Education day on the 19th of October, and the financial compensation of 0,2 fte will be awarded to the research department.
We want to thank all the participants who applied for the Brinksma Innovation Grant, and encourage them to keep on going with their innovative projects. We hope they, and other UT employees, will submit an innovative didactical concept next year.
Jury and Team BIG
Marjolein Dohmen
Tijmen Elfrink
Gerben Westerhof
Gertjan Koster
Ed Brinksma
Anne Muller
Renilde van Seters
Daniëlle Kuiphuis-Aagten
