Teacher Stories
Teacher Stories are inspiring stories by UvA teachers. These stories on various topics cover not only the teacher perspective, but also the student perspective. Expand your knowledge and get inspired by fellow teachers!
Would you also like to share a Teacher Story? Let us know via tlc-eb@uva.nl.
Visible Learning Trajectories Programme: Bachelor’s programme Media & Culture shares experiences
Programme Director Leonie Schmidt and learning trajectory coordinator Balázs Boross share their experiences with ZLP.
The FRIS Festival: a refreshing afternoon of educational inspiration
On 28 March 2024, the very first FRIS Festival took place at Spui25. Read more about all the inspiring stories, interactive workshops and nourishing connections.
Recap: Teaching Tomorrow - exploring GenAI in education
The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping education. It offers opportunities but also challenges and food for thought. Within several faculties, AI tools are already being used in an ethically responsible way. Reason enough for the Special Interest Group (SIG) for Educational Use of AI to organize an event on 19 March 2024.
Enhancing Student Engagement and Motivation in Tutorials by Jacques Masuret
Jacques Masuret shares how he creates active tutorials through clear agreements, room for mistakes and playful teaching methods.
Lighting up education: Lightboard experience by Jop Schouten
Jop Schouten explains how a lightboard can be used in knowledge clips.
Teaching for all: interactive teaching and differentiated instruction by Patrick Stastra
Patrick Stastra shows how he uses personalised and interactive teaching to actively engage his students.
Recap: ISSOTL conference with UvA TLC researcher Svenne Groeneweg
Hundreds of academics from around the world gathered to talk about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). UvA TLC researcher Svenne Groeneweg hosted a session with three other panellists from different higher education institutions on the different SoTL programmes here.
Recap: Knowledge sharing session on ‘HOT moments’
In times of global conflict and an increasing sense of polarisation in our society, UvA teachers are increasingly confronted with ‘Hot moments’ in the classroom. That is why the Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC) and the Central Diversity Office (CDO) together organised a knowledge-sharing session for teachers.
Recap: Education Retreat November 2023
On 16 and 17 November, UvA teachers from different faculties gathered at the 24-hour education design retreat. In this recap, the teachers themselves tell you about rapping colleagues, valuable workshops and (re)designing your education.
Impact Learning in the Placemaking course: estafette for city makers
Rosanne van Wieringen (IIS, former FMG) is 1 of the researchfellows who investigated her own teaching practice with the aim of better understanding and improving it. Rosanne investigated what Impact Learning and transformative learning mean to Placemaking students.
Active learning applied with the UvA card set
How do you actively involve your students in your teaching? The network of Teaching & Learning Centres (TLC) developed a new support tool that can help with this: the UvA card set.
Visible Learning Trajectories Programme: Bachelor’s programme Psychology shares experiences
Last year, the bachelor’s programme in Psychology took part in the Visible Learning Trajectories Programme. Programme director Ingmar Visser shares their experiences.