A TeachMeet is an informal mini-conference where UvA teachers meet and exchange good practices to inspire each other. It is a popular concept used worldwide for and by teachers with the aim to learn from and with each other. During each TeachMeet, a specific theme is highlighted and four to five short presentations are given, followed by drinks together. Exchange, inspiration and encounters are the key ingredients.

Upcoming TeachMeet

In the coming academic year the TLC network will be organising another series of TeachMeets.

Next TeachMeet: 5 December 2025

Location: Spui25

Time: 10.00-12.00h

TeachMeet on Well-Being - 5 December

Well-being is one of the most important yet often underestimated concepts in academia. What exactly is meant by wellbeing? How does wellbeing affect your academic performance? How do you deal with issues related to wellbeing, particularly in relation to work and school? And how can teachers ensure that their students’ wellbeing is maintained as well as possible?

These questions will all be answered during the TeachMeet on Wellbeing. Through various presentations given by experts active within the UvA and TLC, the most important issues surrounding the theme of wellbeing will be discussed and highlighted. This TeachMeet meeting will provide teachers with clearer insights and knowledge about wellbeing and teach them how to best deal with the theme of wellbeing in their work.

In Short

Event		TeachMeet: Wel–being
Date & time		Friday 5 December, 10.00 – 12.00h
Location		Spui25
Language		t.b.a.
Speakers		Jelmer Kroege, Joline Peters & Ileana Grama

Programme

t.b.a.

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What were the previous TeachMeets about?

TeachMeet 23 oktober 2023: ‘Operation AIpplication’

Fellow teachers shared their experience and good practices with genAI in higher education. Couldn’t attend and want to know more about the presentations? Feel free to contact the teachers who shared their experiences.

Subject		Teacher
GenAI for class preparation		Martin Duchac \| PPLE (m.duchac@uva.nl)
Energy savers		Ivana Bušljeta Banks \| FMG (i.busljetabanks@uva.nl)
GenAI for brainstorming and as virtual stakeholders		Morten Strømme \| Science (M.H.Stromme@uva.nl)
Teaching and Assessing Academic Writing in Times of GenAI		Joost Krijnen \| AUC (f.j.krijnen@auc.nl)

TeachMeet 31 January 2024: ‘Gamification’

Fellow teachers shared their experience and good practices with Gamification in higher education. Couldn’t attend and want to know more about the presentations? Feel free to contact the teachers who shared their experiences.

Subject		Teacher
How to escape a boring lecture: an educative escape game		Pieter Walstock \| Amsterdam UMC (p.a.walstock@amsterdamumc.nl)
Building Theory: Utilizing LEGO Serious Play for In-Depth Discussions on Theoretical Concepts with Students		Agnes Akkerman \| Law Faculty (a.akkerman@uva.nl)
Escaping the communication gap		Adriana Zoutman \| Amsterdam UMC (a.zoutman@amsterdamumc.nl)
Game of Traits: a cardgame to explain trait-based ecology		Dedmer van de Waal \| Science Faculty (d.vandewaal@uva.nl)
The Call’: Engaging Students Through Interactive Video Experiences		Jeroen Lemmens \| Faculty of Social and Behavioural Science (J.S.Lemmens@uva.nl)
Game theory experienced: speedy online games for large classrooms		Aljaz Ule \| Faculty of Economics and Business (a.ule@uva.nl)

TeachMeet 23 March 2024: 'Storytelling'

Fellow teachers shared their experience and good practices with Storytelling in higher education. Couldn’t attend and want to know more about the presentations? Feel free to contact the teachers who shared their experiences.

Subject		Teacher
Story Telling: On Being Imperfect		Gabor Linthorst \| Faculty of Medicine (g.e.linthorst@amsterdamumc.nl)
Including stories to histories		Jouke Turpijn \| Faculty of Humanities (j.j.b.turpijn@uva.nl)
Building imaginative ‘muscle’ through sensory storytelling: a designathon workshop for Higher Education		Ydwine Zanstra \| Amsterdam University College (AUC) (Y.J.Zanstra@auc.nl)
On Videographic Criticism: Audiovisual Essays in Teaching and Research		Jaap Kooijman \| Faculty of Humanities (J.W.Kooijman@uva.nl)

TeachMeet 30 May 2024: 'Community Engaged Learning'

Fellow teachers shared their experience and good practices with Community Engaged Learning (CEL) in higher education. Couldn’t attend and want to know more about the presentations? Feel free to contact the teachers who shared their experiences.

Subject		Teacher
Community Archaeology in Rural Environments on the Island of Terschelling		Heleen van Londen \| Faculty of Humanities (h.vanlonden@uva.nl)
Amsterdam Living Case Lab: where theory meets practic		Marina Khoroujenko \| Economics and Business (m.b.khoroujenko@uva.nl )
Holy Shit: Using Community-Engaged Learning to Close the Food Cycl		Claire Paulissen \| Faculty of Science (c.m.p.paulissen@uva.nl)
Placemaking		Rosanne van Wieringen \| Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (r.vanwieringen@uva.nl)

Participant TeachMeet 23 October:

‘I learnt more about genAI in this meeting than in the past six months.’