Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT)
The Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) aims to enhance the quality of education at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) by promoting innovative education and professionalization. Its mission is to support lecturers, to promote student engagement and learning, and foster an inclusive community that utilizes contemporary learning theories, evidence-based education, teaching innovations, and interdisciplinarity.
Values Statement
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Learner-centered education: we promote teaching approaches that place the learners at the center and support them to take active roles and responsibilities
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Innovative education: we promote cutting-edge instructional methods, strategies, curriculum materials, and technology tools
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Evidence-based education: we promote educational practices that are rooted in contemporary educational research
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Inclusive and equitable education: we promote the design of inclusive and equitable learning spaces that capitalize on the value of diversity
Goals
The Center aims to support the Faculty of Science and Engineering's strategic vision on education by:
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Serving as a platform for resources, partnerships, and support related to science and engineering education
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Providing advice, guidance, and professionalization on teaching innovation and inclusion
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Providing opportunities for staff to engage in educational research endeavors
The CLT consists of four units:
- ISEC - Science Education and Communication
- DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team
- PIE - Professionalization and Innovation in Education team
- Honours college
Events:
| When: | Th 25-04-2024 13:00 - 17:00 |
| Where: | House of Connections, First Floor |
| When: | Tu 20-02-2024 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Where: | House of Connections |
News
| Published on: | 28 June 2024 |
The TINKER project officially launched its work with the first partner meeting held in Groningen, where we once again had the opportunity to reiterate the vital importance of promoting authentic learning and gender inclusion in ICT classrooms across Europe.
| Published on: | 27 June 2024 |
In October 2023, the CLT initiated an effort to formulate a vision for AI in education at FSE. It is attached in this news article.
| Published on: | 29 April 2024 |
Here you can find the report on what the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) has done since its launch in 2023.
| Published on: | 29 January 2024 |
On January 23rd and 24th, the kick-off meeting of the artIficial iNtelligence For professIonal aNd pedagogIcal pracTices in Higher Education (INFINITE) EU Erasmus + project took place.
| Published on: | 22 January 2024 |
The FSE Centre for Learning and Teaching organised a 3-day professional development training (Jan 15-17) in Groningen to disseminate the findings of the EU-Erasmus+ project STAGE.
| Published on: | 22 January 2024 |
The EU-funded project OTTER, with the support of the Open Schooling Together network, is excited to invite teachers, researchers, policy makers, and any other education enthusiasts, to join the “Beyond the classroom: rethinking STEAM education” conference, which will take place on 15 February 2024 in Brussels, Belgium, at the NH Hotels Carrefour de l’Europe.
| Published on: | 03 October 2023 |
The project is titled ‘Artificial Intelligence for professional and pedagogical practices in Higher Education’ (INFINITE) and is coordinated by the University of Groningen (UG)
| Published on: | 03 October 2023 |
Dr. Gharesifard and Prof. Avraamidou from the CLT acquired a research grant for the project titled Up-STEAM
| Published on: | 21 September 2022 |
Their project has the title ‘ Sustainable Mobility through STEM Education’ (SMILE).
| Published on: | 12 May 2022 |
She receives around EUR 50,000 for her project ‘Developing a Framework to Optimize Existing Curricula for Hybrid Instruction’.
| Published on: | 24 March 2022 |
The consortium will receive more than three million euros for their 3-year project 'MAMMOth: tackling gender, race and other biases in AI'.
| Published on: | 07 September 2021 |
The winner has been announced during the online faculty opening of the academic year on Monday, September 6.
| Published on: | 25 March 2021 |
Prof. Avraamidou is responsible for the educational research component of the project.
| Published on: | 25 March 2021 |
Prof. Lucy Avraamidou (ISEC , Dr. Maaike de Heij (ScienceLinX), and Dr. Ria Dolfing (PIE group) are partners in two EU-Erasmus+ projects.
| Published on: | 18 September 2020 |
Erasmus+ provides grants for activities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport.
| Published on: | 27 May 2020 |
worth EUR 1.1 million
| Published on: | 11 December 2019 |
On the annual FSE Education Day, on December the 10th, the winner of the Faculty Teaching Award 2018 was revealed.