About CLT

If ISEC were a card, it would be the joker: fitting at different places and serving different goals. We are a young, interdisciplinary, diverse research group with experts in science, mathematics, and engineering education and communication who lead research projects that widen and diversify STEM engagement of all citizens in formal and informal settings.

The overarching goal of ISEC’s research programme is to improve science and engineering education through research. This is done through explorative and intervention-based studies that include the development, implementation, and impact evaluation of curriculum materials, pedagogical tools and instructional strategies.

Our vision is framed around three main goals:

1. To contribute towards the quality of science and engineering education in schools and the university through the design, implementation and evaluation of theory-informed and evidence-based curriculum materials
2. To provide university instructors and school teachers with professional training that aims to transform the teaching and learning of science and engineering and enhance students’ academic achievement
3. To support the engagement of students and the general public with science and engineering in formal (e.g., university, school) and informal learning settings (e.g., science centers and museums)

Areas of research interest and expertise include: training of teaching assistants in physics, innovative teaching practices in mathematics, the use of augmented and virtual reality in science, interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, the use of Artificial Intelligence in science education, as well as social, cultural, and gender issues in science.

Staff

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Team is proud to be one of the units which operates under the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT). 

Our team consists of trainers and project leaders who all work towards celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion and equity at the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). 

Our Mission

Put simply, the DEI team aspires to “make diversity count” at FSE. 

Our main goal is to promote and -wherever possible- to implement inclusive and equitable practices in the teaching and learning initiated by FSE. 

On the whole, we try to foster an inclusive community of students and staff at the faculty where each member feels acknowledged, respected and valued and where each feels they belong and can contribute substantially to FSE educational practices. 

Our Values

Our team values are:

• Empathy
• Passion
• Reflection
• Perseverance

Our Goals

The DEI team aims to support FSE's strategic vision on education by:

• Providing support, advice and guidance to make education at FSE more inclusive and/or equitable.
• Initiating, designing and delivering DEI professionalization activities at FSE.
  

Our Expertise

Our areas of expertise are:

• Intercultural Competences
• Gender Inclusion
• Experiental Learning
• Empathy
• Non-Violent Communication
• Depolarization
• Inclusive and/or Equitable Teaching
• Project Management
• Internationalization at Home
• Internationalization of the Curriculum
• Intercultural Assessment (IDI certification)
• Intercultural Conflict Management (ICS certification)
  

Contact

• Are you interested in any of our trainings? Would you like us to design one that matches your specific needs or audience? 
• Would you like to set up an event for your unit or department? 
• Have you experienced any discrimination in teaching practices? 
• Would you want to integrate intercultural competences into your course? 
• Would you need coaching or training to teach more inclusively?

You can contact us through CLT rug.nl

Staff

The Professionalisation and Innovation in Education team's (PIE) mission is to support the teaching community of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) in improving their educational practice. We do this through professionalisation of teaching staff and supporting and fostering educational development and innovation at the course, programme and faculty level.

Who are we?

We offer Faculty-specific educational support and are the first point of contact for teachers at the Faculty of Science and Engineering for questions related to educational development and innovation. All our team members have a background that combines educational expertise with one of the disciplines within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, which makes it possible to also connect with you, teachers, on the disciplinary level.

What do we do?

• Teacher Development for instructors, Teaching Assistants and PhD Candidates
• Consultations: curriculum and course level advice and support.
• Educational innovation projects on programme and Faculty level
  

Contact

We are happy to help you develop your teaching practice, course or programme into an effective, inclusive, blended or evidence-based learning environment.

You can also contact us through email: CLT rug.nl

Our Staff

Staff

Email: honours.fse rug.nl

Honours College FSE Office
Office location: 5161.0045 (Bernoulliborg)

Academic advisor: make an appointment

As Honours College FSE team, we offer a bachelor as well as a master programme within our faculty.  Being part of the Centre for Learning and Teaching gives us an excellent opportunity to establish an environment for teachers to implement and evaluate educational innovations. For students the Honours College is the place where they can experience research and interdisciplinary education and interact with students and staff from various faculties or companies. 

Bachelor

The Honours College bachelor programme is designed for talented and motivated students who are able and willing to deepen and broaden their bachelor degree contents. It is a complementary programme of 30 EC that students can follow next to their regular degree programme. The programme has a duration of two and a half years, in which intensifying the knowledge of the student’s regular degree programme mainly by doing research in the student’s own field of interest (15 EC, FSE deepening part), and broadening of knowledge and understanding are central themes (15 EC, broadening part). Together with students from all faculties, they are challenged in  multidisciplinary teams to look into scientific and social issues from different angles. On this account, teamwork is very important, next to inclusion and appreciation of diversity of the population of students/learners and receiving and providing personalized feedback. For more detailed information of the broadening part of the Honours bachelor programme, please visit this website, for the deepening part you can visit our website. 

Master

For master students we provide the FSE High Tech Systems and Materials Master’s Honours  programme. Innovation is the core of this programme. The programme has been developed in cooperation with companies of the Innovatiecluster Drachten (like Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Astron and BD Kiestra) and aims to equip talented, motivated students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in this field of expertise. 

CLT staff