Education

1

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Reflection on the workshops

2

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Workshop 1. What moves students to learn?
• Engagement of teachers and students
• -
• Freedom of choice Long boring lectures
• Enthusiasm and fore-front knowledge Compulsory
  courses
• of teachers
• Theory examplified by relevant
  practice Unsatisfied expectations
• Own responsibility Non-value practices
• Feeling at home Difference in knowledge level
• Learning-curiosity and engagement
• Student interaction

3
Inspired to teach? Distribution of 5.000.000

• Individual Teacher Backpacks (for course
  improvement, personal development, preparation
  time)
• 2.400.000
• Educational Sabbaticals
• 1.200.000
• (Individual) Coaching Supervision Intervision
• 900.000
• (international) Teaching Exchange program
• 300.000
• Yearly Teaching Feedback Week (Extended E-Day)
• 200.000

4

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Workshop 3. The impact of feedback
• Minimal requirement for feed back per course
  (introduce in WU kaders)
• More exchange between teachers on feedback
  experiences
• A teacherslack of time is no reason not to give
  feedback feedback results in more students
  passing their exams

5

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Workshop 4. International education synergy or
  compromise?
• Official policy
• Information international students/international
  education office
• International teaching styles

6

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Workshop 5. Real scientists cant teach? A
  sociocratic discussion
• Every University teacher must be a scientist,
• - not necessarily an active researcher
• - scientific attitude
• Quality control of teaching staff
• - license to teach
• - chair group holder responsible
• - course evaluation motivating and motivated
  teachers
• - Guarantee interaction research and teaching
• - role OWI?

7

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Workshop 6. Successful education melting pot of
  methods
• SharePoint offers useful tools to assess
  individual performances of students in group
  based education
• Teaching on competencies can be concrete, but
  teaching goals should be properly defined and
  assessed

8

• WSO / OWI EDAY 2007
• Workshop 7. Motivated students have more
  successful careers?
• Prioritize your goals and be aware of what are
  NOT your goals
• Tutors could provoke active discussion in group
  work
• Tutors could provoke curiosity by organising and
  stimulating a self-learning environment
• Teaching could encompass actuality and the
  relation with the labour market