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
News
| 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.