Innovation in education
At Tilburg University, it is not something in the distant future but a present reality: teaching with virtual reality, sharing knowledge via your own recorded video lectures, or giving an interactive lecture with national and international students in the ‘classroom’. Our professionals are continually working on new ways to transfer knowledge. We stimulate these initiatives with technology-rich learning spaces and facilitating innovation projects undertaken by lecturers, Schools, and programs.
"Innovation in higher education: needed and feasible"
This is argued in the second essay in a series on education at Tilburg University. In this essay, innovations in education are discussed, as well as the changes in the educational landscape as a result of digitalization and the enormous opportunities offered by the latest educational technologies to improve educational methods, develop student-oriented education, and accommodate various learning styles. What can universities in general - and Tilburg University in particular - do to address these challenges? Read more about it in this essay, written by Philip Joos and Lex Meijdam.
Innovation in education at Tilburg University
Innovation within our education
With our Digital Educational Enhancement Program (DEEP), we enable staff to innovate our education.
From a new Learning Management System and online testing platform, advanced testing halls, and multi-functional lecture halls to a place where structural innovation in education by our lecturers is given ample opportunity: Tilburg University is innovating.
Tilburg University’s Schools and programs are continually thinking of ways to innovate education. We implement the educational profile, meet students’ needs, and foster a better learning experience with new technologies.
Innovative education requires technology-rich and innovative spaces.
AI is increasingly applied in the digital society and in education.
A unique experience in collaborative learning and education in the Experience Room.
Academic education that brings out the best in students and instructors
TUNED IN is Tilburg University's network for educational development and innovation. You can exchange knowledge and experiences with colleagues, ask questions and get inspiration on current topics such as blended learning and generative AI. TUNED IN is for everyone working on challenging and future-proof education.
Inspiration and knowledge sharing
As a university, we strive to make our academic education as current and dynamic as possible, so that we prepare students well for the future and connect with their lifestyles. TUNED IN (Tilburg University Network for Educational Development and Innovation) involves, connects and supports teachers, developers, testing experts and innovative thinkers by facilitating educational development and innovation and sharing knowledge about it. The network facilitates on- and offline meetings dedicated to inspiration and knowledge sharing.
Do you want to contribute to the TUNED IN network?
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A bull's-eye: the case study to assess
Fons Naus used a case study innovatively: as an exam. It worked: students are challenged and work on valuable skills and practical insights.
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Transform your video into a real seminar
How do you make a seminar instructive, fun and interactive? Researcher and instructor Tjebbe Geldof discovered Edpuzzle, a tool with which he is able to give interactive web lectures.
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How to activate students and boost creativity with feedback tools
One of the most valuable ways to learn is to learn from each other. How do you get students to really actively do this? Have students submit and peer review creative videos, blogs and presentations.
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Open access to education and research
Sharing knowledge increases the quality of education. Therefore Tilburg University stimulates ‘open education’ to make materials freely available. This will contributes to our visibility and recognition and keeps education and research affordable. Via our Open Science Community, for instance, lecturers share important papers and post lectures online. In this way, we make education and research more easily accessible.
Acknowledged educational innovators in ComeniusNetwerk
In ComeniusNetwerk, acknowledged educational innovators work together to design ways to further improve higher education. Its members are recipients of Comenius grants. They distinguish themselves with an appealing combination of love of teaching and the way they put educational innovation into practice. With the help of the Comenius grant, lecturers put their view of education into practice. Several Tilburg University lecturers are members of the network.
More information on the ComeniusNetwerk (in Dutch)
Tilburg.ai: Exploring innovative ways to integrate AI into the classroom
Tilburg.ai seeks to guide students and faculty in using artificial intelligence (AI) in education and research. The platform covers a wide range of use cases and provides step-by-step tutorials while highlighting some of AI technology's limitations and drawbacks.