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Teaching&LearningLab,ActivityReport2017UtrechtUniversity

June2018FransvanDam,ManagerTeaching&LearningLabToinePieters,GeneralDirectorFreudenthalInstitute,ChairmanSteeringCommitteeTeaching&LearningLab

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ExecutivesummaryAfterthegrandopeninginNovember2016,theyear2017wasthefirstyearinwhichtheTeaching&LearningLab(TLL)ofUtrechtUniversity(UU)wasoperational.TLLconsistoftwolectureroomsorlearningspacesforinnovativeteachingpracticesandastudioforrecordingeducativeclips.TLLwasusedextensivelyforinnovativehigherandsecondaryeducationcourses,forsummercourseandstudents’challenges,forICTandeducationaltrainingsessionsandworkshops.Inthestudio,numerousclipswererecordedforblendedandonlinelearningactivities.Inmonthlyinspirationcafés,professionalswithaninterestineducationinnovationgatheredandinNovember,over150visitorsparticipatedintheTLLAutumnFestival.TLLattractedhigh-levelnationalandinternationaldelegationsfromavarietyofeducationinstitutes,policy-makersandresearchers.In2017,TLLhostedatotalof39highereducationsession,threestudentchallenges,threesummercoursesandover35trainingsessionsandworkshops.Forsecondaryeducation,TLLhashosted55classes.ThelecturersusedTLL’sflexiblefloorplanandfurnitureandtoolssuchasinteractivewhiteboards,aninteractivewall,short-throwbeamersand360degrees-cameras.Duringtheacademicyear,thefloorspaceoccupancyoftheTLLlecture/experimentationsroomsisestimatedat70%.Inthestudio,75clipswererecordedusingthetransparentLightboard,42clipswithoutascreenand11clipswiththeinteractivewhiteboard.Manyoftheserecordingshavebeenorwillbeusedinprojectsaimingatonlineandblendedlearning.Anexactaccountofthenumbersoflecturers/teachersthathavemadeuseofTLLperfacultycouldnotbegiven.Weestimatethatapproximately50lecturersandteachersfromtheFacultyofSciencehaveusedTLLfacilities,10fromtheFacultyofGeosciences,10fromtheFacultyofSocialandBehavourialStudies,10fromtheFacultyofMedicine,10fromtheFacultyofHumanitiesand,finally10fromotherinstitutes,includingtheHogeschoolUtrechtandtheUniversityofHumanisticStudies.Afterthesummerof2018,TLLstaffwillfurtheroptimizetheteachingtools,trainusersofTLLfacilitiesandcontinuouslyevaluateallTLLactivities.Followingthe‘earlyadaptors’,alsothe‘earlyandlatemajority’ofteacherswillbestimulatedtotestTLLfacilities.TheuseofTLLandresearchfacilitywillbepromoted,aswellasthepotentialfordistancelearning.Inaddition,TLLwillforgenewcollaborations,e.g.withotherregionaleducationalinstitutes,promotethedesignofresearchprojectsinthefacilities.TLLwillhosttherecentlystarteduniversityproject‘futurelearningspaces’.inwhichneweducationalset-upswillbedesignedandtested.TLLisinitiatedandhostedbytheFreudenthalInstituteoftheFacultyofScienceandsupportedbytheFacultyofScience,theCentreforAcademicTeachingandtheEducate-ITprogram.Inaddition,TLLcooperateswithsuppliersofequipment,includingthecompaniesRicohandHP.ThisreportprovidesabriefoverviewoftheactivitiesthattookplaceinTLLin2017andapreviewon2018.

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1.DescriptionofTLL,asofJanuary20181.1Lecture/experimentationroomsTheTLLhastwolecture/experimentationrooms:Largeroom(BBG3.22) Thelargelecture/experimentationroom(30tot40persons)issuitableforavarietyofeducationalsettingsandpedagogicalresearch.Onrequest,alectureorlessoncanberecordedbyobservationcamera’sfixedontheceilingor360degrees-cameras.Thereisaninteractivewallforteamwork(Nurevaspan),benchesalongthewindows.Theset-upofthefloorcanberearrangedusingmobilescrumtables(6-8persons)thatareadjustableinheight,smalltwo-persontablesandchairs. Smallroom(BBG3.19)Thesmalllecture/experimentationroom(upto25-30persons)isusedabreak-outroomandroomforworkshops,trainings,lecturesandinspirationcafes.Similartothelargeroom,itcanbefurnishedwithmobilescrum-tables,small,tables,chairs.Inbothlecturerooms,additionalequipmentcanbeplaced,suchasoneorseveralInteractiveWhiteboards,learningtables(horizontalmulti-touchtables),short-throwbeamersandlaptops.IntheFallof2017,theobservationcamera’sandinteractivewallhavebeeninstalledandtested.UsersofthelectureroomsaresupportedbyTLLandEducate-ITstaff.Inaddition,userscanvisittrainingworkshopsonICTequipmentofferedbyTLL.1.2StudioIn2017,thestudioisfullyequipped.Lecturersandotherusers,suchasstudentshaveusedisextensively.Professionaloperator-supportedrecordingsInthestudio,anoperatorsupportsthelecturerinpreparinginadvance,duringthestudiosessions(studio-set-up,light,sound)andeditsthevideo.Inadditiontoasimple

Largelecture/experimentationroom

Smalllecture/experimentationroom

Studio

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videowithwhiteorstandardbackground,theuserscanchoosetouseaGreenscreen,LightboardorInteractiveWhiteboard.InaGreenscreenvideo,anypicture,illustrationormoviecanbeintegratedinthebackground,duringediting.TheLightboardactslikeatraditionalblackboard–thelecturerspeakswhilewritinganddrawing–exceptthatheisfilmedthroughaglassplate,theLightboard.Inthisway,thosewhowatchtheclipseethelecturerfacedtowardsthecamera.ThetextontheLightboard,whichisinmirrorwriting,isflippedduringediting,sothatitcanberead.Finally,thelecturercanuseaninteractivewhiteboardforhispresentationandisfilmednexttoit.Do-it-yourselfrecordingsTheTLLstudiocontainsaset-upfordo-it-yourselfrecordings,whichcanbereservedbylecturerswhowanttomakeaclipthemselvesandstoretheminMymediasites.Thedo-it-yourselfset-upisoneoffiveinUU(campusandcitycentre).2.Highereducation2.1CoursesforECTSAnumberofregularcourses(forECTS)wasstagedintheTLL.Thisincludesthe‘WetenschapperinAdvies’masterbyJaspervanWinden,acourseof12sessionsofbetweenhalfandoneday,inSpringof2017and2018.Recently,VanWindenhasupdatedhiscourse,usingacombinationofblendedlearning(clipstobestudiedinadvance)andmoreinteractionamongstudentsandwiththelecturerduringsessions.Healsotestedclassroomarrangements,inwhichthestudentsareseatedinteamsaroundscrumtablesandthelecturerispositionedinthemiddle.Byusingsixinteractivewhiteboardsandbeamerssimultaneously,allstudentscouldfollowhispresentations.Courseevaluationshaveshownthatasaresultoftheroomsettings,studentsfeelmoreconnected-thiswasespeciallythecaseformen.Inaddition,theuseofclips(ScalableLearning)wasassessedpositivelybystudentsandteacher.BasedontheseevaluationsJaspervanWindenwasawardedaprizeoftheFacultyofScience’sdepartmentofbiology.Twiceayear,theTLLhoststheCoChallenge,atwo-weekuniversity-wideelectivecoursefor25-30students(thirdyearbachelorsandmasters).ThemunicipalityofUtrechtprovidesthechallengeandaftertwoweeksofhardwork,studentteamspitchtheirideasandvisiononsolutions.IntheOctoberchallenge,thetopicwas:‘Co-create:life’sprofessionalchallenges’In2017,thefollowingcoursesweretaughtinTLL:Month Course TargetGroup Nrof

sessionsFaculty

Jan TechniquesofFuturing Geosciencesmasters

4 Geosciences

Do-it-Yourselfset-up

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Month Course TargetGroup Nrofsessions

Faculty

Jan WiskundigeDenkactiviteiten 1 ScienceFeb-Apr WetenschapperinAdvies Sciencebachelors 12 ScienceMar Oriëntatieopde

OnderwijspraktijkUUBachelors 2 Science

Sep Master-cursus‘KickoffBiologyofDisease

Biomedicalstudents

2 Medicine

Sep IntroductiontoScienceEducationandCommunication

MastersScience 2 Science

Oct CoChallenge UUbachelors/master

10 UU

Nov-Dec

TechniquesofFuturing Geosciencesmasters

6 Geosciences

In2017,atotalof39sessionsECTS-coursesweretaughtinTLL.1

2.2StudentchallengesInadditiontotheCoChallenge(see2.1),TLLhostedtheSproutCreatorcompetitioninNovember,aimedatdevelopingeducativeapplicationsfortheSproutcomputer,InMay,TLLalsohostedtheone-dayAdvidentchallenge,forconnectingstudentswithorganizations,suchascompaniesandNGOs.2

1InJanuary-May2018,anumberofcourseshavebeenscheduledinTLL,including‘WetenschapperinAdvies’andthebachelorcourse‘Betainbedrijfenbeleid’.2Thetwo-weekCoChallengehasbeenorganizedinApril2018(25studentsparticipated).

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2.3SummercoursesNumeroussummercourseswerestagedatTLL,includingtheannualtwo-daysummercoursebyEducate-it,aimedattheuseofITToolsandatwo-weekcourseonmathematicseducationbytheFreudenthalInstitute.2.4WorkshopsandtrainingsessionsIn2017,over35workshopandtrainingsessionshavebeenorganized,includingtrainingsessionsforthevariousICT-tools,educationalapproaches,andmasterclassesoncurriculumdesign.Aselectionofhighlights:‘Blendedlearning’byEducate-IT,‘Aclassroomthatworks’byLive-longLearning,‘Educationin2032’byPaulSchnabel,‘ABC-workshopRedesigningacourse’,byUCL,‘Inquiry-basedmathematicseducation’bytheFreudenthalInstitute.33.Secondaryschoolteaching3.1U-TalentclassesBothlectureroomsareextensivelyusedbyU-Talent,aUUprogramfortalented15-18secondaryschoolstudentsfrompartnerschools,whoarebeingtaughtsciencelessonsbyspecializedteachers/lecturers,fromtheFreudenthalInstituteandpartnersschools.In2017,55classeswereorganized,inwhich26-30studentsparticipated.Intheperiod,January-April2018,theseclassescontinued,twodaysaweek.Inparticular,teachershaveusedthemobilescrum-tables,smalltables,chairsinvarioussettingsandoneorseveralinteractivewhiteboards.43.2SummercoursejuniorYoungpupils,aged10-14,areimmersedinscienceforawholeweek.Thissummerschoolhasbeenorganizedoncein2017andwillbeorganizedtwicein2018.3InJanuary-May2018,theseriesofworkshopscontinued,e.g.ontopicsas‘Createyourowncourse’and‘Eenwerkgroepruimtediewerkt’.Also,numeroustrainingsessionsfortheuseoftheinteractivewhiteboards,theinteractivewallandtheobservationcamerashavebeenorganized.4InSpringof2018,severalteachersindicatedthatoperatingthewhiteboardswaschallenging.ThishasledtoanumberoftechnicalandsoftwareadjustmentsandatrainingsessionattheendofJune.

LearningTable

UsingtheInteractiveWhiteboard

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4.Events4.1InspirationcafésEachyear,TLLhosts8-10inspirationcafés.Inthesecafés,UUandexternalguestspeakerspresentaneducationalapproach,atool,anewproductetc.Overabeer,participantscaninteractwiththespeaker.Thisserieshasbeencontinuedin2018.4.2ToursAwidevarietyofinstitutesanddelegationsvisitsTLL.Thevisitsinclude:

• UUfaculties,includingFSWandREBO• UniversityMuseumUtrecht• MembersofParliamentwithaninterestineducation• High-levelpolicy-makersfromministryofeducation• Universities,includingLeiden,EindhovenUniversity,ROC-MiddenNederlandand

HogeschoolUtrecht• UUExecutiveBoardmembers(AnnetjeOttow,AntonPijpers,BertvanderZwaan)• DelegationsfromSweden,Norway,Iceland• SSR,traininginstituteforDutchjudicialsystem

In2017,TLLhosted18tours.4.3AutumnFestivalEveryautumn,TLLorganizesandhoststheTLLAutumnFestival.In2016and2017150-200participants,secondaryschoolteachersandstudents,lecturers,partnersfromindustry,policy-makers,researchersvisitedthefestival,wheretheycouldattendsessionsontopicssuchasneweducationalapproaches,newtools,ARandVR,etc.4.4OthereventsTLLisprimarilyaimedathostingeducation-relatedevents,suchascourses,workshops,challengesandeducationsresearch.However,whenthefacilitiesareavailabletheroomsarealsousedforresearchmeetings,PhDmeetings,visionmeetingsandotherUU-institutes(in2017,55times).5.StudiorecordingsSimilartothelecture/experimentationrooms,forthestudio,2017hasbeenapilotyear.

TLLAutumnFestival2017

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5.1LightboardrecordingsEspecially,theuseoftheLightboardhasbeensuccessful.In2017,atotalof76clipshavebeenrecordedusingtheLightboard,foravarietyoflecturersandstudent’sprojects.Mostoftheseclipshavebeenusedforeducationalpurposes.Thelightboardclipswereviewed5.300times(23June2018).Course/module/project TargetGroup Nrofclips FacultyMathematicseducation Secondaryschool 3 ScienceExperimentenenregistreren Psychology

bachelors5 Social

Physics Secondaryschool 2 ScienceKwaliteitenveiligheidinzorg-ethischperspectief

Students 3 (Humanistics)

MasterEnvironmentalScience Geosciencesmasters 1 GeosciencesMathematicseducation Mathematics

students7 Science

Blendedcoaches ROCcoaches 4 (ROC)Writingathesis Socialscience

students2 Social

Basicsofmathematicsandphysics-2

Chemistrybachelors 6 Science

WiskundeD-Online Secondaryschool 6 ScienceU-Talent Secondaryschool 2 ScienceSpecialRelativityTheory Bachelors

in-serviceteachers26 Science

Physics Physicsbachelors 3 ScienceInformatics Informaticsstudents 2 SciencePsychologyofEatingBehaviour 1 SocialStudent’sproject‘Educationandpedagogy’

Socialsciences 3 Social

Student’sproject‘OUTCASST’ UMC 2 Medicine/UMC5.2DaylightrecordingIn2017,42so-called‘daylightrecordings’weremade,clipsinwhichthelecturer(orstudent)presentswithoutascreen.Course/module/project TargetGroup Nrofclips FacultyOpenOnlineEducationPhysicsforSurinam

Physicsdidacticsstudents

36 Science

Lightboardrecording:SpecialRelativitycourse

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Course/module/project TargetGroup Nrofclips FacultyValidityoftests Lecturers 1 SocialUniversiteitsraad,fractieVuur Students 1 UUOnlinefeedback-InterviewRenéeFilius

general 1 UU

Interviewwithscientist Generalaudience 1 ScienceUseofRemindo-toolinGeopgraphiesofHealth

Lecturers 1 Geosciences

UseofRemindo-toolinEvolutionandecology-course

Lecturers 1 Geosciences

5.3WhiteboardrecordingsThestudiofacilitatesrecordingsinwhichthelecturerispositionednexttowhiteboard.Atotalof11ofthewhiteboardclipshavebeenproduced.Course/module/project TargetGroup Nrofclips FacultyDesignresearchineducation Pre-service

teachers4 Science

Dewijkvandetoekomst Geosciencesstudents

1 Geosciences

Hoeleesikeenwetenschappelijkartikel

Secondaryschool 1 Science

Seriousgane0basedlearning&physicseducation

1 Science

Enhancingcausalreasoninginbiologyeducation

Pre-serviceteachers

1 Science

Chemistryeducation 1 ScienceGuidelinesforproducingandselectingeducationalvideos

Lecturers 1 Science

Misleidendestatistieken 1 Science5.4OtherrecordingsTheDo-it-Yourselfset-upandtheGreenscreenhavebeenusedveryoccasionally.TheDo-it-Yourselfset-upwasusedtwicebyindividualteachersandfourclipsweremadefortheonlineprojectwithIndonesia(see6.3).TheGreenscreenhasbeenusedinacourseforrecordingeducationalclips.ThestudiohasbeenusedforbroadcastingwebinarsduringInternationalMastersdays.Thestudiocrewalsorecordslecturesatlocationsoutsidethestudio,suchaslecturesforU-Talentclasses.6.Projects6.1Onlinelearning-SpecialRelativityonlinecourse

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ProjectbytheFreudenthalInstitute,aimedatdevelopingacourseforin-servicephysicsteachersonEinstein’sspecialrelativitytheory.Inthisproject,a100%onlineversioniscomparedwithablendedversion.In2017,afirstsetofLightboardclipswererecorded.Thiswillbecontinuedin2018andinthesecondhalfof2018,thesecourseswillbeimplementedandevaluated.6.2Onlinelearning-MathematicsDonlinecourseProjectbytheFreudenthalInstitute,aimedatdevelopingacourseforsecondaryschoolchildrenwhoaretaughtthesubjectWiskundeD(MathematicsD).Becauseofashortageofmathematicsteachers,teachingasubjectwhichisfollowedbyonlyafewstudentsperschoolisproblematic.Byofferinganonlineversionforhavo(vwoalreadyexists),studentscancontinuefollowingthissubject.In2017,afirstsetofLightboardclipswererecorded.Thiswillbecontinuedin2018andin2019,thecoursewillbeimplementedandevaluated.6.3OnlinecourseaboutcontextsandmodelsinmathematicseducationforIndonesiaProjectbytheFreudenthalInstitute,aimedatdevelopingacourseforpre-servicemathematicsteachersatPalembangUniversityinIndonesia.Studentsareofferedanonlinecourseinmathematicseducationandonlinelivecoaching.In2017,4Do-it-Yourselfclipshavebeenrecordedfortheonlinecourse.Thesehavebeenpilotedin2017byIndonesianPhDstudents.Then,theimprovedcoursehasbeenscheduledinSpring2018.TheintentionistousetheRicointeractivewhiteboardsfortheonlinelivecoaching.Forthispurpose,theplanis,in2018,toshipaninteractivewhiteboardtoPalembangUniversity.6.4MonkeyRealityInthisproject,footageofthebehavior andactivitiesofthelong-tailedmacaques atBPRCiscollectedbyplacinga360ºcamerainsideandintheoutsideenclosureofthemonkeys.Thisfootage isusedforboth,educationalandresearchpurposes.CooperationwithRicohUtrechtUniversitycooperateswithRicohcompanyininnovatingeducationaltools.TLLcanmakeuseofRicohequipment,includinginteractivewhiteboards,short-throwbeamers,360ºcameras,learningtablesandcommunicationsoftware.Thewhiteboardsandshort-throwbeamersareusedinthelecture/experimentationrooms,thelearningtablesinmasterstudentprojectsandthe360ºcamerasintheMonkeyRealityprojectinwhichrecordingsofmonkeysaremadeforeducationalpurposes.Thetoolsaretestedinvariousprojects,includingdistancelearningaswellasduringdailyuseinthelecturerooms.

Usingthe360cameraforstudyingmonkeys

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7.Previewon2018/20197.1Shorttermactivities(startingin2018)OptimizingtheuseoftoolsBasedonthefeedbackoflecturers,TLLstaffandstudents,softwareandhardwareissuesintheInteractiveWhiteboardshavebeenandwillberesolvedbyRicohmid-2018.TeachingusersTLLstaffhasorganizedtrainingsessionsforvarioustools,including:

1. TwotrainingsessionsforIWBusebystudentsupportstaff.AdditionalcoursesforU-TalentteacherswillfollowinJuneandpossiblyendofAugust

2. Twotrainingsessionsontheinteractivewall(Nurevaspan)forUUlecturersandstudents

3. Threetrainingsessionsontheuseofobservationcamera’sforUUlecturersandstudents

Moreover,UUstaffandstudentsareinvitedtotestthetools,duringmonthlyOpenLabsessionsEvaluatingTLLAllactivitiesstagedinTLLwillbeevaluated.Thelecturersororganizersofeventswillberequestedtocompleteasurvey.Inthissurvey,specialattentionwillbepaidtotheaddedvalueofTLLanditsequipmentandtools.PedagogicalresearchTheAugmented-RealitySandboxwasoneofthefirsteducationaltoolsinvestigatedinTLL;severalactivitieswereaimedattheSandbox.SincethearrivaloftheobservationscamerasinFall2017,othertypesofresearchwerestaged,includingfoursessionsoflessonstudies.Fromthesecondhalfof2018,newresearchprojectsinTLLareexpected.PromotingthelabamongpotentialusersPromotionalactivitiessuchasnewsletters,standsateducationevents,the(renovated)websitewillbecontinued.OnNovember30th,theTLLAutumnFestivalwillserveasamajoreventforshowingthelab’sbroadspectrumofactivities.Inaddition,anEduChallengeinwhichstudentsofROC-MiddenNederland,HKU,HU,UMCUandUUcooperatewillbestagedinTLL.InpromotingtheuseofTLLamongUUlecturers,extraattentionwillbepaidtofacultiesotherthanScience.5DistancelearningInNovember2018,UtrechtwillhosttheinternationalsummitoftheLeagueofEuropeanResearchUniversities(LERU).ThissummitwillfocusondigitalhighereducationandwillinformtheuseofdigitaltoolsbyTLL.

5Already,therehavebeenrequestsfromtheFacultyofSocialandBehaviouralSciencesandtheFacultyofLaw,EconomicsandGovernanceforuseofTLL.

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TheFreudenthalInstitutepreparesaprojectinwhichdistancelearningisusedtoteachphysicalchemistrytobachelorchemistrystudentsattheAntondeKomUniversityinParamaribo,Surinam.In2018,itwillbedecidedwhethertheprojectwillbecontinued.7.2Mid-termactivitiesNewcollaborationsFormutuallearningandinnovation,TLLwelcomes/requiresinputfromexternalpartners.TLLispartoftherecentlystartedSmartEducationPlatform,inwhicheducationinnovationlabsofotherorganizationsparticipate.ThisPlatformprovidesakick-startfordevelopingalongstandingandconstructivecollaborationswiththesepartners.NewprojectsTLLstaffconstantlycontactslecturersandmonitorsfundingorganizations(suchasNWO/NRO)foroptionsofdesigningandimplementingprojectsaimedateducationinnovationandresearchinTLL.In2018,theUU-wideproject‘FutureLearningSpaces’willkick-off.TLLcontributestotheEducate-itprojectFutureLearningSpaces.Specifically,ithasanimportantsignalingandexperimentationfunction. NewdidacticapproachesTLLstaffregularlyscoutsnewdidacticapproaches(includingICT-Tools).Ifneededandfeasible,newapproachesortoolswillbeacquiredandimplementedinTLL.

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Copyrights:UtrechtUniversityPhotography:

• IvarPel:pages1,3-upper&lower,4,5,6,7-upper,13;• FridolinvanderLecq:page7-lower• Educate-it:page3-middle.• MonkeyRealityproject:page10