Teaching and Learning Centre - Wageningen UR

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Below you'll see an overview of courses and meetings for educators.With your registration to one of our courses you agree with the Teaching and Learning Centre Terms and Conditions.

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In addition to the activities below we also want to draw your attention to

01. Orientation to teaching and supervision

  • Introduction to teaching @ WUR
    Are you new to teaching at WUR? We understand how overwhelmed you must feel! This three hour training will help you on your way.
  • Start to Teach/Lecture
    Start to Teach/Lecture introduces you to some basic teaching and learning principles, which include topics such as constructive alignment, writing learning outcomes, activating students prior knowledge and understanding the importance of assessment. For those who want to make their teaching in front of a (large) group more effective. The focus of this training is on designing and practicing instruction skills. This course is designed for teaching staff with little experience in teaching but are appointed by Wageningen University and Research. Because it is designed for PhD candidates, post-docs and teaching assistants, it is considered suitable to form part of your teaching and supervision plan. 1 ECTS = 28 hours
  • Start to supervise BSc & MSc thesis students (PART 1)
    In this 2,5 hour workshop you will be provided with some general information about supervising thesis students at Wageningen University and discuss good practices, expectations, basic skills. Furthermore there will be room for questions.
  • Supervising (BSc & MSc) thesis students (PART 2)
    This course is a follow-up of the course 'Start to Supervise BSc & MSc Thesis Students', hence the 'PART 2'. This means that you must have passed 'start to supervise BSc & MSc Thesis Students' as a prerequisite to follow this course. Please only sign up for this course after you successfully passed the workshop 'Start to Supervise BSc & MSc thesis students'. For this course you also need to have supervised at least 2 BSc or MSc thesis students.
  • Start to Supervise Group Work
    How to get students doing group work motivated, active and involved? In this 2,5 hour workshop you will learn basic skills and strategies for supervising group work at Wageningen University. Furthermore there will be room for exchanging perspectives and asking questions.

02. UTQ + SUTQ activities (open to all teaching staff)

  • UTQ Introduction meeting
    In this meeting you will receive information about the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ; or BKO in Dutch). You will obtain insights into your strengths and points to focus on in relation to the UTQ competences. After this meeting you will be informed about the trajectory and can book a personal intake with your UTQ coach.
  • UTQ Personal intake
    In the individual intake interview you will meet your UTQ coach. Together you will translate your personal focus per UTQ competence into a meaningful programme, a provisional planning and a design for the assignments; considering your own teaching practice, the duration of the programme (usually no longer than two years), the time investment of 155 hours and the admission criteria. The contract will be the basis for this meeting.
  • UTQ Teach
    In this course you will gain a deeper understanding of your classroom experiences by comparing and connecting your experiences to educational concepts, models, theory, good practices with your fellow participants and trainers. The trajectory consists of independent assignments in Brightspace, a lunch meeting and three themed live meetings. The 'UTQ Teach'course focuses on UTQ sub-competences: - 2a Prepare an educational meeting - 2b Conduct an educational meeting.
  • UTQ Supervise
    UTQ supervise focuses on UTQ sub-competence 2c. Supervising, individually and in groups. In this course you will get a deeper understanding of your supervisor experiences by comparing and connecting your experiences to educational concepts, models, theory, good practices with fellow participants and TLC trainers. The course consists of self-work assignments in a digital platform (Brightspace) and two live course days.
  • UTQ Design
    The UTQ Design course focuses on the UTQ design competences. During the course days we will use cooperative and activating didactics that can be inspirational for your own teaching practice. We will use peer feedback as an essential part of the learning process. Attendance and active participation of all participants is therefore expected. You will learn which design principles you can use to make your course (more) active, effective and efficient. You will practise your design competences with the use of one of your own courses.
  • UTQ Assess
    Why follow this course? To prepare yourself for your role in designing, implementing, and evaluating assessments at Wageningen University. The UTQ Assess course comprehensively focuses on knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for constructing and using assessments. We do this by following the steps of the assessment cycle: from the assessment strategy to the construction and evaluation of your exams and assignments.
  • UTQ Self-study Brightspace
    You can find several self-study modules related to your teaching practice in this Brightspace environment. These modules offer a flexible and convenient way for you to enhance your teaching toolbox. Through a combination of multimedia resources, examples, quizzes, and reflective exercises, you will gain a deeper understanding of the respective topics and learn practical strategies to implement in your teaching practices. Please note, that some of the self-study modules are required as prior knowledge for one or more of the UTQ courses.
  • SUTQ | Information Meeting
    The Teaching & Learning Centre currently offers the UTQ BKO). In this trajectory in-service teachers are equipped with specific teaching competences that are formally assessed. By offering a SUTQ, the educational trajectory can continue for those who successfully completed their UTQ (or equivalent) and wish to further their educational development. The information day serves as a Q&A moment where you can inquire more information about the overall competences and how these are planned, assessed, implemented and monitored. To help you understand what the SUTQ entails, we encourage you to watch our introduction video https://intranet.wur.nl/Project/SeniorUniversityTeachingQualificationSUTQ

03. Teaching & supervising courses

In these courses/activities, you can further develop your skills in designing and teaching courses and in the facilitation of learning processes. 

  • Brain Based Teaching
    Brain based teaching is the state of the art when it comes to approaching classroom teaching. New insights on how the brain works are translated into classroom strategies. During this training you will experience and practice lots of these strategies, so you can apply them to boost both your teaching and your student’s learning.
  • Nature inclusive teaching : Onboarding in nature inclusive education
    In this course you will learn about the value of nature inclusive education, experience nature inclusive teaching methods and reflect on the attitude and worldviews that underlie a shift towards nature inclusive learning. You also get the opportunity to design and facilitate an own activity. We will use a framework in which cognitive, physical, emotional, existential and action-oriented aspects are addressed. These are explored through experiential (outdoor) exercises, dialogue and literature.
  • Emotions in the classroom: introducing a pedagogy of hope
    This course takes into consideration the socio-environmental context in which students find themselves. You will learn how to address the student’s sense of responsibility and care for the world by exploring their intrinsic motivation and values. You will also learn how to acknowledge feelings of anxiety and despair, supporting students in their relation to urgent global (environmental) concerns.
  • Nature inclusive teaching Community of practice
    This community of practice for nature inclusive teachers is meant to support educators at WUR to learn about and practice with nature inclusive methods. Some of the activities are single events open to anyone who is interested, other activities are meant as design sessions/intervision for those who have followed the one of the teacher trainings on nature inclusive education.
  • Teaching lab practicals
    This course is intended for people who want to improve their lab teaching skills and elements of their practical class. All people who teach lab practicals (technicians, PhDs, post-docs and other staff) are welcome. Please read the course description for the content of the course and for whom the course is most applicable.
  • Transdisciplinary learning trajectory
    Transdisciplinary learning trajectory Goal of the trajectory: •Better prepare teachers for practice of transdisciplinary learning •Inspiring teachers and bring them into contact with each other (let them inspire each other)
  • Gamified Design
    What can we learn and use from games to make learning more effective? We will explore the underlying mechanisms that make games so engaging and use this as a starting point for rethinking your own education.
  • Starting with real-life learning
    This workshop is made for teachers who want to enhance student engagement and cultivate a profound connection between academic knowledge and society. We believe that every course, including those for first-year students, can take that crucial first step towards real-life relevance. Together, let's embrace a low-threshold approach to real-life learning, making education not only meaningful but also enjoyable for both you and your students.
  • Peer consultation for thesis ring facilitators & coordinators
    If you facilitate or coordinate the thesis rings in your chair group and in need for some extra peer consultation (intervision) in small groups around this topic, you are welcome to join.
  • Group work - ON DEMAND
    Do you want to learn more about supervising group work and the design and assessment of group assignments? Then this on-demand workshop is yours!
  • Teaching in an Intercultural & Diverse Classroom - ON DEMAND
    Wageningen University is an international university with students coming from more than 100 cultures. Cultural diversity has many educational benefits, such as increased collaboration, successful decision-making, greater creativity. However, cultural differences hugely impact our ability to value diversity, with biases and blind spots unknowingly blurring our view and blocking effective, inclusive teaching behaviour. This course is for lecturers to develop awareness and skills in order to interact effectively and appropriately with the culturally different students in today’s international classrooms.
  • Boundary Crossing Training for Teachers - ON DEMAND
    During this hands-on course we will work with a combination of observational learning and experiential learning, relating to theoretical framework of Boundary Crossing.

04. Teaching tools

In these courses/activities, you will learn about our Learning Management System Brightspace and other online/digital teaching tools that can help you shape your online and blended education. Activities can cover technical aspects of how to use the tools as well as didactics of online and blended learning.

  • Q&A Sessions: Educational Video
    In these online Q&A sessions, you can ask all questions related to Educational Media. Different topics can be discussed, like 'How to manage a YuJa channel?', 'How do I find a video in YuJa?', or 'How to prepare for Weblectures and livestreams'.
  • Brightspace Introduction Training
    To give all teachers and educational supporters a smooth start in Brightspace, all can follow the Brightspace Introduction Training. Main topics in this training are: navigation, organizing and adding content, setting up online activities, such as assignments and discussion fora, setting up groups and following student’s progress.
  • Brightspace Introduction Training (Self-study)
    If you want to get familiar with Brightspace, but do not want to sign-up for a live session, you can sign-up for this self-study version. You will get access to the Brightspace and go through the materials at your own pace while doing the exercises in your practice course. Main topics in this training are: navigation, organizing and adding content, setting up online activities, such as assignments and discussion fora, setting up groups and following student’s progress.
  • Using Interactive Tools in Brightspace for formative assessment
    How can you make your courses in Brightspace more attractive, creative and varied? Learn about some simple tools (H5P, Creator+ & FBF) that give you immediate results.
  • Recording a knowledge clip @ TLC (self-study)
    Knowledge clips are short video clips in which you explain a theory or concept or show a skill or procedure. This course prepares you for recording a knowledge clip in the studio in Atlas.
  • Getting started with YuJa
    YuJa is the video platform of the WUR. It is accessible via Brightspace, for both teaching staff and students. In this training you will get to know the most important basic functionalities in YuJa. 
  • Digital Accessibility: What, why & how?
    Every student has the right to learn, and so our education needs to be accessible to them. This workshop introduces you to the intricacies of Digital Accessibility (DA), and will leave you with clear tips on how to make your educational materials more digitally accessible.

05. Assessment and Examination

In these courses/activities, you will learn about different functions of assessment (formative and summative use), how to use specific tools & methods (Ans, rubrics, group assignments) and how to imply working procedures (invigilation).

  • Writing multiple-choice and other closed question types - ON DEMAND
    In this workshop you will learn how to formulate closed questions that are valid, reliable and cover the right cognitive level.
  • Information meeting for Invigilators on BYOD exams
    Is this your first BYOD exam? Then sign up for this presentation. You will learn more about the instructions, how the security software works and how to help students who experience issues before or during the exam. There is a small document available with trouble shooting guidelines. You will learn how a student can get a spare laptop and how you can check if a student has submitted the exam successfully. (More information is available at Student Support https://wur-studentsupport.screenstepslive.com/m/106158.)
  • Designing assessments in Ans
    From September 2020 all digital assessment will take place in our new software Ans. In this training, you will learn you can design your assessment with open and/or closed questions in Ans and how to build and manage your question bank.
  • Formative assessment - ON DEMAND
    Do you want more insight in student learning during your course? In this on demand session we will discuss how you can use assessment as a learning activity. And how you can make it activating and informative for both students and yourself.
  • Rubrics: How to use and develop them for feedback and assessment - ON DEMAND
    In this session we will explore how you can design rubrics and use them to facilitate student learning. We will start with a short general introduction on rubrics and have some small exercises to experience different aspects of using and developing rubrics. This workshop is planned on demand. Please contact assessment.quality@wur.nl
  • Thesis assessment: calibration session workshop for chair groups - ON DEMAND
    Do you with your chair group want to have a calibration session workshop for staff that is involved in thesis assessment? We can facilitate your session and help you defining its programme.
  • Quick Start Ans
    In this online session you will get acquainted with the basics of Ans so that you can develop your own question bank and build your own exams. This session is offered almost every week, so if the available date does not fit, come back later!

06. Training for study advisers

The activities below are specially designed to help Study Advisors to further develop their competencies. 

  • Communication by drawing: Draw your message
    During the training you will learn to visualize your message by making simple, expressive drawings. Visualizing the message has several goals, such as: making complex matters simple, structuring information, providing insight, increasing involvement.
  • Boekbespreking voor studieadviseurs (Dutch)
    Tijdens deze bijeenkomst bespreken we het boeken 16 okt '25: 'Over de Kop' van Brankele Frank. 12 feb'26: 'Wandelcoaching bij Stress & Onzekerheid' van Hilde Backus (12 febr) We raden je aan om het boek vooraf te lezen om het meeste uit deze bijeenkomst te halen. We doen met elkaar de boekbespreking. De sessie wordt gefaciliteerd door Marieke.
  • Knowledge bite on gifted (hoogbegaafde) students
    Student psychologist Anneke Aikema together with study adviser & expert by experience Marga van Voorthuizen will provide a hands-on knowledge bite on how to deal with gifted (hoogbegaafde) students with giftedness.
  • Knowledge bite Overcoming Thesis Road Blocks
    Skills trainer & former study adviser Annemarie Teunissen together with trainer of thesis supervisors Marieke van Schaik will provide a hands-on knowledge bite on how to guide students in overcoming thesis road blocks & insight in the training that is offered by Annemarie for students.
  • Workshop Walk&Talk Wandelgesprekken voor studieadviseurs (Dutch)
    Tijdens deze bijeenkomst ervaar je hoe wandelgesprekken werken en hoe je het in kan zetten in je begeleiding van studenten. Daarnaast zal studentpsycholoog Lisette van Baars vertellen hoe zij Buitenpsychologie gebruikt in haar contact met studenten. Verder delen we ervaringen. De sessie wordt gefaciliteerd door Sanne & Marieke. Het vindt buiten plaats (amfitheater tegenover Zodiac). Alleen bij heel slecht weer, vindt het binnen plaats. English: This session will be in Dutch. If you are non-Dutch speaking and interested, let us know via sa.development@wur.nl and we will set up a separate meeting with you.
  • Begeleiding bij Rouw
    Tijdens deze bijeenkomst geeft Marloes Harkema handvatten om rouwgesprekken te voeren met studenten. Marloes is coach & trainer bij Student & Training & Support (STS) http://www.marloesharkema.nl/

07. Lunch workshops

In the lunch workshops organised by TLC, you will discuss about good practices in teaching, get introduced to new learning technologies, and have the opportunity to learn from and exchange experiences with other educators.

  • Inspiration Lunch workshops (2025-2026)
    The Inspiration Lunch Workshops are events organized for educational staff to get inspired in topics related to Technology Enhanced Learning, Blended Learning Design Approaches, Didactic Concepts, Diversity, and Inclusion. The workshops take place on campus from 12:00 – 13:30 on weekdays.

08. WU Governance

Courses for members in participation bodies and/or staff looking to know more about the governance of WU education.

  • Crash course on Educational Governance @ WUR
    The crash course on Educational Governance @ WUR is an interactive session lead by Dick de Ridder, Dean of Education. The course is an opportunity to empower yourself in your role as a member of a participation body and learn more about the unique structure of the WU. Also other staff members and students with an interest in education governance are welcome.
  • Introductory training for PC members
    We are proud to introduce our new, WUR-specific training for PC members! This introductory training is designed to help new members quickly find their footing and gain a clear understanding of their role and responsibilities within the WUR context. It’s also highly valuable for current members, as it covers important and new information about the educational governance at our university. The training is led by Blair van Pelt, an experienced lecturer and chair of the WUR Council.
  • Workshop Legislation and Regulations for Programme Committee members
    The workshop Legislation and Regulations for members of Programme Committees (PC) is an opportunity to learn more about the formal duties and authorities of a PC (right to advice, right to consent).