Symposium: Transdisciplinary Research Education in Convergence | 9 April
09 April 2024 12:00 till 17:30 - Location: Teaching Lab, Building 32A, Landbergstraat 19 | Add to my calendar
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Come join us for an afternoon discussing what we’ve learned in developing and running the minor Collaborative Science for Biomedical Breakthroughs.
The minor is an education programme, creating a learning environment to develop the skills of doing collaborative science, blending together students, teachers, convergence flagships and industry.
Programme
12:00-12:45 Lunch and interaction with other public members
12:45-13:15 Plenary session | A transdisciplinary minor: collaborative design process, structure and interactive textbook (recorded)
13:15-14:00 Parallel workshops showcasing two separate weeks in the minor
1) Understanding your crew: What is transdisciplinarity? Perspectives and values of a team.
2) Institutional review process & Critical thinking as a scientist.
14:00-14:15 Break
14:15-14:30 Plenary wrap-up pitches of the workshops (recorded)
14:30-15:00 Plenary session | Intended learning outcomes, rubrics and assessments (recorded)
In this session, how the students were assessed during the minor at different levels and how the rubrics were aligned with the learning goals?
15:00-15:30 Plenary session | The emotional side of collaboration (recorded)
Collaboration includes many emotions. What are some of the questions you need to think about in designing collaboration education, and what are the answers we came up with?
15:30-15:45 Break
15:45-16:15 Panel discussion | with minor team, supervisors, coaches, students and Janssen Nederland
The public will be able to interact with several stakeholders of this minor and discuss the different roles and expectations of each level involved.
16:15- Reception & questions
We’ll also have time to chat and share ideas. Teachers, supervisors, and students from the minor will be there to share their experiences. Supervisors participated from TU Delft, Erasmus University, Erasmus MC, and Erasmus University College, students were from four universities and 7 programmes.
About the minor
The minor, developed by the Nanobiology programme, teaches students the skills they need to succeed in collaborative research while they do such a project. The minor is designed to impart a comprehensive understanding of research. It includes essential questions like “Why do scientists write grants?”, “Who are the stakeholders in your research?“, “How do you share your findings?” and much more.
The primary focus rests on four integral threads that permeate the minor: Collaboration, Communication, Reflection, and Research. These threads are woven into the structure, by means of several lectures and workshops each week aligned with these themes, providing students with an encompassing perspective on scientific research. Teachers of the minor come from TU Delft Applied Sciences, TU Delft Industrial Design Engineering, Center for Languages and Academic Skills (ITAV) and Erasmus MC.
The minor is partnered with the Convergence Flagship Integrative Neuromedicine and Janssen Nederland. All research projects are closely intertwined with the Flagship.
The event is organised by Johanna Colgrove and Hegias Mira Bontenbal in collaboration with TU Delft Teaching Academy.