Continuing Professional Development

In a very rapid and recent development, AI has become part of our daily lives. This confronts us with multiple educative questions such as:

• How to teach with this new technology?
• How to get the most benefit from it?
• How to adjust my educational material?
• How to avoid an AI loop: preparing, performing and revising itself?

In September we will launch our new training to help you with these questions. The sessions are co-creative, meaning that together we will discuss and come up with solutions. Of course, we will also give you insights and some practical tips. If you have ideas, send us an email. Also, please contact us if you have resources to share, or if you are (or know of someone) organizing a workshop on AI.

Below you will find some resourceful links we can share with you from TU Delft, The University of Maastricht, and other partners:

• TU Delft AI initiative
• AI in Education
• Webinar: The era of AI and its impact in Higher Education
• Mondai, House of AI
• Lesmaterialen over AI geletterdheid (in Dutch)
• Chat GPT and studying - use it, don't abuse it

Also, at the TU Delft Teaching Academy different events on this topic are organized continuously.
Keep an eye on the agenda!

Always wanted to know how to use large language models like ChatGPT? This Brightspace training will help you to start exploring the world of LLMs. You will learn different techniques for developing prompts.
Please note that this training is a pilot training. Therefore, we will ask your feedback at the end of the training to make improvements where needed.
Learning objectives:

• Define language model
• Explore usages of language models
• Apply techniques for developing prompts

• More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl

This training is aimed at lecturers and TAs building new online courses or working on re-runs of existing online courses with the Extension School. 

This course will teach you how to build and run your course in edX. You can learn about the possibilities and tools of the edX platform for MOOCs and Professional Education courses, and best practices for communicating with your online learners and moderating your course’s discussion board. 

• For more information and to sign-up for the course, follow this link to TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl

This course will guide you through the necessary steps to (re)design and deliver an online course following the TU Delft approach.

TUD is recognized as a front-runner and thought leader in online engineering education. Since 2013, we have created a portfolio of more than 250 open and online courses for professionals and lifelong learners. Our course design method, based on the extensive expertise of educators, is guided by the TU Delft Online Learning Experience (OLE) model to guarantee a learner-centred approach. In addition, our Course Development Process is set to improve efficiency in design and project planning. This course is designed around the following four phases:

1. Plan: Who are your learners? What do they need? What is the best way to teach the concepts that you would like to teach? The blueprint and storyboard of your course will help you define your target audience, the learning objectives and the elements of your course. 
2. Produce: How do you move from sketch to realisation? How do you go from drafting your ideas to a full-fledged module? You will create an online course module including learning resources, learning activities and assessments, exploring the potential of reuse.
3. Run: How do you motivate learners to complete tasks and assignments? What means do you use to communicate with learners? You will outline how you engage your online learners and write a relevant communication plan to implement while running your course. 
4. Evaluate: Did the course achieve what you wanted? You will discuss how to collect learners’ feedback, and how to improve a future iteration of your course.

As well as being encouraged to take part in discussions and share your work on the course platform, you will receive formal feedback from the instructors on individual submissions. In addition, you can attend weekly online consultation hours to ask questions, share experiences and discuss the assignments. You will walk away with a practical blueprint, a storyboard, and a full-fledged module, and communication and evaluation plans for your online course.

When you successfully complete the course and submit the assignments, you will receive a certificate of completion and will be entitled to claim 3 CEUs (Continuing Education Unit).

What you will learn

After taking the course, you will be able to:

• Use the TU Delft Online Learning Experience (OLE) model to create a learner-centred course.
• Apply the TU Delft Course Development Process to (re)design your online course.
• Design a blueprint for your online course defining the learning objectives, the target audience, and their learning needs.
• Create a storyboard for your online course with relevant learning activities and assessment.
• Develop one of the learning modules from your storyboard.
• Decide what needs to be implemented to deliver an engaging learning experience.
• Evaluate the quality of your course following the principles of the OLE model.

TU Delft instructors can enroll in this course for free
Are you currently an instructor or employee at TU Delft? This training is free of charge for TUDelft staff. For the staff code and extra information go to the course page of the TLSOpleidingsportaal (NET ID required).
 

Course grades are a reflection of how effectively students grasp the learning objectives, but they also offer valuable insights into our teaching methods and the quality of the exam questions we design. Join this workshop to gain the insights needed to analyse assessment results and make improvements accordingly.
Key takeaways from this workshop include:

• Analyse to what extent your students master each learning objective.
• Analyse the overall quality of the exam.
• Analyse the quality of individual sub-questions.
• Calculate individual grades from individual exam scores.
• Adjust scoring and grading in case of quality issues.

During the workshop, you will have access to tools and resources necessary to conduct exam result analysis. We will make use of example data. If desired, you can extend your stay to work on your own exam dataset.

This training is free of charge.

• More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl

This workshop is intended for lecturers seeking to streamline their grading process. This may be particularly interesting for lecturers of Q4 courses who face tighter grading timelines due to the academic calendar structure.

After the workshop you should be able to:

• Develop assessments that facilitate significant reductions in grading time.
• Create a grading system that will speed up the assessment process.
• Provide feedback that effectively prepares students for resits.

During this hands-on workshop, we will delve into practical strategies for both short-term and long-term grading time reductions. As a participant, you will engage in meaningful discussions with colleagues from various departments within the TU. Together, you will explore opportunities and exchange best practices in a small group setting. A learning developer will share insights and tips to enhance your grading efficiency, while also providing the opportunity to refine your course assessment.

This workshop welcomes participants from all faculties. To ensure meaningful discussions, we recommend having a specific course and assessment in mind to focus on during our time together.

• More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl.

This course is for participants who have an appointment of 0.2 FTE or less, and thus don't need to do UTQ, but do need basic skills. Before subscribing, please discuss in your faculty first if this is the right course for you or that the UTQ trajectory is better fitting your needs.

If you are a PhD, please first consider applying to the Graduate School programme first.

This is an alternative to UTQ for a very specific group. Taking this course will not give you a UTQ certificate.

• More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl

In this workshop you will explore the merits and pitfalls of rubrics. You will exchange tips to ensure the assessment is fair, efficient, transparent, objective, and stimulates your students’ learning. You will learn how to make sure your grading is comparable with the way your colleagues grade your students’ assignments or projects.

During this workshop you will discover the benefits and challenges associated with using rubrics for assessment.
In this interactive session, you will exchange valuable insights to ensure fairness, efficiency and objectivity in your assessment process, all while stimulating student learning.

Key takeaways from the workshop include:

• Understanding the impact rubrics can have on grading and feedback of student work.
• Learning the why and how behind aligning rubrics with your course’s learning objectives and instructions.
• Gaining insights into converting rubric assessments into final grades.

During the workshop there will be time provided to share experiences, grading tools and challenges, all with the aim of enhancing and refining your course grading guide.

This workshop is on-campus and free of charge.

More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl

TUnder is TU Delft’s programme for teacher-to-teacher growth. Through reflection and learning together, you will be able to take your teaching to the next level in a relaxed, fun, and supportive environment.

When you register you will fill out your interests, type of courses, and experience. This info will be used to match you with a fellow colleague from another faculty. You will get acquainted and decide together where you would like to focus on and then go and observe each other. After this, you will give each other feedback and reflect on the experience itself and how you want to develop as a lecturer. TUnder is designed to be informal, fun, and supportive by providing the right setting to open-up and learn together

Register by filling in this form

Have you ever wondered what sort of teaching adventures experienced lecturers have had? Do you enjoy hearing the tales of newer lecturers and how they navigate their roles at TU Delft? What is teacher identity, and how do you cultivate it? How does teacher identity shape your role and personal development? The core aim of this podcast is to spotlight TU Delft teaching by facilitating conversations between early career lecturers and more experienced lecturers. The conversations centre around past, present and future expectations of a teaching role, the fun and fears of being a lecturer, and several other themes!

The Adventures in Teaching podcast has been created out of the early career teaching project within the Recognition and Rewards programme in collaboration with the TU Delft Teaching Academy and Teaching and Learning Services. 

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.tudelft.nl/teachingacademy/kick-start-your-teaching/adventures-in-teaching-podcast

Through different sessions we aim to explore the pivotal role of educators and supervisors in promoting student well-being. Numerous studies highlight the educator's significance in this regard, emphasizing factors such as social skills, psychological safety, and lecturer competence.

This training is free of charge.

• More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl.

This workshop is for all TU Delft lecturers. Students (our human books) will be invited on a personal basis.

The goal of this workshop is to:

• Create a safe, honest and open space to ask questions and learn from each other.
• Normalize the use of inclusive language.
• Encourage interactions around certain D&I themes.

For further context, please refer to the website with regards to the D&I Human Library,  or to the article written on accommodating students with a disability. 

• More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl.

Teaching at TU Delft means working in a diverse environment with people from various cultural backgrounds. Effective communication in this setting requires an understanding of different cultural norms, communication styles, and perspectives. This course is specifically designed to equip you with the essential skills and strategies needed to navigate cultural diversity in the classroom and improve student engagement, collaboration, and learning outcomes.
By joining this course, you will learn how to:

• Communicate without judgment or stereotypes, fostering a respectful and inclusive learning environment.
• Gain insight into your own communication styles and how they may be perceived by people from different cultural backgrounds.
• Interpret verbal and non-verbal cues and adapt your communication style to match the cultural context.
• Analyse complex intercultural classroom situations and implement practical solutions to promote inclusivity and reduce misunderstandings.

More information via TLS Opleidingsportaal (if you have a staff Ned-ID) or send an email to Teaching-Support@tudelft.nl.