The launch of two new IDEE themes
Provided by Teaching Academy
The TU Delft Teaching Academy Initiative on Innovation in Delft Engineering Education (IDEE) combines innovation and research for a lasting impact on TU Delft Engineering Education.
All selected IDEE themes meet the requirements of being a true TU Delft challenge: Relevant and current for all TU Delft programmes; Interdisciplinary and cross-curricular in nature; Combination of innovation and research activities; Relevant potential research questions to be tackled by PhD candidate, Postdoc researchers, and/or other scientific team members.
IDEE has launched two new themes:
Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI
Technological innovations influence how we learn and teach. As the newest technology impacting education, artificial intelligence brings both opportunities and challenges into education. This creates a need to understand how AI enhances teaching, and consequently, learning. At the same time, it is necessary to handle the risk that students use AI to circumvent learning, and teachers use AI to circumvent teaching. Therefore, in the age of AI, how to teach and assess so that we know that students really learn, and so that students feel seen and supported by the teachers? There is a need for strategies for assessing learning that prevent attempts to circumvent learning and have a rich teaching presence, but not necessarily using AI. The innovations and research of this theme could focus on, for example: Can AI offer new learning and teaching strategies; how does AI influence assessment of student work; what do educators need and want in delivering education in an era where technology evolves with disruptive speed?
The Transition from Secondary to Higher Engineering Education
TU Delft and its engineering education expect a lot from students to ultimately graduate as high-end engineers. In the transition from secondary education to higher engineering education, there are challenges with serious implications both for students and educators. For example, whether students come from Dutch high schools or from international backgrounds, they often need to develop their ways to approach the studies at university. Success is not only about students passing courses but also strengthening their sense of belonging. Also, many students are going through life changes at the same time, such as living places, living arrangements, social groups and income. The innovations and research could be about, for instance: What does this journey entail for students, and how can we ensure a successful transition; what is the role of an educator in supporting students’ transition; what strategies can we adapt into our programmes and courses to support students with this transition, taken into account students’ diverse backgrounds and needs?
