edUMinded
The UM online magazine on Teaching & Learning
delivering views and articles from the Teaching & Learning community at Maastricht University to all education enthusiasts.
edUMinded is place to discover, read and write stories about classroom experiments, reflections on professional development, student perspectives, tips and reviews, and more.
Do you have an idea for an article? edUMinded welcomes contributions from anyone who feels connected with the Teaching & Learning community of Maastricht University.
Featured article
Feeling lonely in PBL: a personal reflection
Carolina Cicati, a teacher at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University, explores how crucial trust is for effective Problem-Based Learning (PBL), even over brief periods.
Drawing on her own experiences as both a student and a tutor, she discusses the challenges of building a collaborative learning environment when groups change frequently.
This reflective piece encourages both students and educators to actively consider ways to create a more trusting and inclusive learning experience for everyone involved.
Classroom experiments
Tips and reviews
Insights and reflections
City collaboration
Students digitise Maastricht's history with an interactive museum collection
During her Master's programme in Digital Cultures, Nada Naguib participated in a unique, collaborative digital project between Maastricht University and the Maastricht Museum at Centre Céramique, aiming to involve international students in making Maastricht's history more accessible and increasing the cultural engagement of Maastricht's residents with their city.
Feeling lonely in PBL
Trust is crucial for effective Problem-Based Learning (PBL), even over brief periods.
Drawing on her experiences as a student and a tutor, Carolina Cicati discusses the challenges of building a collaborative learning environment when groups change frequently.
The student voice
Yes, students complain, but let us also listen to their suggestions.
In her experience as EDLAB Innovation Coordinator and a former UM student, Lena Gromotka has encountered four types of student voices - the Complainer, the Critic, the Idealist, and the Suggester. In this reflective piece, she envisions a larger role for students' perspectives in education.
Community of Practice
A community of practice in search of an identity.
In the spring of 2022, EDLAB set up a Community of Practice (CoP) for a group of teaching professionals, study advisors and students around the topic of blended learning. But the experiment soon ran into an identity crisis. The two CoP leaders Annechien Deelman and Hans Savelberg share the story.
Become an author
edUminded accepts contributions from anyone who feels connected with the Teaching & Learning community of Maastricht University.
edUMinded is a collegial collaboration where the EDLAB editorial team works directly with educators and researchers to publish articles for a broad audience.
Articles are generally related to one or more of the following perspectives:
- I did/made/tried/learned/found out about this, and here is why you should know about it.
- I read/saw/heard this, and here is why you should know about it.
- I think this, and here is why you should know about it.
- I know, researched (and possibly published about) this, and here is why you should know about it.
Why edUMinded
edUMinded is a platform where Maastricht University teachers, education professionals and students showcase their expertise, share insights and connect with colleagues in key areas of UM education and educational research:
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problem-based learning education
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the international classroom
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global citizenship education
- diversity and inclusivity
- educational innovation
- educational research
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support for teachers and education professionals