Education
Good teaching and good teachers make all the difference.
Good education goes beyond transferring knowledge and skills. It takes into account qualification, socialisation and personal formation. Have you had a teacher you still remember? Good teachers have subject knowledge and diverse skills. They know how to impart knowledge and understand how children and (young) adults learn. They create a safe and inclusive learning environment and also remain lifelong learners themselves.
Good education is central to us. For our own students and for training and further education of professionals in primary education, secondary education, higher education and education for professionals.
Sharing science, shaping tomorrow.
Generative AI in education
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The influence of AI on learning
According to the latest surveys, 65 per cent of students use AI tools. ‘And this usage will remain unabatedly high,’ argues education consultant Laura Koenders. In this article, she explores whether students learn from using generative AI and how higher education can ensure that AI use contributes to learning.
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Problems with generative AI in education
Generative AI delivers a lot, but there is also a big downside. This article shows the ethical and practical problems. As a teacher, it is important to know these and be able to prepare students accordingly. This is the basis for handling this new technology responsibly.
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ChatGPT in education: can you still use take-home exams and essays?
What does genAI mean for higher education? What adaptations are possible within a programme or course? This article makes the link to constructive alignment. And no. For this article, the authors did not use genAI themselves.
Become a secondary school teacher
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Why switch to teaching?
Teacher educator Nienke Smit talks about the reasons she hears. ‘Meaningfulness often plays a role,’ she says.
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This is how to become a secondary school teacher
Even if you are now working in a different profession, you are never too old to become a teacher. Check out the options.
“Science is our basis. We translate recent educational insights and professional didactics into daily practice.”
Frans Prins, scientific director Educational Consultancy & Training
Our education
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Programmes
You can choose from a wide range of courses and training programmes. They are categorised by school type (primary, secondary and higher education) and cover subjects such as assessment, data, AI, pedagogical-didactic practice, learning from and with colleagues, academic skills, research skills, carrying out research in the classroom, language skills and the vo-wo connection.
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Incompany
Even after your training, you will continue to learn as a teacher. The didactic networks offer you in-depth knowledge and teaching materials. For science teachers there is U-Talent, for modern foreign language teachers the mastery team, for Dutch teachers the NLNU network on LinkedIn, for history teachers the network with the same name at UU and for geography teachers the KNAG.