Internationalisation at home: international competences for every student?
In this teaching tip, we give concrete examples of how you can work on the international and intercultural competences of all students in your course/programme.
(December 2024)
Stimulating entrepreneurial competences in students
In this tip, we take a closer look at the what, why and how of entrepreneurial competencies.
(May 2023)
Think big, act small! The first steps to sustainability education
"Sustainable development begins with education." This is how UNESCO articulates the crucial role of education, but where do you start as a teacher or assistant?
(February 2022)
Designing Blended Education: A Birds' Eye View
Several elements come into play when designing your education, whether it takes place entirely online, on campus or in a combination of both (blended learning). How do you best approach this design process?
(August 2020)
Learning trajectories in practice
Do you want to set up a learning trajectory structure or organise a learning trajectory meeting within your programme? As a follow-up to the previous ECHO teaching tip, this time we formulate a series of practical suggestions.
(July 2020)
Learning trajectories offer more transparency and coherence
Mutual alignment within a programme is an important element in achieving curriculum coherence. In this teaching tip we look at the added value of thinking in terms of learning trajectories as an aid to this.
(June 2020)
Towards sustainable higher education
Even teachers who do not see opportunities to integrate the content aspect of sustainability into their teaching can integrate this topic. In this teaching tip we would like to focus on the process-oriented aspects of sustainable higher education and, more specifically, on sustainable development competences.
(December 2016)
Sustainable higher education
Sustainability is an important aspect of today's view of society, and therefore of education. But what do we mean by it? How can we promote it in higher education? In this tip, we will take a closer look at this question and illustrate it with a concrete project.
(May 2016)
Dealing with student evaluations
In this tip, we'd like to share a way to deal with student feedback in a meaningful way.
In search of congruence
When determining the content, design and assessment of a course, it is important to consider the larger whole into which the course fits: the programme curriculum. One tool you can use to help you align your course with the programme curriculum is to complete a 'congruence table'.
Relation between learning objectives and competences
The construction of learning objectives and learning outcomes is increasingly included in the tasks of a lecturer. In some cases, however, there can be confusion about the exact boundary between the two concepts. The following information looks at this boundary in more detail.