Rationality is considered an important trait for functioning in modern society, as it is thought to be necessary for making judgments and decisions. Rationality aligns well with ambitions in higher education for teaching students to be critical thinkers and decision makers. The short-form Comprehensive …

In deze kennisclip wordt ingegaan op de achtergrond, de uitgangspunten van het speler- en spelgecentreerde spelconcept 'Spelinzicht' en worden de componenten uit het vakdidactische model verder toegelicht.

Deze publicatie benoemt 19 ontwerpprincipes die docenten kunnen gebruiken om hun lessen op innovatieve en didactische wijze te ondersteunen met onderwijstechnologie. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan co-constructie, simulatie of rollenspel. Dit overzicht kwam tot stand na systematisch literatuuronderzoek in het …

In the context of education, ‘presence’—a state of alert awareness, receptivity and connectedness to what is happening in class—is related to depth of insight into the situation, and to more opportunities for action⁠. Presence is mainly conceptualized in philosophical and theoretical terms and idealistic …

Having a sense of community is key for a healthy academic experience, even more so now that we’re all sitting in front of a screen all day, every day. Marca Wolfensberger, Honours Coordinator at the Faculty of Geosciences, and Bachelor’s student Marte Vroom are conducting research on community building …

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study among 50 secondary school students from 10 schools in the Netherlands, aiming to understand how they experience ‘presence’ – being fully (with one’s entire being) engaged in the here-and-now – in class⁠. Although presence was a non-regular experience, …

The Material Sample Management Tool is a label generator and database to support creative communities in documenting and sharing material experiments. It was designed around the idea of collaboratively building an archive of alternative design materials with an emphasis on materials that are easily renewable, …

This is an update of the teaching case published on entrepreneurshipcases.amsterdam. It is not openly available but can be requested by teachers.