SHE Summer Course Maastricht University

Overview

The SHE Summer Course at Maastricht University offers an introduction and global overview of the principal components and characteristics of the Maastricht approach to student centred education and in particular, how to design, implement and assess in a student centred curriculum.

Participants will be introduced to PBL (Problem-based learning) as the core example of student-centered learning, as well as alternative working formats (e.g. team-based learning, flipped classroom and the four components instructional design model (4C/ID-model)).

Objectives

At the end of the course, you will:

• Understand the underlying theories and principles of student centered learning.
• Become familiar with the evidence behind these learning principles
• Understand the principles and implementation of PBL at FHML, Maastricht University.
• Translate learning principles into the design of new educational materials/activities and applying them to your own context
• Manage your educational activities/role of tutor (critical incidents)
• List alternative educational formats of student centered education besides problem-based learning such as team-based learning and the four components instructional design model (4C/ID-model)
• Understand the philosophy behind programmatic assessment
• Network and get acquainted with professionals all over the world who share similar ambitions.
• Understand the principles of governing a student centered curriculum