Coaching students to develop their own professional identity, known as PI development for short, is an updated approach to Student Career Coaching which reflects the demands of today’s world of work. By discovering their own professional identity during their university education, students can make the …

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Teaching in honours: balancing between autonomy and structure

In years past, there has not been a consistent or coordinated “opening” for summer professional development opportunities. This year our goal is to advertise the following summer’s offerings at the annual conference so we can get logistics in front of a wider audience, and they can plan ahead while they …

We will share results of our research on how teachers tailor their teaching strategy to honors and regular students taking into account the learning preferences with regard to autonomy and structure as perceived by teachers. We explore how the research findings can be used for faculty development.

Students differ in their learning preferences. When students are more intrinsically motivated this improves their well-being and involvement (Levesque, Zuehlke, Stanek, & Ryan, 2004). Teaching highly motivated honors students places different demands on teachers (Wolfensberger, 2012). High motivated …

Studenten verschillen in hun leervoorkeuren. Wanneer studenten meer intrinsiekgemotiveerd zijn, neemt hun welbevinden en betrokkenheid toe. Het lesgeven aan hoog gemotiveerde honours studenten stelt andere eisen aan honours docenten. Docenten geven aan te worstelen met het vinden van de juiste balans …

Excellence by teaching strategy: autonomy and structure in balance for every student. Presentation at the International Honours Conference, Windesheism University of Applied Sciences, June 2017

For us “Bounded Freedom” is the most important and discussed pillars of Honours education. During our workshop we challenge you to explore the possibilities and limitations of ‘Bounded Freedom’ in your daily practise. What does this mean for both involved students and teachers? What is the right balance …