An overview of possible CPD activities
As a member of UM teaching staff with a UTQ and a teaching load of more than 160 hours per academic year (irrespective of individual FTE), you are encouraged to reflect upon your development wishes and needs, so that you can plan your CPD. To help you develop new knowledge and skills relating to your teaching, your faculty as well as various other UM departments, including EDLAB, offer a range of activities that may be relevant for you.
EDLAB activities will be listed on this page as they become available as well as on Facebook or LinkedIn. These are continually being updated, so please check back regularly. New activities will also be communicated via your faculty CPD coordinators and EDLAB’s open group on UM’s intranet UMployee. Activities and support for teaching staff available from other UM departments are also listed below.
In addition to taking part in formal training activities, you may want to develop your own activities with colleagues, or undertake CPD in a more informal manner. This is fine so long as it suits your development plan and is approved by your manager or faculty CPD coordinator. Your CPD should also be relevant to the teaching competences outlined in this document. Note that standard duties (staff meetings or compulsory training as part of a regular teaching role) are not considered as CPD.
Upcoming activities
Please note that the funding for EDLAB’s CPD activities only covers UM teaching staff with a UTQ and a teaching load of more than 160 hours per academic year. This is because teaching staff who have not yet completed their UTQ have the opportunity to develop by following this trajectory first within their faculties. All UM staff (those with teaching as well as non-teaching positions) are also able to follow courses offered by the UM Staff Career Centre. For more information about Continuing Professional Development and who it’s for, see https://edlab.nl/educational-services/cpd/

Workshop Stimulating Learning through Team-Based Assessment | 4 April 2023

Workshop Fostering Teacher Wellbeing through Nature Connectedness | 18 April 2023

Workshop Series Fostering Sustainable Development in Education and Teaching | 20 April and 16 May 2023

Workshop Stress & Anxiety among Students | 25 April 2023
◊ Get insight into the concepts of stress and anxiety, with their underlying processes and causes,
◊ Provide a listening ear and have a talk with the student about their struggle with stress or anxiety,
◊ Guide the student towards appropriate actions that prevent stress- and anxiety problems from worsening.

Online Workshop Perfectionism among Students | 8 May 2023

Orchestrating Feedback, online and offline | 11 May 2023

Workshop series Grappling with Social Inequalities in the Classroom | 24 May and 14 June 2023

Read to succeed: Continuing Professional Development Book Club

EDconsult: Request an Educational Consultation from EDLAB!

Open Call: Your educational expertise wanted!
Online CPD resources

Making information literacy part of academic skills development

Online Coaching Modules - UM Career Services and UM Psychologists
Other sources of UM training and support

UM Career Services & UM Psychologists

The Language Centre

Digital Exams: Ask-Me-Anything Sessions | Various dates
Contact us!
If you’d like to share your experiences, questions, ideas or suggestions regarding CPD with us then please feel free to contact us directly via: edlab-edservices@maastrichtuniversity.nl