Deciphering CCCS

What is CCCS-learning and what do those letters really mean to you?

Description

Whether you’re an experienced member of Maastricht University’s teaching staff or just getting started, we all remember those early days when the thought of meeting our first tutorial group or delivering our first lecture left us pondering the best strategies. Even with prior training, retaining relevant information can be challenging when the moment arrives.

That’s where EDLAB wants to step in by developing a comprehensive teaching toolbox to assist new teaching staff. This toolbox will include various physical resources, from icebreaker activities to informative content on Problem-Based Learning and more.

One of the tools under development is a set of cards explaining the Contextual Constructive Collaborative and Self-directed (CCCS) learning principles with practical examples.

To make these cards as useful as possible, we would like to invite both new and experienced UM staff to collaborate on the content and format of these cards. Your participation will contribute to a valuable resource for the UM teaching community, and offers you the opportunity to reflect on and refine these CCCS concepts in the specific context of Maastricht University. Plus, it may count towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) if relevant to your situation.

Learning outcomes:

Participants will:

• reflect upon the CCCS learning principles and create explicit examples of how they can be applied in UM context.
• develop collaborative content creation skills for tailored educational resources that promote innovation in teaching.
• develop greater awareness of the links between the CCCS principles and practice.

About the organisation

The session will be faciliated by Oscar van den Wijngaard, Lena Gromotka and Walter Jansen (EDLAB).

Note about the costs
EDLAB’s Professional Development Activities are free of charge to UM staff. Please note however that we pay to develop and offer all our activities together with the trainers, so if you sign up but cannot attend, we would greatly appreciate it if you could give us at least 5 days’ notice so that we can advertise your spot to others who may be interested. Cancellation without at least 5 days’ notice or failure to show up may result in your department being charged the full cost price.

EDLAB reserves the right to postpone this event should a minimum of 6 participants not be reached.

Activity full or can’t make this date? Then sign up for the waiting list and we’ll let you know as soon as this event is scheduled again.