Educational Innovation Erasmus University Rotterdam
Educational Innovation Erasmus University Rotterdam

TeachEUR

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Need inspiration to design more interactive education?

Whether you teach on campus or online, TeachEUR offers a variety of activities to enhance the quality and interactivity of your education. From accessible icebreakers to practical exercises that promote active learning and collaboration among students. Get inspired, adapt these activities to your learning objectives, and add your own twist to them!

We also provide theoretical insights on various themes, supported by tips and tools to implement them immediately in practice.

We regularly add new teaching activities and would love to hear your ideas! Have you tried something new or have you applied a variation? Share it with us!

Looking for advice or do you want to brainstorm about activating education? Do you need professional support to tailor an activity to your course? Or would you like to highlight a particular theme? Contact us or send an email to cli@eur.nl.

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  • Shopping list

    Students write down for themselves a list of what they need for the upcoming lesson, course or future.
    A top view on a shopping cart containing a paper with some scribbles on it.

  • What's the question?

    Guess the question by the answer!
    A chalk school board that has “Answer” written on it, and a bunch of speech bubbles in front of it containing question marks.

  • Reflect with an image

    Use the power of visualisation as a reflection tool.
    A woman on the left looking into a mirror on the right that has a box with cards behind it that says “Reflect”.

  • Roleplay

    Let students experience authentic situations with role-plays.
    Three people each holding a different sign with different roles written on it.

  • Outlier

    Find out which word does not belong to the topic!
    Four labeled boxes reading “Intake (A),” “Charge (B),” “Compression (C),” and “Exhaust (D)” appear above thought bubbles with different letter guesses.

  • Worst-case scenario

    Make a contingency plan to learn how not to do things in the end.
    Left shows a sunny, easy valley path; right shows a steep, cloudy route leading to disaster.

  • Brainwriting

    Generate ideas in a creative way!
    Three people sitting and writing together, and exclamation points, star icons, and lightbulbs are flying around their heads.

  • Placemat discussion

    Let students collectively map out their learning with a placemat.
    A top view on a placemat where on each one of the four sides a different letter is seated with a different speech bubble.

  • Collect signatures

    Let students help each other find the right answer through this game format.
    One person writing their signature on a piece of paper for another person.

  • Like me

    Get to know each other better and see what similarities you have as a group!
    Four people together, and three of them are raising one of their arms.

  • Elevator Pitch

    Have your students tell something about themselves or the subject matter in a short two-minute slot. The element of persuasion is essential in this!
    People line up beside a sign that says “Pitches! Join the elevator ride” as two individuals inside an elevator engage in a conversation.

  • Devil's advocate

    Break down group thiking and encourage critical thinking when students work together in teams.
    One arm holding a sign saying “As a critical friend” and next to that, three arms holding a sign together “We love to agree”.

New on TeachEUR: Themes

We offer a deepdive in theoretical insights on various themes in collaboration with experts, supported by tips and tools to implement these themes in educational practice.

Discover all our theme pages
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