Education Afternoon​​​​​​

16-jun-2025 | X - (campus TU Delft)

Programme

12:00 u. Lunch ​

13:00 u. Opening and Announcement of Nominees ​

13:30 u. Presentation Round ​

14:30 u. Break ​

15:00 u. Workshop Round

16:30 u. Announcement Educator of the Year​

17:00 u. Closing Drinks​

Plenary 13:30 u. -14:15 u.

Ellen van Veen, Understanding Neurodiversity in Higher Education. Theaterzaal

In this plenary presentation, central student counsellor Ellen van Veen will share insights on neurodiversity in higher education, with a focus on the experiences of neurodivergent students at TU Delft. What does neurodiversity really mean? What challenges can neurodivergent students face? And what can educators do to create more inclusive learning environments?

We’ll explore the policies and initiatives TU Delft has in place to support neurodivergent students, and share practical tips for teaching staff. Additionally, a MSc student will share her personal journey—offering a valuable firsthand perspective.

Workshops 15:00 u. -16:30 u.

Ged Haywart, Universal Design for Education: the UDL Game. Theaterzaal

The UDL game grants us the opportunity to reflect on how our own actions can impact on our students’ educational experiences. Participants are given a persona (in this instance all of the personas are neurodivergent) and are asked to consider whether various scenarios or situations can either help or hinder their personas in their studies. Participants first receive some guidance on how the particular condition manifests before starting the game. At the end of the game there will be an open plenary discussion on insights gained during the game.

Katie Barry/Ellen van Veen, Autism. Danszaal A

During this interactive workshop, we will discuss the Duty of Care in more detail – what is your role in our students own welfare. We will take a closer look at how you can provide an inclusive environment for students with autism. Lastly, we will reflect on the importance of empathy within education, whereby a few participants will get to walk in the shoes of a student with autism, via our innovative VR Empathy Experience initiative.

Nynke Penninga, Gifted students. Danszaal B

“Gifted students are always getting the highest grades at a an exam, they don’t have any social skills and they aren’t fond of need social contacts. They don’t make any mistakes and they always know better. “

Just some assumptions about gifted students. There should be some truth in these propositions. But are they true?

There are a lot of misunderstandings regarding gifted students. In this workshop we will tell you about giftedness, things gifted students run into and how we, as educators and support staff, can help gifted students to reach their potential.