Critical Conversations: ​​​

Are we doing a good job at developing good STEM professionals?​​​​​​​​​​

Disrupting Sameness in collaboration with the Inclusive Education Community

25-June-2026 | Teaching Lab

Inclusive Education is not just a moral imperative, but a powerful driver of social and academic success. It fosters a culture of belonging, promotes diversity of thought, and ensures that every learner has the opportunity to thrive. By embracing inclusive practices, we create environments where students and staff feel valued and empowered to reach their full potential.

The Inclusive Education Community is happy to invite you to a fourth interactive session! This edition will be hosted by the Disrupting Sameness project. While the Inclusive Education Community previously hosted a session on conflict in teams and the role for generative dialogue, this time we will experience the generative dialogue and explore how teaching and learning practices at TUD may unintentionally reinforce particular norms and expectations around STEM professionalism, and how we might together create space for a wider diversity of experiences and perspectives in STEM education.

the Workshop

Are TUD educators making “good” students, or are they shaping the STEM professionals the world needs? In this workshop, we will explore why those two aren’t always the same thing.

Critical conversations is a workshop series for TUD educators on educator-student dynamics and the ways in which teaching practices, both intentional and unintentional, influence the development of STEM professionals and the quality of the work they go on to do. It is inspired by and linked to results from a recently funded NWO project examining how privilege and marginalization are reproduced in Dutch academia. More information on the project: https://disruptingsamenessindutchacademia.nl

Target Audience

This event is focused on the context of BSc Education. While it is especially relevant for those involved in teaching, we warmly welcome students, support staff, and all others who would like to join and contribute.

Information about the speakers

The dialogue session will be facilitated by Dr. Melina Czymoniewicz-Klippel and Dr. C.Y. Edwina Wong. Melina is a lecturer and education coordinator in the Consumption and Healthy Lifestyles Group at Wageningen University; since completing her PhD in public health, she has developed further academic expertise in implementation science and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Edwina is a postdoctoral researcher based at the Anthropology Department of the University of Amsterdam with a training in Social Psychology and Organizational Studies.

Please join us and your fellow colleagues! And register via the button above.

Programme 25 June 2026

12:30 Walk-in & Lunch

13:00 Welcome & Introduction by the initiating team

13:05 Start workshop - part 1

13:55 Break

14:10 Workshop - part 2

15:00 End of workshop

Background Inclusive Education Community

A hands-on masterclass on Inclusive Education in January 2025 revealed that many valuable initiatives are already happening at the university. Participants expressed a need to better understand these efforts and exchange experiences. In May 2025, we held a follow-up meeting to gather insights into current initiatives and participants’ wishes. Based on these outcomes, we will organize events that help educators connect, share experiences, and learn from each other. Our goal is to provide an overview of relevant initiatives and build a network that supports easy sharing, collaboration, and inspiration.

In 2026 we organised a session on Mentorship (January), on Conflict in student groups (March) and the Challenge Arena (May).

Location

Teaching Lab

Building 32A

Landbergstraat 19

2628CE Delft

In between the faculty of IDE and the PULSE building.