Innovation in Education
Focus Areas:
SURF encourages ICT-driven innovation in higher education. We collaborate with institutions in the sector in order to invest in innovation projects and make the results available to all such institutions. We also focus on cross-institutional knowledge generation, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
Programmes
We carry out our projects within the context of larger programmes: the
Nationwide Programme e-Learning and
'Study Choice Interviews: What Works?'. Both programmes concern the intake of students into higher education, their study success, and their choice of study programme. In 2011 SURF launched the
Open Educational Resources Programme.
Professional development
The
SURFacademy is SURF’s training and professional development programme focusing on ICT in higher education. It allows ICT and education professionals to brush up their professional knowledge and skills. The
SURFacademy website gives detailed information about the schools, master classes, workshops, and expertise seminars currently on offer.
Knowledge sharing
Everything we do, we do with others. Collaboration is the essence of our organisation. One of our core activities is to initiate and maintain human networks for knowledge sharing. For example, we facilitate
Special Interest Groups (SIGs), in which experts share their knowledge of specific topical issues. The interactive website
www.surfspace.nl is the education gateway for and by ICT and education professionals. During our annual event,
Dé Onderwijsdagen, we present the latest trends and innovations in education. SURF also organises study trips to relevant ICT conferences, such as
Educause (USA).
More information
For more information about innovation in education, please contact
Christien Bok, programme manager for the ICT and Education Platform, T +31 (0)30 234 6600.