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May 12, 2026

[ENG] Pressure cooker Transdisciplinarity – A theoretical approach

What – This pressure cooker is an introduction to the theory of the why and what transdisciplinary education. You’ll learn why transdisciplinary education can be useful and what it means. For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a class of students (all levels; any group size) as well as a team of educational developers or teachers. Why – Guided training in, for instance, transdisciplinary education improves the actual working with, or teaching of, it. How long – In-class activities take under one hour. Preparation at home takes up to 40 minutes. Our practical approach (the how), which you can take after this pressure cookers takes op two hours.

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Anke Swanenberg, Yvette Baggen, Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs

May 12, 2026

[ENG] Pressure cooker Transdisciplinarity – A practical approach

What – This pressure cooker is a practical approach to the how of transdisciplinary education. You’ll learn how you can embed transdisciplinary education. For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a class of students (all levels; any group size) as well as a team of educational developers or teachers. Why – Guided training in, for instance, transdisciplinary education improves the actual working with, or teaching of, it. How long – In-class activities take two hours. Preparation at home takes up to 40 minutes. Please go to the pressure cooker about the theoretical approach (the why & what) if you first want to know more about the theory.

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Yvette Baggen, Anke Swanenberg

April 10, 2026

Positionality Statement: Reflective assignment on the role of a researcher

In this learning activity, students reflect on their position within the research process. They explore how their identity, experiences, and disciplinary background shape their perspective and translate this into a short positionality statement. The activity centers around the question 'Who Am I?'. The assignment fosters critical thinking, self-awareness, and interdisciplinary awareness.

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Anastasia Hacopian

December 15, 2025

Systems Thinking Pressure Cooker

What – This pressure cooker is an introduction to systems thinking. This pressure cooker can be used to quickly familiarize a group of people with what the characteristics of a system are and have them experience various examples of using systems thinking to explore a topic or question. For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a team of teachers that are not yet familiar with systems thinking, as well as a group of students (all levels; any group size). Why – Guided training in integration of systems thinking in a research project. How long – Approximately 2-2,5 hours in class and a 10 minutes pre-class video.

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Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs

January 8, 2025

Interdisciplinary Writing Assignment

This interdisciplinary writing assignment is an example of how students can analyse and argue a complex problem from different perspectives. The assignment is discipline- neutral and can be adapted to different subject areas and themes. It can be chosen to be completed individually or, on the contrary, as group work. In this document you will also find an elaborate example concerning the disciplines law and linguistics.

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Bald de Vries, Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs

October 1, 2024

Object Orientation Pressure Cooker

What — This methodology fits research projects that use a concrete “surprising” object as the starting point of “more complex” inquiry. The methodology invites students: to make an inventory of different perspectives to study a central object, and understand what knowledge these perspectives will yield about particular elements of their research project topic; to understand the relations/connections between these various disciplinary perspectives and elements, and; to make an informed decision about which perspectives and elements to pursue and which ones to leave out For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a seminar/working group of students (bachelor 3, honours and ma/rma students) as well as educational developers or teachers. Why – Guided training in object orientation supports the appreciation of multi-perspectivity (identity dimension and/or social-interactive dimension of interdisciplinary learning) which aids in grasping defining elements of various disciplines (cognitive dimension). How long—Depending on the context, it can be done as a quick starter or as a class-filling activity. In-class activities take up to two and a half hours. Preparation at home takes around two hours. Made by Gillina Bezemer and Koen Leurs On behalf of IDO

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Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs

October 1, 2024

Pressure Cooker Design Thinking

What – This pressure cooker is an introduction to design and design thinking. This pressure cooker can be used to quickly familiarize a group of people with what the characteristics of a design process are and have them experience one iteration of a design process. For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a team of teachers that are not yet familiar with design thinking, as well as a group of students (all levels; any group size). Why – Guided training in integration of design thinking in a research project. How long – Approximately 2-2,5 hours in class and two 15 minutes pre- and post-class assignments Made by Nina Bohm On behalf of IDO

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Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs

August 30, 2024

Personalised Disciplinary Grounding for Teachers and their Education

This Disciplinary Grounding workshop aims at professional and personal development through the exploration of personal disciplinary experience and identity in relation to teaching and course design. It activates identity-work (Handley, 2006) in the service of interdisciplinary reflection and situating educational content.

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Florian Verbeek, Chiara Robbiano

February 27, 2024

Pressure Cooker Interdisciplinary Research Process (IRP)

What – This pressure cooker is an introduction to the Interdisciplinary Research Process (IRP) by Repko & Szostak (2021). This pressure cooker can be used to quickly familiarize a group of people with interdisciplinary research and have them experience the integration process themselves. For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a team of teachers that are not yet familiar with the IRP, as well as a group of students (all levels; any group size) . Why – Guided training in integration of disciplinary insights. How long – Approximately 3 hours.

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Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs

December 19, 2023

Pressure Cooker Travelling Concepts

What – This pressure cooker is an introduction to travelling concepts as an integrative research methodology. Travelling concepts can be used for comparing disciplinary notes and for synthesizing purposes in interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research. Participants practice integration per se as well as travelling concepts itself. For whom – The format can be used (and adjusted) for a class of students (all levels; any group size) as well as a team of educational developers or teachers. Why – Guided training in, for instance, travelling concepts improves the actual working with, or teaching of, it. How long – In-class activities take under two hours. Preparation at home takes up two hours.

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Programma Interdisciplinair Onderwijs