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October 21, 2025

Adaptive Expertise Assessment

Adaptive expertise verwijst naar het vermogen van individuen om hun kennis op innovatieve wijze te hercombineren om onbekende problemen op te lossen. Deze vaardigheid is essentieel voor interdisciplinair werken, en het effectief aanpakken van grote maatschappelijke uitdagingen. Wat Op deze pagina zijn te vinden: • Adaptive Expertise scenario’s. Deze kunnen ingezet worden om de adaptive expertise van studenten te meten. • Een link naar een voorbeeldassessment waarin de Adaptive Expertise scenario’s worden gebruikt. Binnenkort verschijnt op deze pagina een link naar een boekhoofdstuk waarin de theoretische achtergrond en toepassing van de Adaptive Expertise scenario’s worden toegelicht. Voor wie De materialen zijn bedoeld voor onderwijskundig adviseurs, beleidsmakers, curriculumontwikkelaars, docenten en onderzoekers in het hoger onderwijs, met name binnen interprofessionele en praktijkgerichte opleidingen. Waarom Het stimuleren van adaptive expertise draagt bij aan de ontwikkeling van veerkrachtige, reflectieve en lerende studenten en professionals. Door adaptive expertise te meten kunnen docenten beter inspelen op hoe studenten zich ontwikkelen als oplossers van maatschappelijke problemen buiten hun eigen kennisdomain.

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Yvette Baggen, Frank van Rijnsoever, Luc de Jongh

October 12, 2025

Effective Thickness Method

In this video Martina Eliášová explains how the polymer interlayer between glass panes influences the performance of structural elements like floors and roofs. The key property is the interlayer's shear modulus, which is highly dependent on temperature and load duration. At high temperatures or under long-term loads, the shear modulus is low, and the glass panes behave more independently. At low temperatures or under short-term loads, the shear modulus is high, causing the panes to act as a single, monolithic unit. This variable behavior must be considered in design to accurately calculate stress and deflection. The video mentions that modern standards, like the effective thickness method in EN 16612, provide simplified analytical models to account for this partial shear interaction, leading to more economical and accurate designs than older, more conservative practices. The video was produced by the Open GLASSroom project. Special thanks to Martina Eliášová for contributing to the Open GLASSroom OER collection. The creation of these resources has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union under grant no. 2022-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000089750. Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding agency DAAD are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.

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Martina Eliasova

October 1, 2025

An analysis of the current developments and scenarios for the transition to a fossil-free energy society this century

This century, greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen oxides must be significantly reduced. Greenhouse gases absorb and emit infrared radiation that contributes to global warming, which can lead to irreversible negative consequences for humans and the environment. Greenhouse gases are caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as crude oil, coal, and natural gas, but livestock farming and agriculture are also to blame. In addition, deforestation contributes to more greenhouse gases. Of the natural greenhouse gases, water vapor is the main cause of the greenhouse effect, accounting for 90%. The remaining 10% is caused from high to low by carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone. In addition, there are industrial greenhouse gases such as fluorinated hydrocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride that contribute to the greenhouse effect too. Greenhouse gases are a major cause of climate change, with far-reaching consequences for the welfare of humans and animals. In some regions, extreme weather events like rainfall are more common, while others are associated with more extreme heat waves and droughts. Sea level rise caused by melting ice and an increase in forest fires are undesirable effects of climate change. Countries in low-lying areas fear that sea level rise will force their populations to move to the higher-lying areas. Climate change is affecting the entire world. An estimated 30-40% o f the carbon dioxide released by the combustion of fossil fuels dissolves into the surface water, resulting in an increased concentration of hydrogen ions. This causes the seawater to become more acidic, resulting in a decreasing of carbonate ions. Carbonate ions are an important building block for forming and maintaining calcium carbonate structures of organisms such as oysters, mussels, sea urchins, shallow water corals, deep sea corals, and calcareous plankton.

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Folkert Koopman

September 15, 2025

FiReGlass - Glass beams with defined fire resistance

In this recorded presentation from glasstec 2024, Maximilian Möckel, from TU Dresden, discusses fire resistent glass beams. In the construction industry, the application of load-bearing laminated safety glass (LSG), such as glass beams or glass columns, is of particular importance in terms of preventive structural fire protection. LSG with a transformation temperature of individual components of up to 550 °C conse-quently loses its load-bearing capacity. In co-operation between Hero Fire GmbH, Taupitz GmbH & Co. KG and the Institute of Building Construction of the TUD Dresden University of Technology, LSG-beams were developed for use as load-bearing elements with defined fire resistance. The newly developed FiReGlass beam compris-es a load-bearing LSG core, which is protected from the fire exposure by two protection systems. The glass surfaces and lower glass edges are protected by an all-round protection system compris-ing fire protection gel and sacrificial panes. This system is integrated into the support structure. These new developments enable the realization of comprehensive fire protection and defined fire resistance. For further details, please refer to the linked publication. Special thanks to Messe Düsseldorf GmbH for providing the footage, and to Maximilian Möckel for contributing to the Open GLASSroom OER collection. The creation of these resources has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union under grant no. 2022-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000089750. Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding agency DAAD are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.

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Maximilian Möckel

2025

Building Integrated Photo Voltaic

Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), waarbij zonne-energie wordt geïntegreerd in bouwmaterialen zoals gevels en daken, komt op binnen de energietransitie. Het ontbreekt nog aan brede kennis in de bouwsector. Daarom is een leerbundel ontwikkeld als onderdeel van het project "BIPV(T) geeft MOOI energie", met subsidie van de RVO. Deze bundel biedt hbo-studenten, docenten en professionals praktische informatie over technologie, producten, integratie en projecten rondom BIPV. De bundel bevat een brede verzameling informatie over BIPV. Het is geen traditioneel leerboek dat van begin tot eind gelezen hoeft te worden. In plaats daarvan is het opgezet als een praktisch naslagwerk: een bron waar studenten, docenten en professionals informatie kunnen opzoeken die relevant is voor bijvoorbeeld een project, ontwerpstudie of technische analyse.

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Liza Looijen, Patrick van Veenendaal, Martijn Rietbergen, Wilko Planje, Yvonne van Lith, Emma Koster

July 26, 2022

E-Learning Module Urban Green Spaces

The University of Twente ITC together with Tropenbos Suriname developed this e-module on urban green spaces in the tropics in the context, and using the results, of their UTSN Twinning project on "Towards a green and more livable Paramaribo". With this e-module we aim to provide access to quality learning material for Surinamese and Dutch MSc students and other learners. This e- module is designed to be used in two ways, i) within a course, introducing students to the subject of urban green benefits and management. ii) as stand-alone short course. The module is entirely self-study and can be followed without an internet connection. Cite as: Schwarz. N. and Willemen L., 2021. E-learning module Urban Green Spaces, product of ‘Naar een groen en leefbaarder Paramaribo’ by Tropenbos Suriname and University of Twente-ITC. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6405982

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Rob Lemmens

September 25, 2021

Before the storm

This game is inspired by ‘Apples to Apples’. It has been modified by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, with support from Extra Ludic. Before the Storm is a decision-making game designed to introduce the weather forecasts and possible actions to take against natural disasters through different roles. The object of the game is to win the most rounds by playing an action card from one's hand to best "match" that round's communal forecast card as chosen by that round's judging player.

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Red Cross Red Crescent Societies

July 19, 2021

Organizing for Sustainability - A Guide to Developing New Business Models

This upper-level Open Access textbook aims to educate students and professionals on how to develop business models that have a positive impact on people, society, and the social and ecological environment. It explores a different view of how to organize value creation, from a focus on an almost exclusively monetary value creation to one that creates positive impact through multiple values. The book offers students and entrepreneurs a structured approach based through the Business Model Template (BMT). It consists of three stages and ten building blocks to facilitate the development of a business model. Users, be they students or practitioners, need to choose from one of the three offered business model archetypes, namely the platform, community, or circular business models. Each archetype offers a dedicated logic for vale creation. The book can be used to develop a business model from scratch (turning an idea into a working prototype) or to transform an existing business model into one of the three archetypes. Throughout the book extra sources, links to relevant online video clips, assignments and literature are offered to facilitate the development process. This book will be of interest to students studying the development of business models, sustainable management, innovation, and value creation. It will also be of interest executives, and professionals such as consultants or social entrepreneurs seeking further education. Is supported by a self-paced MOOC, also Open Access, holding seven chapters and over 50 teaching units ready to use: https://bit.ly/3oFZ3jj

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Jan Jonker, Niels Faber

June 6, 2021

RElastiCity: An urban resilience game

Games are safe environments where players can experiment freely with complex and uncertain decisions. RElastiCity is a game about urban resilience. In the game, the players are responsible for the resilience of a city, they have to protect the city against stresses and adapt the city to become more resilient. In this way, the players experience the choices that have to be made and the consequences of the choices. In this version of the game, a fictional city is simulated, a city that is similar to an average Western-European (Dutch) city. It is also possible to customize the game to any other city in the world. In the files you can find a facilitator manual for the teachers about how to use the game and how to prepare. Second you find the rulebook, which explains the rules in detail and can be given to the players (in principle they can play without a facilitator). And you find the materials for the game (General materials A3Format, general materials A4format, Materials set built environment, energy, urban water and transport). For the background of the content of the game, you can use the systems analysis report). Besides the basic game that can be printed, you can also develop your own content. In the facilitator manual you can find some ideas and you can use the blank_materials set to develop new cards. Learning Objectives After playing the game, the participants: Understand different perspectives of resilience and how they influence key performance indicators and decision making Experience the impact of disasters on the environment of the system Experience the consequences of different measures on disasters Experience the consequences of different measures on other systems (counter intuitive effects): a. effect of measure during implementation and under normal conditions, b. effect of measure to protect one disaster on effects when another disaster happens Experience how to organize disaster prevention and mitigation. The game is primarily developed as an introduction for engineering students (in higher education) to the topic of resilience. This can be part of a course about resilience or related to a resilience topic within a course. As the focus is engineering, the content of the game is more focused on the engineering challenges and less on the societal issues. In a broader perspective, the game can also be used for professional training, in resilience research projects or in any other interested group of players. The content of the game can be adapted to make a closer fit with the city or area of interest. More information about the use and adaptation of the game can be found in the facilitator manual. Credits: this game was developed by the TU Delft gamelab (website: https://seriousgaming.tudelft.nl/).

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Geertje Bekebrede, Gracia Bovenberg-Murris, Linda van Veen, Carissa Champlin

February 16, 2021

African Resilience

Welcome to AFRICAN RESILIENCE. By using both their differences and similarities, for instance in background, interests and creativity, four students of the MSc Environmental Engineering of the TU Delft created a game that aims to increase the resilience of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The resilience of a city is determined by its ability to prepare, adapt and recover from stresses, long during destructive events and its following more sudden shocks. The game was created by Charlotte Raven, Liselotte Wisman, Ranjeev Bhatia and Yidan Xu.

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Ranjeev Bhatia, Yidan Xu, Charlotte Raven