September 10, 2026

Open3DModel - Spinal cord and surroundings section - English labels

3D model of a section of the spinal cord and its surroundings: the meninges, vertebra and the spinal nerves that exit the vertebral column. Individual structures can be hidden or shown, the model can be rotated, zoomed, panned. Version: Sept. 2026 The source model was created by the Open3D Project. Anatomical content: Alexander (A.) Bijnsdorp, MD, anatomist, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, dept. Anatomy & Neurosciences, Netherlands (spinal cord) Ivar (I) Kommers, MD, neurosurgeon, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Netherlands (spinal cord) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (bones and articulations) 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands This model is a further elaboration of the 3D models by the BodyParts project, and the Z-Anatomy project. Free to use if you follow the CC BY SA license. All Open3Dmodels can be found at https://anatomytool.org/open3dmodel-learn.

August 19, 2026

Game Development with Students

The project Game Development with Students introduces interested educators to an innovative teaching tool with practical insights from the international relations classroom. Game development with students is a specialized form of game-based and project-based learning. It incentivizes both student creativity and in-class student-teacher co-creation and enables a particularly participative and result-oriented approach to the subject matter. The method is thematically flexible enough to travel across different fields of study and is adaptable to different levels of complexity. To enable other educators to implement this innovative teaching tool, we develop instructional materials (an educators handbook as well as educational videos), providing both general information on the experiential, game-based learning theory undergirding the method as well as practical, hands-on tips and trick on how to implement it in different educational settings. In doing so, we address the important, interconnected educational challenges of the transferability and sustainability of teacher developed tools.

August 13, 2026

Process – Quality checks in the digital educational resources cycle

This document describes the quality assurance process for digital educational resources at HAN and the elements required to make that process reliable, repeatable, and practical. It includes 1. The procedure for quality assurance of digital educational resources; 2. The HAN quality model for digital educational resources; 3. Guidelines and a template for (peer) review of digital educational resources; 4. An explanation of how to apply the quality model and (peer) review within the educational resources cycle.

July 10, 2026

Corpus Synodalium

Throughout the later Middle Ages, bishops across Latin Christendom promulgated provincial canons and diocesan statutes to guide the clergy and instruct the faithful. Offering direct access to more than 1700 of these texts (many transcribed directly from manuscripts or rare early printings), Corpus Synodalium allows users to explore and compare these texts using a variety of simple text analysis tools (including fuzzy and faceted searches, collocation, and time series). In addition, users can look for spatial patterns within the text corpus by exporting search results to the first-ever digital atlas of the dioceses and ecclesiastical provinces of late medieval Latin Christendom. The project website also includes a working repertory of the extant synodal statutes and provincial canons from 1200-1500, which lists their date, location, issuing authority, principal sources/editions, and more.

July 9, 2026

Lexikon zur Byzantinischen Gräzistik

The Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität (LBG) is a dictionary of the Greek language as found in the Byzantine Empire. The work is based on the Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell, Scott, and Jones and on Lampe’s Patristic Greek Lexicon. The project has created a searchable digital edition of all eight fascicles of the dictionary’s two volumes. The over 85,000 entries are searchable by both keyword and author. Entries most frequently list their definitions in either Latin or German and additionally list citations of Byzantine texts that have used the word in question.

July 6, 2026

Thirst for Justice: The International Court of Justice

This textbook goes beyond a straightforward account of the International Court of Justice. At its heart lies a deeper question: does the work of the ICJ retain meaningful relevance for the world community, and if so, does it do so despite the emerging dynamics of a multipolar world order, or perhaps precisely because of them? To answer that question, the book takes a deliberately judicial approach. The bulk of its pages are devoted to the close examination of some of the most significant cases in the Court’s entire history, including those of its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ). In doing so, it uncovers what are often the best-kept secrets of this venerable institution: its actual judgments, and what they reveal about the evolution of international law across the decades. Three chapters structure the work around the Court’s past, present, and future. The opening chapter traces the history of the ICJ from its institutional roots, including the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the PCIJ, through the exceptional and often turbulent arc of the twentieth century. Written in accessible language, it introduces readers to the Court’s main functions, its composition, and its structure, offering a nuanced portrait of an institution that came of age during one of history’s most consequential periods. The cases examined in the two subsequent chapters were selected through a rigorous process involving a broad pool of experienced international lawyers. In total, fourteen cases and one Advisory Opinion are analysed, proceedings that have already shaped the international legal order and are likely to continue doing so in matters of considerable consequence. Dit leerboek gaat verder dan een rechtlijnige beschrijving van het Internationaal Gerechtshof (ICJ). Centraal staat een diepere vraag: behoudt het werk van het ICJ een wezenlijke betekenis voor de internationale gemeenschap, en zo ja, doet het dat ondanks de opkomende dynamiek van een multipolaire wereldorde, of misschien juist dankzij die dynamiek? Om die vraag te beantwoorden, kiest het boek bewust voor een rechterlijke benadering. Het grootste deel van het boek is gewijd aan een nauwgezette analyse van enkele van de belangrijkste zaken uit de volledige geschiedenis van het Hof, waaronder die van zijn voorganger, het Permanente Hof van Internationale Justitie (PCIJ). Daarbij worden de vaak best bewaarde geheimen van deze eerbiedwaardige instelling blootgelegd: haar daadwerkelijke uitspraken en wat deze onthullen over de ontwikkeling van het internationaal recht door de decennia heen. Drie hoofdstukken structureren het werk rond het verleden, het heden en de toekomst van het Hof. Het openingshoofdstuk schetst de geschiedenis van het ICJ, vanaf zijn institutionele wortels – waaronder het Permanente Hof van Arbitrage (PCA) en het PCIJ – tot aan de uitzonderlijke en vaak turbulente ontwikkeling van de twintigste eeuw. In toegankelijke taal maakt het de lezer vertrouwd met de belangrijkste taken, de samenstelling en de structuur van het Hof, en biedt het een genuanceerd beeld van een instelling die tot volle wasdom kwam tijdens een van de meest ingrijpende perioden uit de wereldgeschiedenis. De zaken die in de twee daaropvolgende hoofdstukken worden behandeld, zijn geselecteerd via een zorgvuldig proces waarbij een brede groep ervaren internationaal juristen betrokken was. In totaal worden veertien zaken en één advies (Advisory Opinion) geanalyseerd: procedures die de internationale rechtsorde reeds diepgaand hebben beïnvloed en naar verwachting ook in de toekomst richtinggevend zullen blijven voor vraagstukken van groot internationaal belang.

July 4, 2026

Open3DModel - Brachial plexus - English labels

3D model of the brachial plexus. Individual structures can be hidden or shown, the model can be rotated, zoomed, panned. Version: July 2025 The source model was created by the Open3D Project. Anatomical content: Denise (D.M.J.) Arnold, MD, PhD student anatomy (2025), University of Toronto, Canada (blood vessels and nerves) Prof. em. George J.R. Maat, MD, PhD, anatomist, forensic anthropologist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands (brachial plexus nerves, bones and articulations) Jan (J.) Kooloos, PhD, anatomist em., Radboud University Nijmegen, dept. Anatomy, Netherlands prof. Marco (M.C.) DeRuiter, PhD, anatomist, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands 3D modeller: Eungyeol Lee, BFA, MSI, medical artist, 3D modeller, Leiden University Medical Center, dept. Anatomy & Embryology, Netherlands Web model: Daniël Jansma, MSc, anatomist, e-learning developer, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands The Open3DModel was based on the predecessors: BodyParts and Z-Anatomy. All Open3Dmodels can be found at https://anatomytool.org/open3dmodel-learn.

June 18, 2026

Is it save to use GenAi

June 9, 2026

OER Flyer links

These links help instructors to make and share Open Educational Resources (OER).

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.