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September 21, 2026

Guide – Guide for Management Supervisors Approach to Digital Educational Resources

Want a quick overview of what the Digital Learning Materials Approach is all about, what it means for an academy, and what role you play as a manager in this approach? You can find the answers in the ADL management guide.

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Thamar Elissen, Jet Bosdijk, Marja Versantvoort

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.

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Rowan Dorin

May 13, 2026

Modules Teaching inclusive and critical searching

This publications presents two modules, one for lecturers and one for students, on inclusive teaching and critical searching. The modules highlight how search engines and databases are far from neutral. They provide handles to critically engage with the information found on these platforms and how to pass this information on to your students. The modules can be used as an extension to information literacy courses or guides. Besides general information, the modules contain VU specific information. This information can be adjusted to other contexts.

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Michèle Meijer, Linde Voorend

March 24, 2026

Adding UI Elements to your scene

Main concepts UI prefabs in VR as reusable building blocks for interaction and feedback Text and message panels with optional button input Look At and Slow Follow components to keep UI readable and user-focused in VR Hierarchy-based customization of UI content (text, headers, buttons) Button-driven flows to trigger actions such as animations and scene progression Learning goals After this lesson, learners will be able to: Locate and use VR-ready UI prefabs from the project assets Place and rotate UI panels correctly in a 3D VR scene Explain how Look At and Slow Follow scripts work and when to use them Customize UI text and button labels through the hierarchy Create a simple onboarding flow using a UI button to trigger scene actions Key takeaways UI prefabs are designed for reuse and consistency across VR experiences Proper orientation and positioning are essential for user comfort and readability Look At and Slow Follow help UI remain accessible without manual repositioning Buttons can act as control points in a step-by-step interaction flow Simple UI interactions can effectively guide users through onboarding and experiments Further exploration Search terms: Unity VR UI prefabs World-space canvas in VR XR Rig UI follow behavior Unity button events and animations Next steps: Experiment with multiple UI panels chained into a longer onboarding flow Connect buttons to other actions such as teleportation or scene transitions Test different UI distances and heights to optimize user comfort Explore accessibility considerations for VR UI design

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Lucia M Rabago Mayer, Jordi Weldink, Amanda Poulin

March 24, 2026

Getting Started with Unity Hub

Main Concepts: Unity Hub: A management tool for Unity installations and projects Unity License: Required for using Unity, available as free Personal or paid versions Unity Editor: The software used to create and develop Unity projects, available in multiple versions including LTS Learning Goals: Understand how to download and install Unity Hub Learn how to create and activate a Unity license key Know how to download and install the appropriate Unity Editor version for your project Key Takeaways: Always use your university email to create your Unity ID for BMS lab collaboration Choose the Unity Editor version specified by your project developer, preferably the LTS version Use Unity’s Archive website to find older or specific Unity Editor versions not listed in Unity Hub Further Exploration: Search for “Unity Hub installation guide” Search for “Unity license types and activation” Search for “Unity Editor versions and LTS” Explore Unity’s official documentation on managing licenses and installations

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Lucia M Rabago Mayer, Jordi Weldink, Amanda Poulin, Luca Frösler

March 19, 2026

ShareXR : Challenge-Based Learning with XR (BMS Lab, University of Twente)

ShareXR introduces a challenge-based learning (CBL) approach for integrating research, design, and development in engineering education through extended reality (XR). Developed at the University of Twente’s BMS Lab, the model addresses the increasing need for multidisciplinary collaboration by teaching students to speak a shared language across research, design, and technical development. Even for those without an engineering, scientific or STEM background. This course offers a hands-on, multidisciplinary learning experience where students take real research ideas and transform them into innovation projects within a complete and validated open learning XR ecosystem. With reusable multimedia course content, the course enables students to understand interdisciplinary collaboration, while each module focuses on one of the four pillars: Research, Design, Development, and Project Management — guided by principles of balance, iteration, and collaboration. By working with different tools like one-page project canvases, students will learn how to translate research ideas into structured user stories, requirements, and project management tasks, while exploring how XR tools can act as a human-centered medium for prototyping, testing, and validating ideas without requiring coding skills.

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Lucia M Rabago Mayer, Jordi Weldink, Amanda Poulin, Luca Frösler, Peter Slijkhuis, Mirjam Galetzka, Benno Pals, Jan-Willem van 't Klooster

January 1, 2026

Instructions to sail your VirtualShip!

This guide will help you get started on running your VirtualShip expedition.

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Emma Daniels, Jamie Atkins, Erik van Sebille

January 1, 2026

Virtual sea-going marine science fieldwork with VirtualShip

Marine science relies heavily on fieldwork at and in the ocean for data collection. Consequently, marine science students need training in sea-going fieldwork. However, such training is expensive, logistically demanding, and environmentally burdensome because research vessels emit substantial amounts of CO₂. To provide students with an opportunity to experience the realities of working at sea, we developed a platform for virtual oceanic fieldwork: the VirtualShip Classroom, which provides Python code, exercises, and 360 videos as virtual reality (VR) covering different aspects of fieldwork such as expedition planning, sampling, and data analysis. Whenever possible, students work with authentic tools and realistic datasets, such as the Marine Facilities Planning platform for designing research expeditions. Basic programming skills are advantageous, particularly when students analyze self-collected data. Students formulate their own research question in a region of the global ocean of their choice. They then investigate this question with a virtual research vessel operated through the bespoke VirtualShip software. Instruments currently implemented for deployment or onboard use are ADCP, CTD, XBT, Argo floats, surface drifters, and underway temperature and salinity sensors. This collection of teaching materials is accompanied by a suggested workflow, which outlines a series of classes on virtual ocean research.

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Emma Daniels, Erik van Sebille, Jamie Atkins

January 1, 2026

Research proposal for a VirtualShip expedition

Filling in this proposal helps students prepare for their VirtualShip expedition and gives teachers an opportunity to provide feedback.

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Emma Daniels, Jamie Atkins, Erik van Sebille

January 1, 2026

Code of conduct for your VirtualShip group

This code of conduct can be used in VirtualShip to make students think about collaboration within their group and how to distribute their grade. Note that the Code of Conduct applies to the actual collaboration within your group in the VirtualShip Assignment; so is not about how you would work on the ship.

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Erik van Sebille