How do you ensure your expertise reaches professionals beyond the university? The LLO Accelerator at VU VU Centre for Teaching & Learning helps lecturers and researchers turn an idea into a professional learning programme in just three months.
Assistant professor Jan Baan joined the pilot: “Our academic knowledge deserves to have a greater impact in professional practice.”
The LLO Accelerator supports VU lecturers and researchers in developing short professional education programmes. Over the course of three months, participants work alongside colleagues from different disciplines to transform an initial idea into a practical, market-oriented offering.
Jan Baan, assistant professor in the Educational Master’s Programme for Primary Education (EMPO), used the pilot programme to develop a professional learning programme for primary school teachers who want to strengthen their inquiry skills in everyday classroom practice. What did he gain from the LLO Accelerator? And what can other VU lecturers and researchers learn from his experience? Baan elaborates on this today.