In a lecture hall in the New University Building, three VU Amsterdam lecturers are somewhat nervously shuffling around in their chairs. Theatre teacher Jurriaan Kamp has just told them that some of the exercises in the next three weeks will be out of their comfort zones. He’s used to theatre students, who think “nothing’s too crazy”. “I’m scared already”, someone says. Read more...
Read more about the Theatre Skills course on the Centre for Teaching & Learning website.
Ad Valvas on the Theatre Skills course
Emma Sprangers, editor at Ad Valvas, participated in the the Theatre Skills course along with three teachers. In this report, she shares her experiences with the course.

“I now realise that as lecturers, we’re inclined to think: this is what I want to get through in five classes. This means we’re way more focused on the contents than on the way in which you get a message across.”
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