Our group formed around mutual interests and experiences in enabling student open inquiry in bachelor's level science lab courses, sparked by discussions at a lab teaching conference in 2021. Our small group represents and teaches across the natural sciences within six departments from three different universities and includes a didactics researcher. A grant from SURF (footnote: the Netherlands' collaborative organization for IT in education and research: www.surf.nl) supports our work as a Community of Practice in both improving our teaching practices and externally sharing our gained knowledge and course materials with others online.
In the pages you will find our Playbook to design a labcourse or design-course that uses open inquiry as a didactical form for students in higher education. We do however, have the experience that secondary school teachers can benefit from the steps in the playbook. The playbook supports the reader to design a course in the own institute with the own available space and materials, points out blindspots and possible traps. You can contact us via the email address of the group and join one of our online sessions, ask questions or share your experiences.
