BESPOKE ADVICE TO ACADEMIC COURSE COORDINATORS
—“Tikvah first of all helped me to align and synthesize the content of the course with my PhD, so that I would work efficiently and feel energized again well into the coming years.
By starting to work with the Studio’s open-building framework for the big ideas of the course – and communicating with clarity to each and every lecturer which learning objectives I wanted them to focus on in their sessions – suddenly I was back firmly in the content seat. I am now the CEO of this course: advising the lecturers, how their session contribute to the whole of the body of knowledge of the course. I feel so much more acknowledged as a course coordinator that gives direction to the content of the course, and receive very positive reactions from all involved.”
Charmae Pyl Wissink-Nercua (she/her)
Specialist in Urban Land, Housing Development and Capacity Building
Course Manager, Sustainable Urban Development (SUD)
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam
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tikvah@studioblended.com
As academic course coordinator, you are always in the middle of either designing a curriculum from scratch - or perhaps re-designing and reassembling a curriculum - most likely, under some time pressure. Our Studio comes alongside you, and partners with you, to ensure an impactful educational design: an effective learning curve, and resilience for the coming decade.
What makes us unique is that we bridge silos between your (architecture / urban / development / policy / land / water/ climate) content (research, projects), and the body of knowledge and practice of effective curriculum design.
However, we do not tell you what to teach. You don't start from scratch with us. We understand the field you are coming from, and keep an active interest in the fields of climate, urbanism and architecture. We dare to ask you really good questions. We bring you cutting edge fresh ideas on possible angles you can take to your content. We take your pedagogical ideas, and amplify and deepen them for your (re)design.
We are also unique, because we always mind your financial trade-offs as a realitycheck, so that our design never loses a sense of reality, remains marketable.
We work with a unique (re-)design studio, to optimally align with your unique nature, setting and needs. Our Studio curated a set of design angles that have become part of our craft and methodology and philosophy on how we partner with you around a concrete output with optimal impact. The constellation of design angles, is a bespoke assignment for you and your course.
As course coordinator, a (re)design inevitably implies a change to something new, fresh - and this might be simple, or complex in your context. As a Studio we stay light, in between people, teams and departments and therefore do not lead such a change trajectory (see our value system). We are however well equipped to give independent advise in the middle of a change for impact, to strenghten your own role as a change agent within your institution.
We actively identify and co-create with European initiatives. Our agile approach, in between people and organisations, is especially suitable for coordinators who are not only visionary, but also themselves in charge of a project budget, such as Erasmus+ Programmes. In that way, we can make true impact.
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Price
Our Studio gives you the desired result and impact, as a package price for your bespoke assignment.
Based on the information you provide we scope the form of the work and result needed (and your deadlines). We offer you a quotation for the entire package. For more comprehensive assignments, depending on what you need, find out more under financial health and resilience).
In principle, we do not draft up proposals as we prefer to keep things as simple as possible using dialogue and quotations.
More information follows soon.
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StudioBlended came alongside the course coordinator of the longest running short course at IHS/Erasmus University in its 105th edition. It went from being a 6 months course, to a 3 months and this year even a 5 weeks course for the first time. The problem of this client? Overload in the curriculum and schedule, it’s simply too much! Packed.
Our independent senior advisor gave advice on the simplification of the content, the modular approach, and on the schedule. A pilot was conducted in which lecturers were briefed on the ‘big ideas’ of their session, and their embedding in certain modules. Our independent senior advisor sat in their lectures to further improve the impact of such briefings.
Result: The course gained in effectiveness and resilience well into the coming year(s). The course coordinator and lecturers are enabled to teach with clarity, doing less so that participants learn more. The coordinator gains insight and skill in how to effectively interact with lecturers on how their session fits within a certian module and the overall body of knowledge of the course. Through that the coordinator is equipped in how to maximize the impact of the lectures on the learning curve of the participants.
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Tikvah Breimer was invited to join, and took a train to Paris, to attend and observe the delivery of a longstanding Urban Design Climate Workshop (UDCW) for Master students. The workshop was part of the recently kicked-off Erasmus+ UCCRN_edu programme - and its partners. A challenge faced by the professors who designed and delivered the decade strong workshop, was how to optimally use the new value and meaning of ‘face to face’ time, and gain clarity about the pedagogical essence of the interdisciplinary curriculum for this specific 1 week workshop. Tikvah gave a brief advisory session tackling 5 points of attention and follow up (spring 2022). Follow up calls, discussed, amongst others, the creation of a MOOC out of the insights and materials of the program. Have a listen to an interview Tikvah conducted with the course coordinator about it on our Audio Podcast page.
‘I would have never expected that a 30min flipchart session could be so helpful in clarifying the core aspects of a blended model for multidisciplinary integration in higher education! The UCCRN_edu [Erasmus+] project will benefit a lot from such valuable advice.’
dr. Mattia Leone, architect and associate professor, Department of Architecture (DiARC) University of Naples Federico II, Italy. Also co-director of the Urban Climate Change Research Network - European Hub (UCCRN) and Coordinator Erasmus+ UCCRN-EDU project. Find the Learning Platform which organises all the video recordings.
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🎙 Keynote: Big ideas and modular curriculum design.
Prefer to read? Transcript
Listen on: Acast Spotify Apple
Release summer ‘24
Curios? Feel free to contact our senior advisor and teacher trainer directly:
tikvah@studioblended.com
Innovative and deep pedagogy and resilient education that stands the test of time - by design.
What makes us unique is that we bridge silos between your (architecture / urban / development / policy / land / water/ climate) content (research, projects), and the body of knowledge and practice of effective curriculum design.
However, we do not tell you what to teach. You don't start from scratch with us. We understand the field you are coming from, and keep an active interest in the fields of climate, urbanism and architecture. We dare to ask you really good questions. We bring you cutting edge fresh ideas on possible angles you can take to your content. We take your pedagogical ideas, and amplify and deepen them for your (re)design.
We are also unique, because we always mind your financial trade-offs as a realitycheck, so that our design never loses a sense of reality, remains marketable.
We work with a unique (re-)design studio, to optimally align with your unique nature, setting and needs. Our Studio curated a set of design angles that have become part of our craft and methodology and philosophy on how we partner with you around a concrete output with optimal impact. The constellation of design angles, is a bespoke assignment for you and your course.
As course coordinator, a (re)design inevitably implies a change to something new, fresh - and this might be simple, or complex in your context. As a Studio we stay light, in between people, teams and departments and therefore do not lead such a change trajectory (see our value system). We are however well equipped to give independent advise in the middle of a change for impact, to strenghten your own role as a change agent within your institution.
We actively identify and co-create with European initiatives. Our agile approach, in between people and organisations, is especially suitable for coordinators who are not only visionary, but also themselves in charge of a project budget, such as Erasmus+ Programmes. In that way, we can make true impact.
Price
Our Studio gives you the desired result and impact, as a package price for your bespoke assignment.
Based on the information you provide we scope the form of the work and result needed (and your deadlines). We offer you a quotation for the entire package. For more comprehensive assignments, depending on what you need, find out more under financial health and resilience).
In principle, we do not draft up proposals as we prefer to keep things as simple as possible using dialogue and quotations.
Key projects
StudioBlended is currently partnering with an institute for capacity building within a European University, to co-create an impactful MOOC for this client (2025-mrch 2026). The assignment includes robust independent senior advise on the curriculum design. The focal point is a prof. dr. ir. who leads a European funded program.More information follows soon.
Our independent senior advisor gave advice on the simplification of the content, the modular approach, and on the schedule. A pilot was conducted in which lecturers were briefed on the ‘big ideas’ of their session, and their embedding in certain modules. Our independent senior advisor sat in their lectures to further improve the impact of such briefings.
Result: The course gained in effectiveness and resilience well into the coming year(s). The course coordinator and lecturers are enabled to teach with clarity, doing less so that participants learn more. The coordinator gains insight and skill in how to effectively interact with lecturers on how their session fits within a certian module and the overall body of knowledge of the course. Through that the coordinator is equipped in how to maximize the impact of the lectures on the learning curve of the participants.
Tikvah Breimer was invited to join, and took a train to Paris, to attend and observe the delivery of a longstanding Urban Design Climate Workshop (UDCW) for Master students. The workshop was part of the recently kicked-off Erasmus+ UCCRN_edu programme - and its partners. A challenge faced by the professors who designed and delivered the decade strong workshop, was how to optimally use the new value and meaning of ‘face to face’ time, and gain clarity about the pedagogical essence of the interdisciplinary curriculum for this specific 1 week workshop. Tikvah gave a brief advisory session tackling 5 points of attention and follow up (spring 2022). Follow up calls, discussed, amongst others, the creation of a MOOC out of the insights and materials of the program. Have a listen to an interview Tikvah conducted with the course coordinator about it on our Audio Podcast page.
‘I would have never expected that a 30min flipchart session could be so helpful in clarifying the core aspects of a blended model for multidisciplinary integration in higher education! The UCCRN_edu [Erasmus+] project will benefit a lot from such valuable advice.’
dr. Mattia Leone, architect and associate professor, Department of Architecture (DiARC) University of Naples Federico II, Italy. Also co-director of the Urban Climate Change Research Network - European Hub (UCCRN) and Coordinator Erasmus+ UCCRN-EDU project. Find the Learning Platform which organises all the video recordings.
Our Audio Podcast
🎙 Keynote: Big ideas and modular curriculum design.
Prefer to read? Transcript
Listen on: Acast Spotify Apple
Release summer ‘24
More advice we do
Did you know that our Studio is continuously involved first hand in working with the exit-goals of master courses and degrees? We also have a good concept of where students might struggle - or: long to excell. We translate that back directly into our advice to you as coordinator. Have a look here.Curios? Feel free to contact our senior advisor and teacher trainer directly:
tikvah@studioblended.com
Innovative and deep pedagogy and resilient education that stands the test of time - by design.
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Prefer to have direct contact?
Feel free:
Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc)
Independent senior advisor, teacher trainer, lead
tikvah@studioblended.com
+31 6 42 47 29 69
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Prefer to have direct contact?
Feel free:
Tikvah Breimer (MSc MAEd MSc)
Independent senior advisor, teacher trainer, lead
tikvah@studioblended.com
+31 6 42 47 29 69
Non Profit Foundation
Registration Chamber of Commerce
KvK-number 86242598 (Dutch)
VAT identification number
NL 86 39 07 29 5 B01
Bankaccount
NL40 INGB 0709 6156 04
SWIFT/BIC: INGBNL2A
StudioBlended Foundation
