Vacancy: PhD to join as theme group coordinator for the ICO theme “Assessment, evaluation and examination” (Theme 8)
The research of the ICO members is grouped into Thematic Groups. The thematic groups are responsible for the organization of ICO’s thematic courses and also contribute to the ICO Open Graduate Spring Schools, and sometimes theme group related events together with the VOR. Each…
PhD defence Sterre Ruitenburg
On Friday 3 October 2025 at 16:00 hours exactly, Sterre Ruitenburg (Open University) will defend her thesis entitled “Practice Made Perfect: Effectiveness of Retrieval Practice, Distributed Practice, and Interleaved Practice for Mathematics Education in Authentic School Classrooms”. More information The supervisors are Prof. Gino…
Summer break ICO Office
The ICO Office is taking a summer break, and will be closed from the afternoon of 10th of July until the 18th of August. If you do have any questions, or information you want to share with us, do not hesitate to send an…
PhD Defence Hao Yu
On Thursday, 11 September 2025 at 10:00 hours exactly, Hao Yu (Maastricht University) will defend his thesis The influence of open-ended tasks, study peers, and cognitive feedback on intrinsic motivation in whole-task learning environments. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the…
Oratie Jeroen Janssen
Donderdag 25 september 2025, 16.15 uur – Utrecht UitnodigingFor English, see below Dr. J.J.H.M. (Jeroen) Janssen bij besluit van het College van Bestuur per 1 september 2024 benoemd tot hoogleraar bij de faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen aan de Universiteit Utrecht om werkzaam te zijn op…
NEW short masterclass – Critical Perspectives in Educational and Pedagogical Research
Dates: October 31 and November 7 Teachers: Sanne Akkerman, Zehra Çolak, Nina Hosseini, Monique Volman In this two-day masterclass, we will ..go back to the roots of critical pedagogy in the seventies and eighties of the past century;..study more recent critical theories that add…
From an ICO course to a top-tier publication!
We are thrilled to congratulate ICO-PhD member Josien Boetje and team on their recent article Design Principles for Developing Information Problem Solving Competence in Higher Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the prestigious ‘Review of Educational Research’, a journey that began with the…
ICO Launches Refreshed PhD Course on Learning and Instruction
ICO proudly presents its two-part course Learning and Instruction: Basics and Beyond, tailored for PhD candidates in educational research without a Master’s in the field. The course will start with the Basics course (2 ECTS), which introduces core concepts through eight self-paced online modules,…
ICO’s educational programme 2025-2026
We are excited to share that preparations for ICO’s educational programme for 2025–2026 are well underway. A notable new addition is the course Learning & Instruction: Basics and Beyond — specifically designed for PhD candidates who do not have a background in the Educational…
Cursusaanbod OU voor Dudoc-promovendi en Promotiebeurs-laureaten
Ben je promovendus/a binnen het Dudoc-programma of laureaat van de Promotiebeurs voor leraren? Wil je graag een of meer inleidende cursussen Onderwijswetenschappen volgen? Dat kan!Bij de Open Universiteit kun je online en in je eigen tempo cursussen volgen om je te bekwamen in onderwijswetenschappelijke…