Lesson Development Matchmaking | Open Educational Resources | Summer Drinks
Start Date
18 Jun 2026
Start Time
10:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Location
Utrecht
End Date
18 Jun 2026
End Time
17:00 Europe/Amsterdam
RST-NL & DC4NES event for research software trainers focusing on collaborative lesson development and open educational resources
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On Thursday the 18th of June RST-NL & DC4NES organise a summer event for research software trainers across the Netherlands.
Join fellow trainers to exchange ideas, find inspiration and connect around collaborative lesson development and open educational resources.
The event is organised in the historical Snijzaal of the Anatomiegebouw overlooking the Utrecht canals. We’ll wrap up with summer drinks in the garden.
Planning:
10.00 – 10.20 Walk-in
10.20 – 10.30 Plenary welcome (Eva Lekkerkerker, RST-NL)
10.30 – 10.40 Introduction to DC4NES Lesson Development (Irina Motoc, TU Delft)
10.40 – 11.00 Lesson Development Pitches (submitted by participants)
11.00 – 11.15 Dividing Topics Across Tables
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee / Tea break
11.30 – 12.05 Round 1
12.05 – 12.10 Quick Break
12.10 – 12.45 Round 2
12.45 – 13.00 Wrap Up & What’s Next
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Open Educational Resources (Angelos Konstantinidis, University of Groningen)
16.00 – 17.00 Drinks
Morning Session:
In collaboration with the TDCC-NES project Digital Skills for NES (DC4NES), the RST-NL network is gathering to connect people around lesson development ideas. Participants can pitch topics, explore shared interests, and form small teams. Teams formed during the session can apply for a free spot in the Carpentries Collaborative Lesson Development Training (CLDT) via the DC4NES project!
You’re equally welcome to join without a pitch – this is also a space to learn what others are working on and find ways to contribute.
Lunch:
We’ll provide a lunch buffet with sandwiches, wraps, and fresh juice. Coffee, tea, fruit, and snacks will be available throughout the day.
Afternoon Session:
This interactive workshop supports research software trainers in strengthening their use of Open Educational Resources (OER).
Using the 5R framework (Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, Redistribute), participants will work with a range of open programming resources – beyond the Carpentries – including open curricula, interactive platforms, executable environments and real world open research software artefacts. Through hands-on, collaborative activities, you’ll evaluate, adapt, and combine materials to design learning experiences for your own training context. Full workshop abstract can be found here.
Summer Drinks
We’ll close the day with drinks and snacks in the garden of the Anatomiegebouw, right along the canals. A relaxed moment to continue conversations and enjoy the (hopefully sunny) late-afternoon together.
Attendance & Registration
- You can register for the morning session, afternoon session, or both.
- Curious about matchmaking but not pitching? Stay on for lunch or grab lunch before the afternoon? Just joining for drinks? All combinations are welcome.
- Please register via Eventbrite so we can plan the space and catering.
- Attendance is free of charge.
- Maximum 30 participants for both sessions.
Travel Advice
Location: Snijzaal, Anatomiegebouw
Bekkerstraat 141, 3572 SG Utrecht
From Utrecht Centraal:
- Bike: 8 minute cycle.
- Walking: 30 minute walk.
- OV: bus 74, 27, 77 or 28 -> stop ‘Wittevrouwen’. 15-20 minute commute.
Thank you and hope to see you in June!
Fenne, Eva and Irina
