From november 2016 onwards I have been working on the production of a free online course on the Philosophy of Technology. This course will be launched on 29 May 2017.
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Category: English
Bett show 2017
Last month the Bett show (the British Educational Training and Technology Show) was held in London (UK). I joined a studytrip from SURF. We were with a group of around 25 collegueas from across the country. There were colleagues from SURF, University of Leiden, Hanzehogeschool, ROC van Amsteram, Graafschap College and Hotelschool The Hague, amongst others. The Bett show was quite an experience. I was there for 2 full days, and still didn’t see everything (and[…]
Read moreTELT Team 2016
Since a couple of years my employer is the University of Twente. I work in the TELT team, short for Technology Enhanced Learning & Teaching. We work closely together with and for our lecturers on innovating their teaching and improving their student’s learning.
Read moreFour weeks
In 4 weeks time the University of Twente will launch our first free online course. In the course you will learn about Ultrasound.
Read moreCalibrated Peer Review
Through a pointer from my colleague Frank van den Berg I would like to share with our readers what is called Calibrated Peer Feedback: ” Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is a web-based, instructional tool that enables frequent writing assignments in any discipline, with any class size, even in large classes with limited instructional resources. In fact, CPR can reduce the time an instructor now spends reading and assessing student writing. ” (source)
Read moreHype or future
Fresh from the press: the integral recording of the Studium Generale session titled MOOCs: hype or future? (more than 90 minutes). If you are more into reading, and prefer Dutch, you might want to head over to the website of UT Nieuws.
Read moreWhat a great day!
Looking back at last Tuesday I am very proud and happy. We had a flawless Education Day, didn’t we? In this post I’d like to share a few of my personal highlights. I attended a very interesting session by Antonios Zagaris (lecturer Mathematics). And I would like to reflect on the UTQ Ceremony.
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