My turn on Erasmus TV
On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00h, Tessa Hofland (Erasmus Magazine) hosts a short talkshow in the CLI Education Lab. We now know that many people watch the broadcast from home. Today, it was my turn together with Dion Bongaerts (RSM). You can watch it here. We...
The corona crisis at Erasmus MC
The Erasmus Medical Center is very much present in the national news, because IC planning is coordinated by the EMC. In addition, all nurses, doctors and caretakers are in focus because of the amazing work they do. Meanwhile, medical education continues. After one...
The corona crisis at Erasmus University
The current crisis comes with a major challenge for my Community for Learning and Innovation. Our team is extremely busy with 'lifting' campus teaching online. We offer support and advice. A large number of lecturers in different schools are using the facilities...
The corona crisis in the USA
In the first week of March, I went on a business trip to the USA. I joined the team of SURF.nl (the national network of research on higher education) to participate in EDUCAUSE's Learning Initiative 2020 in Seattle, a large conference about educational innovation in...
Meanwhile, around our house
Outside academia, I have been busy lately with the urban environment around our family home in Leiden. The local government initiated a drastic redevelopment of our street and its immediate surroundings. They published the 'Gebiedsvisie Schipholweg'. Our neighborhood...
‘Wij Herdenken’, remembering the atrocities of war
In The Netherlands, memories of World War II and the Holocaust are very much alive. At the same time, there are worries that current youth and future generation will lose contact with this difficult part of Dutch history. Therefore, I enthusiastically accepted the...
How Lei became Dr Yang
On 12 December 2020, Lei Yang successfully defended her PhD thesis at Erasmus University. I am proud she succeeded within the four year's time frame. Her research is about health communication. She studied to what extent health information in China is targeted at the...
A round table in the MOOC
A new element in our MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) about serious gaming is the round table discussion about the impact of serious games. It was an experiment for Mijke and myself, but also for the Studio at the CLI. It went very well, thanks to the contribution of...
Talking about History in Spain
On 12 October I gave an invited lecture about Playful engagement through serious gaming at the international conference ‘Innovative Digital Practices in History Education’. I was invited by Mario Carretero and María Cantabrana (Autónoma University Madrid). The venue...
Academic Director of CLI
The Executive Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam appointed me as the academic director of the Community for Learning and Innovation (CLI). The appointment is from September 2019 till December 2023. It is quite an honor to be in charge of this vibrant community. And...