docent | developer | designer | digitale geletterdheid
Sept 2025 - now
At CSB, a school for mavo, havo, vwo. Combining techniques such as making a digital drawing of the construction, working with laser cutting, programming (Micro:Bits) and 3D-printing. Students choose a theme and design their own puzzles.
Dec 2024
In this podcast 'DigiSnacks' with Felienne Hermans, Josien Boetje and me, you hear about programming and education (with Hedy).
April 2024
Look @VHTO for more information.
2023
ResearchED and 'Onderwijs en opleiden in een veranderde context' from Kennisnetwerk Lerende leraren.
Nov 2023
Published an article: 'Mediawijsheid: veilig en betrokken meedoen in een digitale wereld' voor Onderwijskennis (NRO).
Look @NRO for the article (with Elwin Savelsbergh and Geertje Damstra).
Nov 2022 - Feb 2024
For SLO I'm working at the 'Kerndoelen Digitale geletterdheid' for primary and secondary education in the Netherlands.
2022 - now
As a minor coordinator and teacher I'm enjoying this minor from September until February every year. Look at the minor HU site.
Check the video of the minor:
Jan 2022 - July 2022
Thieme Meulenhoff asked if I was willing to be the content expert for the 'Keuzemodule Digispel' (VMBO).
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022
At XR-lab Hilversum I made with interns a prototype of a VR-game for my idea 'Love 2 Code' using programming puzzles to interest teenagers in programming.
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Nov 2021
Students from software developer, interactive design and spatial design worked in teams to create interactive playgrounds based on an artist @Mediacollege Amsterdam.
Jan 2020 - June 2022
@Mediacollege Amsterdam I was for 2 years an ambassador for 'Meer meisjes in MBO Techniek' from VHTO
.June 2020
Together with students of Mediacollege Amsterdam I developed a game about learning to code. In this game you can make your own pattern on a dress with coding. I used this idea to present my thesis: 'How can you promote curiosity in the field of technology by girls (ages 8 to 12'), for my master study Crossover Creativity 'Crossover Creativity'.
Feb 2020
@IMC Weekendschool I was teaching programming for kids from 8 to 10 years.'
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
I organized & designed a serie of lectures for the software developer students @Mediacollege Amsterdam.
Sept - Dec 2019
For a half year I was giving an after school series of workshops every Friday afternoon at 'Basisschool de Bron' in Amsterdam about 'Fashion & Programming' supported by VHTO. The kids we're working with Micro:bits and - for example - t-shirts to create their own wearables. I was looking if this combination made programming more attractive for girls.
Dec 2019
For 'De Nieuwe Makers' I was together with Judith Hoekstra and Alfred Houdijk giving a workshop 'Make a beanie with electronics' as a christmas holiday activity for kids.
July 2019
For VHTO I was giving a workshop 'Make a one-pager website' in HTML and CSS for girls from 10 until 15 at the Digivita Summercamp in order to let girls think about programming as an option for their career. It took place at Startup Village in Science Park Amsterdam.
July 2019
The Sneaker Challenge Summercamp at the Marineterrein Amsterdam was a week for childeren from 12 until 17 years to interest them more in technology combined with design. I was giving a workshop 'Wearable Tech' with Flora RGB Smart NeoPixels to created fashionable sneakers.
April 2019
My master research is about 'Activating curiosity by childeren (8-11 years) in the field of technology and science', therefore I'm researching and for this research I interviewed and talked with a lot of people last half year. Now I'm making my first prototype for an interactive workshop together with kids for summer 2019.
July 2018
Starting in September with the master 'Crossover Creativity' from the HKU to solve some wicked problems.
July 2018
My MBO students @Mediacollege Amsterdam are making an app with game elements to play as a visitor in the city Den Haque or Berlin. The project is made by a colleague and me for the 'Keuzedeel Interaction Design'.
Feb 2017
The University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) have asked me in 2017 to be a Field Expert and Assessor for the Certification of VMBO teachers in the Netherlands. VMBO is a pre-vocational secondary education in Netherlands. The VMBO system is changed from August 2016. The teachers are now working in the field of Media, design and IT (MVI) and that is a new profile since 2016 when the two old profiles (MV and ICT) where combined into one.
2017
Let's play at school!
Feb 2016 - June 2022
Working as a teacher programming @Mediacollege Amsterdam (MBO) for Software developer and Interactive design.
June 2015 - Jan 2018
Working as an independent (web)designer and developer in a shared space.
@Tussen de Bogen (Amsterdam)
Jan 2015 - June 2005
Working for Thonik (Amsterdam) and Kummer & Hermann (Utrecht) as a graphic and digital designer.
