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In this paper I investigate the way in which first year students in the Department of Media, Information and Communication at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, use Facebook. I provide an overview of recent studies on Facebook usage and present the results of a survey (in the form of an online …

Online recordings of lectures provide students with anytime-anyplace access to lectures. Research shows that students prefer courses accompanied by online recordings and an increasing number of universities provide recorded lectures. This paper presents the results of a study into the use of recorded …

In dit artikel combineren we concepten uit Tinto’s interactionele theorie over de oorzaken van studie-uitval en Becher’s theorie over wetenschapsgebieden ter verklaring van studievoortgang van eerstejaarsstudenten in het hoger beroepsonderwijs. De data zijn verzameld via een online-vragenlijst, afgenomen …

Dit verslag is geschreven naar aanleiding van mijn afstudeeropdracht die ik binnen een periode van 14 weken heb uitgevoerd bij het bedrijf Threewise. Dit afstudeerverslag beschrijft de totstandkoming van de producten die uit mijn opdracht zijn voortgekomen. Daarbij zal ik het hebben over de wijze waarop …

Introduction and theoretical background Professional development of teacher educators is an important issue because in order to be able to teach the teachers of the future, teacher educators have to keep their own knowledge and skills 'future proof' (Kools, 2011a). A lot of professional development …

Recorded lectures provide an integral recording of live lectures, enabling students to review those lecture at their own pace and whenever they want. Most research into the use of recorded lectures by students has been done by using surveys or interviews. Our research combines this data with data logged …

The integrated use of technologies in learning in formal education and training in The Netherlands is far from realized, and there is still a long way to go to reach that goal. But what are the views of students and early career teachers about learning with technologies? This chapter focuses on Dutch …

In this article I will discuss theories on students’ success in higher education and the need for adjustments of these theories in the contemporary, information and media saturated world. The integration theory on student retention, founded by Tinto and further developed by him and many others, lies …