This study aimed to create a tool for the new occupational therapy staff of the local hand therapy service, where they learned about Dupuytren’s disease, about the occupational therapist’s role before & after surgery, how to splint and the treatments which result in the best return to function for the …

In September 2010, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (the Netherlands) started a 20-week international program titled GameOn! The object of this program is for students to develop serious games, that aim to help the youth become aware of social and/or health related issues. Since the …

With these results at hand we developed a new program and evaluated it . In this presentation we will reflect on the merits of this program but also share with you the insight gained from other studies that we did to in the context of the program. First a study on the prevalence to give us an indication …

Coastal climate change adaption in existing urban areas lessons learned from dutch and norwegian pilots

More and more fashion brands are seeing Social Media as a marketing tool. One of the biggest benefits is creating a relationship with the customers. However, small online clothing e-tailers do not or ineffectively use Social Media. The main purpose of this report was to uncover what type of content creates …

Due to expected benefits such as citizen participation and innovation, the release of Public Sector Information as open data is getting increased attention on various levels of government. However, currently data release by governments is still novel and there is little experience and knowledge thus …

A survey conducted in 2012 among publicly financed higher education institutions in the Netherlands revealed a growing awareness of the strategic relevance of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Education. However, hardly any policy or strategy related to OER and Open Education had been formulated …

The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has funded a five years program to encourage the use, creation and sharing of Open Educational Resources (OER) by teachers from various types of education. This program is known as Wikiwijs. Ultimo 2013, the program has come to an end. As some of the …

This paper explores the impact of the physical and social dimensions of the work environment on  satisfaction and perceived productivity of knowledge workers in Dutch universities of applied sciences. The approach took the form of a literature review, multiple case study of six research centres using …

Veel eHealth-innovaties komen nooit verder dan de projectfase. Het initiëren van een levensvatbaar business model in een vroeg stadium van de ontwikkeling van eHealthinnovaties verhoogt de kans op structurele inbedding van de innovaties in de gewone gezondheidszorg. Dit artikel presenteert de eerste …