Voor de opleiding HBO-ICT Software Engineering aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam is een afstudeeropdracht uitgevoerd bij VHTO Landelijk expertisebureau meisjes/vrouwen en bèta/techniek. In deze afstudeeropdracht is onderzoek gedaan naar de volgende hoofdvraag: “Op welke wijze kunnen leraren op een gender-inclusieve …

A decade ago many gushed at the possibilities of 3D printers and other DIY tech. Today makers are increasingly shaking off their initial blind enthusiasm to numerically control everything, rediscovering an interest in sociocultural histories and futures and waking up to the environmental and economic …

The potential of a ‘data-driven life’, together with the realization of Weiser’s vision of ‘the disappearing computer’ have been embraced by many. However, the increasing invisibility, virtuality and complexity of data systems also come with a variety of concerns, such as issues of sensemaking, ownership, …

De Experience Tool: Mapping facts and practice to develop (spatial) experiences (Moes, Schrandt, Manuputty, Admiraal & van der Mark, 2019), is in eerste instantie ontwikkeld door docent-onderzoekers en een oud-student van het Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) om studenten beter onderbouwde afwegingen …

In today’s era of content abundance, a huge amount of resources is available digitally, from research articles to news items and from online courses to YouTube videos. As a result, lecturers in higher education have an endless supply of crossmedia materials that they can present to students as learning …

Opvallend bij de jongste stembusgang in de Verenigde Staten, voor tussentijdse verkiezingen, was de opkomst van hashtag #iVoted. Bekend en onbekend Amerika zette zichzelf op de foto met de sticker die je krijgt als je hebt gestemd. The Late Show riep kijkers op om hun stemfies in te sturen en maakte …

In today’s era of content abundance, education has to deal with changed practices for the dissemination of knowledge. Many digital resources are available, and they have the potential to take the place of textbooks. ‘The role of the classic textbook as the key, immutable reference point for any class …

Deciding what kind of smart cities do we, as a society, want is not only a political question but also a matter of envisioning possible futures. The speculative narratives that designers produce to support their imagination are called "Design Fictions." We share SUBMERGED, a cross-platform project that …