Motivating students to actively engage in their studying efforts is an ongoing challenge, because motivation is a key factor in study success. In the work presented here, we investigate whether the use of a mobile app with a teacher-like avatar (StudyGotchi), based on the successful digital pet Tamagotchi, …

HAN Studiesucces-Training en coaching (HAN Ss-T&c) wil een zo hoog mogelijk leerresultaat op hun aanbod. Door verder te ontwikkelen probeert HAN Ss-T&c vraag en aanbod zo optimaal mogelijk met elkaar te verbinden. Rekening houdend met nieuwe ontwikkelingen rondom de manier van leren. De afgelopen jaren …

How can undergraduate students be prepared for global citizenship? This question was investigated in a mixed-methods case study of an international, blended one-semester course. Undergraduate honors students (N = 22) from the USA and the Netherlands collaborated to explore what it means to be a member …

Het bijhouden van kennis en vaardigheden in combinatie met werkdruk en de huidige veranderingen in de zorg blijkt een moeilijke opgave voor zorgprofessionals. Bij de zelfsturende zorgorganisatie ZorgAccent is de toenemende behoefte aan deskundigheidsbevordering door de toegenomen scholingsaanvragen merkbaar. …

Purpose : A structured, tailored exercise therapy strategy was found to significantly improve physical functioning, reduce pain and was safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and severe comorbidity. The intervention was performed in a specialized, secondary care center. Before the intervention …

Blended learning is not a flash in the pan, it’s here to stay. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) the implementation of blended learning is not yet in an adult stage, but in a newly introduced educational framework (The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2017) blended learning plays …

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In ESSENCE (European Sustainable Solutions for Existing and New City Environments) "five European Higher Education Institutions and three municipalities worked together to train future professionals to overcome the complex challenges of achieving smart sustainable cities. Students worked on behalf of …

From the list of content: " Smart sustainable cities & higher education, Essence: what, why & how? Developing learning materials together; The blended learning environment; Teaching on entrepreneurship; Utrecht municipality as a client; International results; Studentexperiences; International relations; City …

The qualities and availability of different video formats offer many opportunities within the context of Higher Education (Hansch et al., 2015; Johnson et al., 2016; van Huystee, 2016). There is a shift within Higher Education to transition from the traditional face to face approach, to a more ‘blended’ …