I wrote a short story about educational changes and how a student could reflect upon these changes in the near future. I hope elements of the story can help us find a way to improve our education. We came together in the morning between 09:00 and 09:30. Sometimes we met at the academy, sometimes at […]
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This week I had an individual feedback moment in MSTeams with students. It was the final feedback moment before their deadline. Our tutor team has planned different feedback meetings trough out the project. Our goal is to organize different learning activities related to the project and include a few specific small group feedback moments. In […]
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CALL III
Call III is the third work in a series. Call was executed on July 23, 2016, and Call Again was executed on July 21, 2017.
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KAOS masterclass
“the goal of education is not to let students ‘fit’ in the future, but to offer them a structure by which they can shape that future”. KAOS pilots Last week I attended a 3 day masterclass hosted by the KAOSpilots. The goal of the masterclass is to design a ‘course on pedagogy’ for experienced teachers […]
Continue ReadingGap between Academy and Work
Last month I had the pleasure of contributing to an interview for Dude, Dutch Designers Magazine #1 2018, which is out now. The article was about the transition from art academy into the professional design practice. It argues that a smooth transition is rarely the case for many students. There are questions if design design […]
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Yesterday I visited the symposium and departure lecture of profession dr. Saskia de Bodt. Over the last 9 years she has been the Dutch ‘special professor in Illustration’ at the University of Amsterdam. This position was supported by the Fiep Westendorp Foundation. She wrote several publications among which: From Poe tot Pooh; illustration to pay […]
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