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Satisfying a conversation with materials for dynamic fabrics

Schön describes the way a designer engages with their materials as a “conversation”. In clothing design this typically involves tangible and situated actions such as draping, ripping, and cutting—actions that evoke responses from the fabric at hand. Dynamic fabrics—surface- changing fabrics that combine digital and physical states— are still novel fashion-design materials. When working with the digital, intangible qualities of these fabrics, how does a dialogue unfold for designers accustomed to working physically with fabrics? In this paper we examine the design process of Phem, a collection of garments that use dynamic fabrics that function similarly to augmented reality. We reflect upon the improvisations required to satisfy a productive dialogue with the digital forms of these materials. We conclude with a discussion that proposes revisiting Schön’s notion of a conversation in the context of digital forms, and use Ingold’s perspectives on making to inform this inquiry.

Effectiveness of Teaching & Learning Practices in Finance for International Business Students

Vloeiend over grenzen heen Technologie als verbinder van leerprocessen

Als lector Teaching, Learning & Technology bij Hogeschool Inholland onderzoekt Nynke Bos de rol die technologie speelt en kan spelen om het leerproces van studenten te versterken. In haar lectorale rede gaat zij in op de kansen en bedreigingen van Blended Learning. Tegelijkertijd blikt zij ook vooruit naar de toekomst: welke rol speelt technologie in het onderwijs in 2030? Deze rede gaat over de inzet van digitale technologie in het onderwijs. Om de context te duiden, schetst hoofdstuk 1 hoe de onderwijsbenadering van het hoger onderwijs eruitziet en waar deze op de korte termijn naartoe gaat. Het tweede hoofdstuk gaat in op de rol die technologie speelt in het huidige onderwijs, in de vorm van blended learning. Het zet uiteen wat blended learning is en welke doelstellingen het kan hebben. Ook komt een aantal ontwerpmodellen voor blended learning langs. Het hoofdstuk sluit af met een analyse wat er nodig is (en wat er niet nodig is) voor breedschalige implementatie. Hoofdstuk 3 kijkt vooruit en bespreekt de opkomst van werken met authentieke beroepstaken en de relatie met een hybride leeromgeving. Het presenteert een aantal ontwerpoverwegingen voor het werken met authentieke taken in een hybride omgeving en bespreekt een aantal belangrijke aandachtspunten voor het werken met authentieke taken in een dergelijke omgeving. Hoofdstuk 4 gaat over theoretische uitgangspunten in relatie tot het ontwerpen van hybride leeromgeving, namelijk boundary crossing en seamless learning. Beide theorieën gaan uit van zogeheten grenzen. Binnen de ene theorie wordt het werken op de grens als een kans gezien, binnen de andere wordt de grens, of seam, gezien als een bedreiging. Hoofdstuk 5 doet uit de doeken hoe technologie het leren op en over deze grenzen kan ondersteunen; hoe studenten vloeiend over grenzen heen kunnen bewegen en hoe technologie kan dienen als verbinder tussen grenzen om het leerproces te bevorderen. Hoofdstuk 6 gaat ten slotte in op de randvoorwaarden in relatie tot de vaardigheden van studenten en de rol van het primair onderwijs hierbij. In het afsluitende hoofdstuk wordt het contextgebonden praktijkgericht onderzoek besproken dat het lectoraat Teaching Learning and Technology de komende jaren, in samenwerking met de onderwijspraktijk, zal uitvoeren.

Explicit teaching and scaffolding to enhance concept learning by design challenges

This paper presents a mixed methods study in which 21 first-year student teachers took part that investigated learning outcomes of a modified learning by design task. The study is part of a series of studies that aims to improve student learning, teaching skills and teacher training. Design-based science challenges are reasonably successful project-based approaches for breaking down the boundaries between traditional school subjects. Previous learning outcomes of the extensively studied Learning by Design (LBD) approach demonstrated a strong positive effect on students’ skills. However, compared to traditional classroom settings, LBD provided little or no profit on (scientific) concept learning. For this, according to two preliminary studies, a lack of explicit teaching and scaffolding strategies, both strongly teacher-dependent, bears a share of responsibility. The results of this third study indicate that more emphasis on these strategies indeed strengthens concept learning without reducing positive effects on skill performance.

Using video to support teaching and learning on the ‘Levensbeschouwing’ minor

Video was used in a variety of formats during a third year elective Inholland course ‘Levensbeschouwing’ at the Faculty Onderwijs en Innovatie (education and innovation) in Amstelveen. From April to June (2017), 30 part-time and full-time students on the Tweedegraads Leraren Opleiding chose to follow the course for the ten week study period. Students used a variety of video formats to support and enhance their learning process. This research evaluates how the didactic embedding of video supported the teaching and learning on the course. The objective of the research was to gain insight into the ways in which video supports the learning and teaching process in the course and into the perceived practicality and effectiveness of this video support. The research examined how video was integrated into the course structure, how students and lecturers perceived the practicality of the use of video, and whether they considered it effective. The conversational framework of Laurillard (2002), was used as a framework in which to examine the interaction between students and teachers at the conceptual and application level. An overview was made of the different forms of videos used during the course (both teacher and student generated), how they were viewed and the value of them to the students. A survey was collected on the last day of the course in which students could share feedback on the ways in which video had contributed to their learning process. At the end of the course, a group interview was held with six student representatives (one from each group) and with the lecturers on the course to collect additional qualitative feedback on how video contributed to the learning process.

Learning and developing teaching competencies in a Professional Learning Community

Context When the pandemic hit the world, teachers were forced to change their education from onsite to virtual overnight Understandably, teaching quality decreased in the beginning, as there was little experience in how to adapt the educational design Zuyd University of Applied Sciences ( recognized the problem that teachers were on different didactic and pedagogical levels when it comes to online education Unfortunately, the pandemic made it hard for teachers to connect with each other In the Domain of Health and Welfare, this led to the idea of establishing a professional learning community A professional learning community ( can be seen as an informal group of people who share knowledge and experiences among each other on a common topic they are all highly interested in Zuyd’s vision “passion for development” sets a good basis for the start of such a community. Steps we took In order to find out how a professional learning community can look like in Zuyd, the following steps were taken Firstly, we collected and evaluated literature and best practices around the topic Based on our findings we developed an interview guideline and conducted interviews with eight teachers from the Domain of Health and Welfare Throughout the whole report a SWOT analysis was performed with the literature and best practices filling opportunities and threats and the interviews providing content for strengths and weaknesses Main findings From these sources, we derived enablers for a successful learning community, which led to recommendations for Zuyd on how to strategically position, implement and organize a PLC One of our major recommendations is to make didactic and pedagogical skills an important topic within Zuyd in order to strategically implement the learning community into Zuyd’s strategy Furthermore, we recommend giving the lead in organizing and facilitating the PLC to the blended learning task force To collect a diverse set of interested employees to the core group, the educational managers should personally approach teachers that might be interested The sense of urgency around the topic needs to be addressed regularly through the directors of the Domain, the task force of blended learning, as well as the PLC itself In this way, interest in the topic of didactic and pedagogical skills and blended learning can be enhanced In the report we go into greater detail on how to organize and apply these recommendations. We are convinced that implementing these steps will pay off in the future and will successfully enhance competencies on blended learning and didactic and pedagogical skills through knowledge exchange.