What is the best way to satisfy that knowledge-hungry brain of yours? The answer is simple: feed it books. Now that autumn has officially arrived, the...
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Digital covid remains and why I hate them
As this course is coming to an end I think we have all realised it: the world is digitalising and oh boy is it going fast....
Continue reading...Pokémon Sleep – A case study in gamifying health!
My personal context for the podcast episode: Recently, I downloaded the app Pokemon Sleep after hearing a friend talk about it.The premise of the app is...
Continue reading...What does “the web” look like ? 3/3
A little bit of context : We all know the internet as an intangible entity, a digitized world on its own. However, the internet has a...
Continue reading...AI – Learning the “Smart” Way
Just a few days ago, I had been doing my regular scroll through my TikTok ‘For You Page’ when suddenly a video about a new AI...
Continue reading...Hello, teacher?
The website alloprof.qc.ca (word for word from French: hello teacher) is an online homework help service for elementary and high school pupils. What? Yet another one?...
Continue reading...The Absurdity of Duolingo Sentences
I’m currently trying to learn Spanish, and since language courses are unfortunately extremely expensive I decided to use an app for now. In comes Duolingo. I’m...
Continue reading...I Had a Hologram Teams-call
Is the future of digital calls and meetings upon us? Recently, I participated in an experiment for my friend’s (Deborah Sintruije) research at the TNO (The...
Continue reading...The Jupyter Revolution
Some weeks ago I read an introduction to a journal issue, containing some very interesting insights in how methods from data science and database analysis can be used in humanities research. One data science tool that has revolutionized science communication in various fields is Jupyter.
Continue reading...Trust issues and partisan education
In a polarized society, science communicators must overcome partisanship. Facts are not enough, and educated people are skilled in finding data that conforms their world view.
It is necessary to push the debate to a place where facts can be represented and considered without threatening any one group’s values.
Technology in the classroom, for better or for worse?
Technology has taken over our daily lives. We use the computer and phone every day to work, to stay in contact with our friends and society,...
Continue reading...How digital media polarizes generations
Let me introduce myself, my name is Isabel and I am 20 years old. I have used the internet and on that digital media my whole...
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In this podcast Hinako and Lyzanne discuss digital education during corona in higher education.
Continue reading...YouTube’s Video Essays: lazy, yet educational afternoons
Since the first Covid-19 lockdown, my screen time has gone up significantly. At that time, I was still in high school and learned my final exams...
Continue reading...What we can learn from DuoLingo
My mother is, like me, a true language lover. She literally wakes up and falls asleep with language games. In the morning she often starts her...
Continue reading...The Digital Dilemma: Part 3
In the final part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Andrea Blätler, and I discuss various benefits and drawbacks of digital platforms in relation to our...
Continue reading...The applications of digital technology and innovation
Looking back at 20 years ago, people were concerned and worries about the year 2000, which is about to enter the 21st century. And now we...
Continue reading...How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Taught Me English
I remember a few years back asking my dad a question that had just come to me in that moment. “When did you know that I...
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In 2007 I moved with my family to Japan and I realized just how prevalent digitalization is in society. In this post, I have focused on...
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By: Marcel Beentjes My first podcast is about Lorre French, a new computer program which will be used in the French department at Leiden University. But...
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