I am an adjunct professor in Professional Learning and Technology and chair of the corresponding department (PLT). My research is focused on lifelong learning, with a specific focus on self-directed workplace learning. Facing the rapid changes in the world of work and society, continuous professional learning is vital for employees to keep up with and contribute to societal transformations and technological innovations. I use innovative measurement techniques (e.g., sensor technology and a mobile app) to get more insights in how learning processes evolve in the flow of work, both within individual employees, teams, and learning communities. To increase the potential of workplace learning, I develop interventions (e.g., Career Compass Feedback tool, micro-interventions in the Learning Moments app, micro Learning Communities) to facilitate continuous learning. Most of my research is located in the technology and health sector. I try to relate my research as much as possible to societal challenges, such as human capital challenges in relation to the energy transition or the digital transformation. In addition, I am a lecturer in the program Educational Science & Technology and academic lead of the UT-wide program management team of lifelong learning.
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I am an adjunct professor in Professional Learning and Technology and chair of the corresponding department (PLT). My research is focused on lifelong learning, with a specific focus on self-directed workplace learning. Facing the rapid changes in the world of work and society, continuous professional learning is vital for employees to keep up with and contribute to societal transformations and technological innovations. I use innovative measurement techniques (e.g., sensor technology and a mobile app) to get more insights in how learning processes evolve in the flow of work, both within individual employees, teams, and learning communities. To increase the potential of workplace learning, I develop interventions (e.g., Career Compass Feedback tool, micro-interventions in the Learning Moments app, micro Learning Communities) to facilitate continuous learning. Most of my research is located in the technology and health sector. I try to relate my research as much as possible to societal challenges, such as human capital challenges in relation to the energy transition or the digital transformation.
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Research profiles
I am a teacher of the course Regulation and facilitation of workplace learning, which is part of the MSc Educational Science & Technology program. In this course we do what I love most: discuss different theories as a foundation for practical solutions to facilitate workplace learning. Students visit companies, analyse the corporate curriculum and give grounded advice on how to facilitate employees' workplace learning. Besides this formal course, I am also supervising students during their Final Project.
Affiliated study programs
Courses academic year 2023/2024
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2022/2023
My projects focus on various human capital questions in relation to societal questions and technical innovations, such as the energy transition, shortage of higher educated STEM professionals, technological innovations in health care. How can we prepare our future professionals for a working life in which they are expected to continuously learn and innovate? How can we support lifelong learning at the workplace?
Current projects
Collaborating and knowledge-sharing in heterogenous expert teams: Research within the Extended Product Lifecycle Management
Learning communities in the installation sector: From design principles to proof of concept
Learning across projects in construction: conditions to increase BIM maturity in projects.
BUSLeague: Dedicated to stimulate demand for sustainable energy skills in the construction sector (Horizon 2020)
Adapt@work: Flexible higher education; developing adaptive expertise in work-related contexts (senior researcher)
Learning@work. Supporting nurses’ self-directed workplace learning
The best of both worlds: The interplay between self- and social regulation in teams
Time to care: Using sensor technology to describe social interactions in healthcare
University teacher team learning in the context of innovation
Bridge the Gap! Fostering the transition of stem students to the technical labour market
Well-being and belonginess of students under COVID-19: are we in this together?
Project on first-year students' well-being and belonginess in relation to risk of dropping out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hit the gas! Learning communities to accelerate learning and innovation in the installation sector
Finished projects
Samen bouwen aan een digitale leer- en ontwikkelomgeving voor leren, werken en innoveren voor klimaat en energie
Persistence prevails! Sustaining educational change in science and technology
Mind the gap! The transition of stem students to the technological labour market
In the press
Vreeman, J. (2023). Universiteit Twente maakt ambitie op Lifelong Learning concreet. Retrieved from https://www.utwente.nl/nieuws/2023/5/957776/universiteit-twente-maakt-ambitie-op-lifelong-learning-concreet
Kuipers, R. (2023). Lifelong learning wordt de essentiële, vierde poot onder onze tafel. UToday. Retrieved from https://www.utoday.nl/news/72851/lifelong-learning-wordt-de-essentiele-vierde-poot-onder-onze-tafel
Welzijn, W. Z. e. (2022). De zelfsturend lerende zorgprofessional. Bestuurdersmagazine Zorg en Welzijn. Retrieved from https://zorgselect.nl/bestuurdersmagazine/juni-2022/de-zelfsturend-lerende-zorgprofessional
Twenteboard. (2022). Onderzoek naar verklaring tekort technische mensen afgerond. Twenteboard Magazine. Retrieved from https://twenteboard.greenzeen.io/voortgangsrapportage/programma-talent/techniekpact1
Posthuma, J. (2022). Kan iedereen zich thuisvoelen in de technische sector? UToday. Retrieved from https://www.utoday.nl/news/71651/kan-iedereen-zich-thuis-voelen-in-de-technische-sector
Neeskens, M. (2022). Onderzoek naar optimaal functioneren van Learning Communities. Twente.com. Retrieved from https://twente.com/global-goals/9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure/onderzoek-naar-optimaal-functioneren-van-learning-communities
Agten, E. (2022). Get ready for the labour market of the future. UToday. Retrieved from https://www.utoday.nl/business-and-career/71640/get-ready-for-the-labour-market-of-the-future
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