Core source #1: The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education

February 8, 2018 / 0 comments

My statement on Martin, L. (2015). The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 5(1). https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1099 In the article “the promise of the Maker Movement for Education” author Lee Martin describes the opportunities of the Maker Movement for Education. According to the author Lee Martin, who is an associate…

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Social Design

February 22, 2017 / 0 comments

As designer we are asked to shine (our) light upon the discussion about social design. In my practice as entrepreneur I use design daily to solve a various set of problems, also social issues. In 2015, for example, I participated in a project for the municipality of Bussum. In this project Bussum transformed the social domain…

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Critical Reading

February 16, 2017 / 0 comments

Tonight lecturer Deanna Herst took us on a journey in critical reading. As maker and researcher I considered myself critical, but I found out that I am not that objective and critical at all. Especially when it comes to judging where the author is coming from and in which circle (or canon) it is participating. When…

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