DOT O&O is a professional development programme for Dutch secondary school teachers on the subject of research and design skills. It is based on a designerly approach and is built around visits to design labs.

Dit rapport brengt de opbrengsten van het DocentOntwikkelTeam (DOT) ‘Ontwerp- en Onderzoeksvaardigheden in de klas’ in beeld. Het initiatief voor dit DOT is genomen door het Bètasteunpunt Zuid Holland Zuid, een netwerk van voortgezet onderwijsinstellingen en vier hoger onderwijsinstellingen in Zuid-Holland. Voor …

This report describes the work that has been done on the water calorimeter project at VSL. The calorimeter determines the absorbed-dose-to water Dw in gray, by measuring the radiation induced temperature change. The temperature of the water will change due to irradiation of a beam ionizing radiation. …

In this dissertation paper, the environmental organisation Greenpeace has been analysed. Greenpeace is an independent environmental non-governmental organisation and only accepts money from individual financial supporters and foundation grants. There has been a focus on changing the way the organisation …

The third industrial revolution, triggered by Internet communication and renewable energies, can be experienced in so-called FabLabs that empower users to ‘make almost anything’. Although this does not change the need for designers to have making and prototyping skills, there is no doubt the revolution …

Aanleiding voor dit onderzoek is de vraag of er door het toenemen van het schoolse leren te weinig vrije speeltijd voor de kinderen in de groepen één en twee van de basisschool overblijft, of is dit slechts een gevoel? Juist in het vrije spel ontwikkelen kinderen zich wat aansluit bij de leeftijdsfase …

The use of cameras is growing: not only personal computers and laptops are standard equipped with a camera, but also the public domain is increasingly equipped with cameras. Today's camera is not merely a pair of eyes. A surveillance camera can see much more than a single person can do. The rapid proliferation …

Motivation -- Cameras are increasingly dominating our life, but do these influence our behaviour as well? What are people's emotions and attitude towards camera surveillance? Research approach -- In an exploratory study (n=23) people's emotional reactions to (visible and hidden) cameras were observed. …