Sinds 2011 heeft Hogeschool Rotterdam een ‘eigen’ fablab, gespecialiseerd in sensortechnologie, (open) data en digitaal prototypen. Het lab fungeert in de eerste plaats als infrastructuur voor diverse onderwijsvormen en als makerspace voor studenten uit een breed scala aan opleidingen. Het lab fungeert …

Section 1 of this document begins by explaining the essence of an I-Lab. What makes it so powerful? Readers will come across the term ‘powerful learning environment’ and acquaint themselves with the five characteristics that must be present for such an environment to emerge. We explore the five characteristics …

Since 2011, Hogeschool Rotterdam (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences) operates a FabLab specialized in sensing, data processing and digital fabrication. The lab acted primarily as an educational infrastructure for electives and course modules within minors, and it was a making infrastructure for …

Citizens and urban policy makers are experimenting with collaborative ways to tackle wicked urban issues, such as today’s sustainability challenges. In this article, we consider one particular way of collaboration in an experimental setting: Urban Living Labs (ULLs). ULLs are understood as spatially …

We, humans have our roots in pre-Anthropocene eras where we gathered skills for survival and establishing our culture. The cumulated tacit knowledge, the skills, ideas and experiences that can only be shared by personal contact and mutual trust, is evolved and cumulated during this pre-Anthropocene era. …

Different unexpected combinations between industry, local government, private participants, educational institutes and artists resulted past year in challenging opportunities for transitions in urban and rural areas. The power of art with the perspective of the artist approaching challenges evokes a …

Momenteel is CHILL bezig met het in de markt zetten van de toolbox, een nieuw idee binnen CHILL. De toolbox bestaat uit trainingen en workshops voor zowel young professionals (studenten) als professionals (afgestudeerden) in de chemiesector. Vanuit CHILL is de vraag ontstaan hoe deze toolbox het beste …

Present-day students are expected to be lifelong learners throughout their working life. Higher education must therefore prepare students to self-direct their learning beyond formal education, in real-life working settings. This can be achieved in so-called hybrid learning configurations in which working …

Described are the results of an investigation in the appreciation of distance learning, limited to a case study with an online lab-experiment. Together with other educational institutes and companies Fontys University of Applied Sciences participated in a number of projects in which distance learning …