Motivating students to actively engage in their studying efforts is an ongoing challenge, because motivation is a key factor in study success. In the work presented here, we investigate whether the use of a mobile app with a teacher-like avatar (StudyGotchi), based on the successful digital pet Tamagotchi, …

Part 3 Programming and Activating Cyberparks deals with the variety of ways in which urban public spaces can be reinvigorated through the use of digital media technologies. As is outlined in the introduction to this volume, digital media technologies profoundly shape the use and perception of urban public …

Het bedrijf Smit Lamnalco levert maatwerk van onder andere sleepwerkzaamheden, onderhoud en reparaties van olie en gas terminals en FSO en FPSO escorting services. Hiervan is Smit Lamnalco de voornaamste leverancier en doet dit al vele jaren. De afgelopen twee jaar heeft de afdeling Group Fleet Technology …

Stedin streeft als netbeheerder naar een betrouwbare dienstverlening tegen minimale kosten. Vermogenstransformatoren spelen hierbij een cruciale rol. Een veel gebruikte manier om de toestand van de vermogenstransformatoren te monitoren is de Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) op een oliemonster. De DGA-resultaten …

Cozmo is a real-life robot designed to interact with people playing games, making sounds, expressing emotions on a LCD screen and many other pre-programmable functions. We present the development and implementation of an educational platform for Cozmo mobile robot, with several features, including web …

Technology has come through code in the linguistic domain (programming language), which means that  there are opportunities for applied psychologists to help develop technology that contributes to an inclusive society. If this environment is optimally designed, people will become the best they can be …

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Nursing homes are challenged to develop staffing strategies that enable them to efficiently meet the healthcare demand of their residents. In this study, we investigate how demand for care and support fluctuates over time and during the course of a day, using demand data from three independent nursing …

Computational thinking is taking an ever increasing role in education. According to the Netherlands institute for curriculum development there currently is little to no education on this topic in Dutch primary schools. Since teachers are the key to high quality education, it is important to know which …

This synopsis presents the preliminary results of a larger study that aims to uncover design principles for teaching computational thinking to primary school children. This research focuses on teaching computational thinking to 8-year-olds through Scratch Jr. By engaging in a cyclic process in which …