Projects and Awards

Awards

Date	Award
2023	Faculty award for excellence in Teaching 2023 (Facultair docent van het jaar 2023)
2023	Best educational product 2023 (Onderwijsproduct van het jaar 2023)
2021	Open University award for excellence in teaching 2021 (Open Universiteit docent van het jaar 2021)
2020	Faculty award for excellence in Teaching 2020 (Facultair docent van het jaar 2020)
2018	Faculty award for excellence in Teaching 2018 (Facultair docent van het jaar 2018)

Projects

As a researcher and academic, I am actively involved in several exciting projects aimed at enhancing education and learning through innovative technologies and methodologies. Whether it’s through the development of serious games, digital assessments, or simulations, each of my projects brings a unique perspective to the field of education. I am proud to work together with my colleagues on these project, and I am eager to share their progress with the world. In this section, you will find a brief overview of each of my current projects, including the funding source and my role on the project.

Project Name	Funding Source	Role	Description
Serious Game - Junior Scientist	Kwaliteitsafspraken Open University	Principal Investigator	A serious game aimed at giving students a consultancy/research-assistant role in a research project to enhance their understanding of methodology and statistics.
Chatting with the Past	Leiden Education Innovation	Co-Investigator	A chatbot simulation project to help students see history from the perspective of someone living in the past.
Innovating digital assessment: Effective use of multimedia	Open University: Call for Interdisciplinary Research	Copromotor	A project to develop recommendations for the effective use of multimedia in assessments.
Gamebrics: Serious gaming voor actief online leren met geïntegreerde analytical rubrics voor formatieve e-toetsing	SURF: Activiteitenplan Pijler Online onderwijs	Co-Investigator	A project to develop a general rubric for assessing academic skills and communication growth in serious games.
Designer wizard for Serious Games for computational thinking in higher education	Open University: Call for Interdisciplinary Research	Copromotor	A project to develop a design wizard for serious games as an instructional design aid for teachers in higher education.