Neurodiversity Pride Day 2024 was the 7th annual day of Pride for Neurodivergent individuals worldwide, with activities from 10-17 June, and the official day on June 16th. During Neurodiversity Pride Day we celebrate neurodivergent uniqueness and the value of neurodiversity in society; a day to appreciate all who are neurologically distinct. Celebrated worldwide, its a … Continue reading 2024 Neurodiversity Pride Day
On Thursday 13 June 2024, Den Haag Inspireert! (The Hague Inspires!) was hosted by The Hague City Council, the Economic Board of The Hague, Horeca Nederland, WNO NCW, MKB Den Haag and Rabobank at the Fokker Terminal. I also attended the 2023 Den Haag Inspireert! event which was at Amare. For this 2024 edition, I … Continue reading 2024 Den Haag Inspireert! The Hague Inspires!
From 12-14 June 2024, I had the amazing experience of being part of a press tour here in The Hague. Organised by Graziella Guarguaglina (International Media Coordinator) of The Hague and Partners, this truly was an eye-opening and incredibly educational experience. With a group of other journalists from around the world, we had a three … Continue reading Press Tour – The Hague celebrates 125 years since the first Peace Conference
Last week (30 May 2024), I had the absolute privilege to be in the presence of a number of amazingly inspirational humans. KIVA: The Call of the Wisdom Keepers was shown at Museon-Omniversum in The Hague. Filmmaker/Producer, Marijke Kodden, shared with us some of her behind the scenes inspiration and challenges. Aboriginal Elder Australia I … Continue reading KIVA: Call of the Wisdom Keepers in The Hague
This article was first published over on LinkedIn A huge thank you to Fiona Passantino for bringing together an interesting and intelligent group to discuss the huge, but incredibly important topic of #AI. Fiona is an AI expert, and also a good friend. I've learned a lot from her over the years. I agree with … Continue reading Wine, Cheese & AI The Hague (May 2024)
On 29 May 2024, I attended a really interesting discussion on Ageism at The Hague Natural Health Centre. The Wikipedia entry gives a brief overview and is a good starting point: Ageism is a bias against individuals and groups based on their age, which may take the form of discrimination at all levels against such individuals and groups, … Continue reading Ageism Discussion @ The Hague Natural Health Centre
On 14 June 2024, I will be going to The Hague Creators Premiere. This event is aimed at photographers, filmmakers, musicians, designers and all types of creative minds. Join us?
Moving to a new place can be exciting but also overwhelming. The Welcome to Delft events support newcomers to Delft. This programme is currently offered twice a year as a collaboration between ACCESS, Gemeente Delft and TU Delft. Saturday 25 May was the most recent edition of this event and it was lovely to catch … Continue reading Welcome to Delft (May 2024)
On Thursday 23 May, I attended an event hosted by the Women's Business Initiative International: Empowering efficiency: Unleashing the potential of AI in business. Details currently online here: https://womensbusinessinitiative.net/events/#!event/2024/5/23/wbii-may-event-in-person and a screenshot below. Fleur is an enthusiastic and knowledgable speaker. She took us through a variety of tools and examples. including: What is AI How … Continue reading WBII: Unleashing the potential of AI in business
I've been a Canva member since a few months after it started 10 years ago. Are you using Canva yet? Their "Work Redesigned" Keynote released today shares the new features. https://youtu.be/tUkCiqHgvm0?feature=shared http://www.canva.com
On 15 May 2024, I really enjoyed delivering a networking workshop at The Hague University Toastmasters. Thanks to for the great photos Thomas Bwire! Labels We always give ourselves and each other "labels" - whether we like it or not! There are some benefits to doing this, in helping our brain process all the information … Continue reading The Hague University Toastmasters Networking Workshop
On 29 April 2024, I gave an in person networking workshop for the Career Information Meeting Astronomy at Leiden University. This was my first time to this impressive building at the Universiteit Leiden Faculty of Science. It was fun to see the chalkboards when I arrived, I haven't seen these for a long time! I … Continue reading Networking workshop Leiden University
On 18 April 2024, I attended the annual meeting for digital education research and evidence at the Teaching Lab, TU Delft. I enjoyed this opportunity to learn more about the EdTech field. I also attended this event before, see my previous posts here: 2019 Learning Analytics in Higher Education Prof. Marcus Specht opened the day … Continue reading 2024 Digital Education Research and Evidence @ TU Delft
Are you also overwhelmed with all the talk of AI, but not quite sure what it all means? This is a great free online course which covers the basics: https://www.elementsofai.com From their site..... Our goal is to demystify AI The Elements of AI is a series of free online courses created by MinnaLearn and the … Continue reading Elements of AI Online Course
On 15 March 2024, I attended a conference at my work The Hague University of Applied Sciences / de Haagse Hogeschool: Internationalising in de praktijk (Internationalisation in practice). I've been very interested in and involved in internationalisation in higher education for my whole teaching career, of almost 10 years now. However being based in the … Continue reading 2024 Internationalisering in de praktijk
🎉✈️ Embark on a cultural adventure like never before at our spectacular event: “Connecting Cultures”! 🌍✨ 📅 Set Your calendars for March 14th . The event will be at The Social Hub, let’s turn it into a melting pot of diversity, starting at 5 PM until 7 PM! 🌟🎊 🔍 Test your knowledge and wit … Continue reading Dutchify Connecting Cultures Panel
There were numerous events to choose from on Friday 8 March 2024 - International Women's Day. I have very mixed feelings about this day. I absolutely believe we need to focus on and address the ongoing gender gaps in our world. However I feel uncomfortable at events with only women - inclusion is so important … Continue reading 2024 IWD: A Spotlight on Female Expertise @ The Hague Tech
On 7 March 2024, I attended the Ria Sikkes-lezing as part of the Haagse VrouwenDagen. The event was all in Dutch and I did my best to follow it all. Programma 19.30 uur Inloop met livemuziek, koffie, thee en wat lekkers 20.00 uur Mariëlle Vavier, Wethouder Armoede, Inclusie, Zorg en Internationale Zaken 20.15 uur Ria Sikkes-lezing door Ingrid van Engelshoven … Continue reading Ria Sikkes-lezing – Ingrid van Engelshoven
On 4 March 2024, I attended an amazing event at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, where Laura Lee Stevens and her co-authors launched the book "Building Biomimicry Bridges". The launch also marked the completion of her postdoctoral research on using biomimicry to solve complex problems. Laura presented the first copy to BoE member Hans … Continue reading Building Biomimicry Bridges Book Launch
On 29 February 2024, I very much enjoyed giving a workshop to a fabulous group at the Delft University of Technology Thanks to the Coming to Delft Service for organising and hosting these sessions, wonderful to have you with us this time: Malika Khalifa Camila Acero This great service supports international employees and their partners, … Continue reading Building Your Network in The Netherlands (February 2024)
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