Welcome to the Zestee blog - this is portfolio of my work as well as a a treasure trove of more than 15 years of my favourite topics, articles, resources, book reviews, summaries of events I've been to and more. You can navigate by scrolling, or via the category and archive dropdowns in the sidebar … Continue reading Welcome to the Zestee Blog
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
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 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 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)
This was the title of the speech I gave at the Toastmasters Area Contest last week in Tilburg, The Netherlands. We've all been inundated with the term "AI" in the previous months, so I decided to write a speech sharing my own journey of recently deciding that I would consciously shift from AI Anxiety to … Continue reading From AI Anxiety to AI Optimism
Last night I attended opening night of the fabulous Highlight Delft Festival - three nights of installations and performances mixing Art & Technology. The show SH4D0W at Theater de Veste was an amazing experience of AI and human interaction. The festival itself is a unique way to wander through the beautiful city of Delft and explore a … Continue reading SH4D0W Show at Highlight Delft – Unique experience of AI and human interaction
It was a delight to have the chance to give a guest lecture to the MICM (Master of International Communication Management) on 13 February 2024. I'm both an alumni of this programme, and also taught this module in the past. Lu has done a fantastic job this year redesigning this module and I appreciated the … Continue reading Managing Social Media – The Impact of Communities
On 6 February 2024, I gave a LinkedIn Inspiration lecture to International and European Law students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Thanks to Rebecca Kumi for the invite.... Also a huge thank you to Max Fulham for the fabulous photographs! Renee Tentori Guest Lecture in the Global Citizenship and Professional Development Module of … Continue reading International and European Law: LinkedIn Inspiration
Each year, Toastmasters, a public speaking and leadership organisation, holds a worldwide speaking contest. This year is actually Toastmaster's 100th anniversary, since being started in 1924 in California. There are clubs all around the world. For more information about finding one near you, visit: https://www.toastmasters.org My own Toastmasters journey so far My first connection with Toastmasters was … Continue reading Toastmasters NL Division E contest season 2024
As part of the International Week for the BFM students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, we recently had the wonderful opportunity to listen in to a series of lectures. On 30 January 2024, Dr Liliya Terzieva gave a really interesting lecture about Why do networks fail and what can we do to reverse … Continue reading Why do networks fail and what can we do to reverse this process? Dr Liliya Terzieva lecture.
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25 years seems both ages...and not long at all. I'm at that age, where I remember life before Google...and have had a front row seat to watching it impact us all. I've taught digital marketing, digital trends and even gave workshops on behalf of Google in The Netherlands, teaching university students about SEO and search. … Continue reading Google 25 Years of Search
As part of my ongoing personal and professional development, I followed a distance learning course on Internet Journalism via the London School of Journalism during 2022-2023. I had my eye on this course for many years and enjoyed working my way through at my own pace. I started in May 2022, and had 2 years … Continue reading London School of Journalism: Internet Journalism
One of my favourite gifts this year was a Correctbook, given to me by the board when I finished my role as chairperson of Delft MaMa. A Dutch company that has the laudable mission to banish illiteracy worldwide, this was the first time I'd seen the product. Essentially a notebook that can be wiped clean, … Continue reading Correctbook
On Wednesday 29 December 2023, I attended the TEDx Amsterdam Women event. Below are screenshots of the TEDx Amsterdam Women website for their 2023 speakers....please visit their website (link below) for more information. Society runs on codes that govern how we see things, how we work, how society functions. But these codes aren’t equal for … Continue reading TEDx Amsterdam Women
Volunteer The Hague offer a great opportunity a couple of times a year for those looking for opportunities to volunteer with not for profit organisations in The Hague, in English. At this edition on Saturday 18 November, 2023, I was one of the keynote speakers, and gave a half hour presentation on "LinkedIn" Top tips … Continue reading Volunteer The Hague Mix & Match Fair
On 8 November 2023, I attended the Talent for Good Fair, held where I work at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Organised by The Hague Humanity Hub, I'm sharing some screenshots and link below. Unfortunately I couldn't attend many of the events as I had other work scheduled for the day, but was great … Continue reading 2023 Talent for Good Fair
As an international living in The Hague for a total of 15 years now, I find it important to stay in touch with the international community, and attending this and other expat events helps to do that. It was well worth spending a few hours of my Saturday to catch up with some old connections … Continue reading 2023 IAMEXPAT Fair The Hague
I first discovered the Creative Business Bachelor's Programme at InHolland last year via my daughter, as it's her top choice to study when she finishes high school. Then, I realised I had already crossed paths online with one of the lecturers, and via her was fortunate to meet lecturer Jonathan Evans at an event I … Continue reading Creating a Communication Canvas – Guest Lecture for InHolland Creative Business
On 11 October 2023, I head to Amsterdam again for EDUtech Europe. I attended EDUtech Europe 2022 and again this year enjoyed learning more about this industry. My MICM Masters was on this topic and it's interesting to see the developments year by year. Still processing the information and don't have time to write notes yet … Continue reading 2023 EDUtech Europe
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