Uncategorized – Zestee

Culture Fund donates 2 million euros to nature in the Netherlands

Posted on May 23, 2024May 12, 2024 by THOL editor

Capital injection for nature restoration in South Holland The state of nature is rapidly deteriorating; 2023 was the warmest and wettest year ever recorded, setting a drought record. Realising climate-proof nature is necessary and that is why the Culture Fund is investing an extra 2 million in 2024 through the provincial Landscapes. This amount is … Continue reading Culture Fund donates 2 million euros to nature in the Netherlands

WomenEdNL

Posted on June 22, 2019September 24, 2023 by Renee

WomenEd is a movement that started in the UK, and was brought to the Netherlands by On Tuesday 18th June, an interesting event was hosted by the BSN International Leadership Academy in The Hague. This was the first I had heard of the BSN ILA, which launched around 2 years ago. Colleen Reichrath-Smith talked about … Continue reading WomenEdNL

Twitter example

Posted on May 18, 2019September 24, 2023 by Renee

A great example of using Twitter: James Fridman @fjamie013 James is a Photoshop expert - and generally a funny guy. https://twitter.com/fjamie013

2019 Google Amsterdam DWQT

Posted on April 10, 2019October 24, 2019 by Renee

Photo credit: Florence , Google On 9 April 2019 I had the opportunity to visit Google Amsterdam for the DWQT training. DWQT stands for Digitale Werkplaats Qualified Teacher. For the last year (2017-2018), I was a trainer myself on the Google Offline Training, read more about that here: https://zestee.com/category/google-digital-marketing-workshops/ On that project, I represented Google … Continue reading 2019 Google Amsterdam DWQT

2019 Rise and Lead Connect2Grow

Posted on February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by Renee

Rise & Lead Women started as a summit in 2018 in The Hague, the Netherlands and has grown into a movement, under the inspirational leadership of Ebere Akadiri. Recognising the need for entrepreneurs to continue to connect with each other between conferences, Rise & Lead also offer a quarterly "Connect2Grow" session. The first was held … Continue reading 2019 Rise and Lead Connect2Grow

2019 Webwinkel Vakdagen (Ecommerce Expo) the Netherlands

Posted on January 27, 2019February 12, 2019 by Renee

On Thursday 24 January 2019, I attended the Webwinkel Vakdagen (Ecommerce Expo). Held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, this two day event showcased everything about ecommerce. https://www.webwinkelvakdagen.nl/en Attendance is free, and I went along both out of personal interest but also to research the latest trends for the modules I teach at The Hague University of … Continue reading 2019 Webwinkel Vakdagen (Ecommerce Expo) the Netherlands

2019 NOT Fair (National Education Expo the Netherlands)

Posted on January 25, 2019February 12, 2019 by Renee

On 24 January 2019, I attended the NOT Fair in Utrecht. This name makes English speakers smile, and I was alerted to this by English Coach Buffi Duberman in a video she shared on Facebook. In Dutch NOT stands for the Nationale Onderwijs Tentoonstelling (National Education Expo ) with a tagline "De sleutel voor beter … Continue reading 2019 NOT Fair (National Education Expo the Netherlands)

John Hattie: Making Learning Visible

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Renee

I first heard of John Hattie last year, when his book "Making Learning Visible" was one of our texts for the teacher training course I followed at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. As an Australian living in the Netherlands, it was a nice extra bonus to hear he's from "my part of the world" … Continue reading John Hattie: Making Learning Visible

Zestee Parters: Natali Drake

Posted on December 1, 2017March 14, 2019 by Renee

Natali Drake is a communications consultant, author and public speaker. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences she is a guest lecturer in the Masters programme on Corporate Storytelling and Self Branding. Her fiction novels are written under the pen name of N J Simmonds.

2016 COIL Conference

Posted on December 12, 2016October 12, 2019 by Renee

On 1 & 2 December 2016, I attended the European Conference on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for Higher Education at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Keynote Address: Robert O'Dowd Robert O'Dowd from the University of Leon spoke about COIL initiatives across university education: Learning to learn from each other. You … Continue reading 2016 COIL Conference

The Hague promoting cleaner wood burning

Posted on November 18, 2016November 20, 2016 by Renee

According to a survey by the Stadspanel most residents of The Hague are unaware that wood-burning stoves release unhealthy emissions in the air. In big cities smoke from wood-burning fireplaces and stoves will soon become a larger source of air pollution than traffic. Now that winter is approaching, the municipality is launching a campaign to … Continue reading The Hague promoting cleaner wood burning