This study investigated a seven sessions interaction between a peer-tutor robot and Dutch preschoolers (5 years old) during which the children learned English. We examined whether children’s engagement differed when interacting with a tablet and a robot using iconic gestures, with a tablet and a robot …

Voor het project Sensing Streetscapes sprak Hogeschool van Amsterdam-onderzoeker Frank Suurenbroek met Emiel Arends, ruimtelijk adviseur Stadsontwikkeling bij de gemeente Rotterdam en docent Watermanagement aan de Hogeschool Rotterdam. Arends vertelt hoe verdichting van de stad kan samengaan met een …

Schooluitval komt veelvuldig voor bij leerlingen met Autisme Spectrum Stoornis (ASS) omdat het aanbod en didactiek van het reguliere onderwijs slecht bij deze groep aansluit. Ook het kunstonderwijs aan veel po- en vo-scholen lijkt slecht te passen bij leerlingen met ASS. Inhoud en didactiek van het kunstonderwijs …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity may be both a risk and protective factor for falls and fall-related fractures. Despite its positive effects on muscle and bone health, physical activity also increases exposure to situations where falls and fractures occur. This paradox could possibly be explained by frailty …

In this paper, we examine to what degree children of 3–4 years old engage with a task and with a social robot during a second-language tutoring lesson. We specifically investigated whether children’s task engagement and robot engagement were influenced by three different feedback types by the robot: …

In this empirical study, the one-day project Robot Love Design-a-thon was designed for an interdisciplinary group of preservice teachers (in arts, sciences, and primary education), and evaluated through observations and learner reports. An analysis of the observations and the learner reports showed that …

The current study investigated how individual differences among children affect the added value of social robots for teaching second language (L2) vocabulary to young children. Specifically, we investigated the moderating role of three individual child characteristics deemed relevant for language learning: …

In this paper, we examine the process of designing robot-performed iconic hand gestures in the context of a long-term study into second language tutoring with children of approximately 5 years old. We explore four factors that may relate to their efficacy in supporting second language tutoring: the age …

Telers kunnen gebruik maken van de hulptroepen uit de bodem. Tijdens het webinar over de boerenhulpen in de bodem gaven Emiel Elferink, lector Duurzaam Bodembeheer aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, en Eline Keuning van Bioclear Earth, tips hoe je als teler het voor de plantengroei gunstige bodemleven …