The affordances of Open Educational Resources (OER) have resulted in various initiatives around the world, but most of them cease to exist once the initial project funding stops. Communities might be a means to create sustainable practices, yet, such communities can only function if their members perceive …

This workshop offers the opportunity to play and experience the Industry 4.0 boardgame under expert supervision by one of the developers of the game. The game's main goals are to improve participants understanding of Industry 4.0 design principles. This workshop offers the opportunity to play and experience …

Webinar Learnstruments for competencies development in Industry 4.0. In this webinar, we will discuss the competencies that need to be developed for a successful application of I4.0 concepts within different organizations. Specifically, we will look at the role that gamification and the use of the Industry …

Intercultural Virtual Collaboration (IVC) has been a growing field in recent decades as it allows students from different cultures to work together without having to move physically. Besides providing students with an authentic experience that they are going to encounter in their future professional …

This paper intends to provide an understanding of how higher education can promote good mental health amongst university students in the post-COVID-19 era. Recent trends during the global pandemic outbreak have shown that mental health issues among students are increasingly on the rise. This affects …

The last trend in technology is the upcoming Metaverse [1]. Metaverse represents a combination of virtual and augmented technology. With this technology, users will be able to immerse into a fully digital environment by obtaining a virtual identity through a digital avatar and acting as this was the …

For this book, we chose the term Applied Design Research. “We”are the Network Applied Design Research: a learning community of professors and researchers at various universities of applied sciences. Within this community, we share our experiences with the many forms of applied design research. We consciously …

When preparing students for the industry’s global context, publishing degrees aim to provide them with experience of cooperating and doing business with colleagues internationally. In order to achieve this, Oxford Brookes University and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences have designed a module …

Illustrating the innovation ecosystem infrastructure of Groningen and the role of UAS