In deze rede wil ik, in het eerste deel, een definitie geven van urban education, die laat zien dat het opvoeden en leren in de grote stad een eigen pedagogische dimensie kent. Vervolgens vat ik, in het tweede deel, de resultaten samen van een recent afgeronde studie naar de vormgeving en effecten van …

The lecture presents an overview of the positive but also the negative health related aspects of running. An deeper insight will be offered when it comes to running, especially the mass running events.

In this lecture Nigten talks about processpatching where a range of methods and approaches are loosly combined. This approach is well known from art and design practice and is a key concept in Nigten's ideas about the role of artists and designers can play as agents of change in trans- and interdisciplinary …

Lectorale rede in het kader van de lectorinstallatie van dr. Harriët Jager-Wittenaar op 15 januari 2015 aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen

Gezamenlijke activiteiten, vooral culturele activiteiten, zijn geen luxe tijdsbesteding maar een must om de samenleving gezond te houden. Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat burgers hieraan gaan of blijven deelnemen, nu de verzorgingsstaat verandert? Eltje Bos, lector Culturele en Sociale Dynamiek aan de Hogeschool …

We present a method for measuring gait velocity using data from an existing ambient sensor network. Gait velocity is an important predictor of fall risk and functional health. In contrast to other approaches that use specific sensors or sensor configurations our method imposes no constraints on the elderly. …

This paper explores a method for deducing the affective state of runners using his/her movements. The movements are measured on the arm using a smartphone’s built-in accelerometer. Multiple features are derived from the measured data. We studied which features are most predictive for the affective state …

Ubiquitous computing, new sensor technologies, and increasingly available and accessible algorithms for pattern recognition and machine learning enable automatic analysis and modeling of human behavior in many novel ways. In this introductory paper of the 6th International Workshop on Human Behavior …

Technology designed to sense behavior, often neglects to directly incorporate subjective input from (elderly) users. This paper presents experiences in deploying technology that considers the elderly user and their subjective input as a way to enrich sensor data systems and empower the user. For this …

Fostering Excellence in Higher Education through Honors. Keynote lecture at Seminar: Excellence in education, Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance (NOKUT) in Education, Asker, Norway. 4 november 2015