Op donderdag 15 oktober 2009 zijn bij Saxion in Enschede de lectoren Henk van Leeuwen, Piet Griffioen en Wouter Teeuw officieel geïnstalleerd. Met zijn drieën vormen zij het lectoraat ‘ambient intelligence’ van het Saxion Kenniscentrum Design en Technologie. In hun lectorale rede ter ere van deze installatie …

In het Saxion Project Materialen in Ontwerp 1 is gebleken dat lijmen een veel voorkomend onderwerp of zelfs probleem is. Daarom is dit thema onderdeel geworden van het project Materialen in Ontwerp 2. In het kader van dit thema is een triatlon georganiseerd. Dit is een werkvorm waarbij deelnemende bedrijven …

Working paper 2009

Working paper 2009

Artikel student Facility Management

The improvement of passive fire protection of storage vessels is a key factor to enhance safety among the LPG distribution chain. A thermal and mechanical model based on finite elements simulations was developed to assess the behaviour of full size tanks used for LPG storage and transportation in fire …

Essay based on a Presentation to International Stakeholder Forum, Convened by the Board of Directors of the Fair Labor Association, Washington D.C. June 26, 2009. There is much concern about the current crisis. Indeed the fall in consumption in developed countries is steep, anything between 15 to 25% …

Educational programs teaching entrepreneurial behaviour and knowledge are crucial to a vital and healthy economy. The concept of building a Communities of Practice (CoP) could be very promising. CoP’s are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavour …

This article explores the opportunities to apply cognitive load theory and four-component instructional design to self-directed learning. Learning tasks are defined as containing three elements: learners must (a) perform the tasks, (b) assess their task performance, and (c) select future tasks for improving …

This study investigates the effects of a competency-oriented course and the effects of feedback training on students’ reflection skills. Thirty-one nursing students enrolled in a conventional course with lectures and assignments following a traditional test. Subsequently, they enrolled in a competency-oriented …