Digital learning environment
How does one go from being an industrial designer to a driving force behind educational innovation at VU University Amsterdam? For Silvester Draaijer, that path led via product design and teaching to his current role as programme manager at the VU Onderwijswerkplaats. He has now spent over 25 years exploring how technology can better support teachers and students.
Digitalisation in higher education is no longer simply about a learning management system (LMS), a student information system, or adding even more applications. The real challenge over the coming years lies elsewhere. Sanna Dijk, information manager at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), advocates for collaboration and for supporting subject-specific technologies that align with professional practice.