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MoveMakers documentary! How to capture learning?

As human beings we are always in learning. But how to make it visible? Or capture its essence? When we embarked on our co-created learning journey with fellow movemakers, we didn't really know where would we arrive, what exactly would happen on the journey and...

Follow the footsteps of our journey…

MoveMakers as a project, was a 2-year journey that included 3 "official" meet-ups and many more as we felt the need to connect and co-create together. As the end of the project is drawing closer, we have looked back to see what happened on each step...

Prototyping: The ‘Hack your Education’ Story

As an example of a (successful) prototype, I’d like to share my experiences with Hack your Education in the University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Leiden. As part of our MoveMakers LAB, I decided to work on a challenge I was facing in my work...

The Art of Prototyping

Many of us do pioneering work in the field of education. That means that often there is no proof of concept yet. We have to try out our ideas in experimental spaces. In pioneering fields prototyping is helpful, as it provides a language and framework...

Creative BookSprint – 72 hours. Two Books!?

From the beginning of the project, we have seen MoveMakers as a playground for learning and experimentation for adult education practitioners.  At the core of the project was the MoveMakers LAB learning journey - an international learning space for practitioners. The journey consisted of three...

The mindset of a learning designer

While meeting a variety of educators, entrepreneurs, change-makers during MoveMakers learning journey, I have started to ponder WHO is this person, who sets out on a journey to walk away from the conventional into the land of unknowing and creating something new? I have been...

Search for the holy grail – innovation – in education

The field of education is under attack. Educators are suffering from what is called “just-another-change-fatigue”. The search for the holy grail - innovation - in education is everywhere. Learning is something many of us deeply care for. We see the cracks in the education or...