Writings by Hans de Zwart
The first few times I used Airbnb to stay with somebody, I brought my hosts stroopwafels and some very old Dutch cheese. Over the past few years I've lost that sentiment. Now, I see what has been termed the 'sharing economy' as a way for large information monopolies to monetize any excess social capital, while … Continue reading The “Pyramid Scheme Economy”
Last week has been a busy week with both the E-learning Event and a webinar for En Nu Online. I'll share some of the presentations that I did in this short post. Based on my presentation at last year's E-learning Event I was interviewed by the Tijdschrift voor Coaching about culture and the quantified self. … Continue reading Changing the Responsibility for Learning
I've written before about the #4T2 project by Kennisnet. A while back I was interviewed by Wietse van Bruggen about a concept, society as a learning platform, that we brainstormed in a small subgroup. Below in Dutch what we discussed. You can find the original here. Tijdens de #4T2 brainstorm op 22 juni hebben de … Continue reading Society as a Platform for Learning
I attended Ars Electronica this year and noticed their was a lot of art about privacy. I've written a Dutch blog post for the civil rights activists Bits of Freedom about these art works. You can read it below or find the original here. Ieder jaar wordt in Linz (Oostenrijk) Ars Electronica Festival for Art, … Continue reading Privacy at Ars Electronica 2012
The eLearning Network publishes a yearly advent calendar at the end of the year. I wrote a small post for this year's calendar. Please find the text below (first published here): The Big Lebowski The Big Lebowski by the Coen brothers is my all time favourite movie. I am not the only one who feels … Continue reading Putting the ‘Design’ in Learning Designer (for The eLearning Network)