Experience

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  Vlaams ministerie van onderwijs en vorming

  Sept 2001 - Oct 2007

  Teacher, first degree qualified

  ➢ Teaching: Subjects like (art) history, Dutch, geography and science, at all secondary school levels.➢ Coordinating educational reform:• Language policy: create a stimulating learning environment for language impaired students in order to counteract dropout and increase chances on the labor market. • Modular education: Conversion to a modular system for the theoretical courses.• Equal Educational Opportunities: Help teachers cope with a multi-cultural school and anti-social behavior.➢ Coach pupils council: Guiding and coaching the weekly meetings of the pupils council and the various activities that the pupils organize. Show less

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  Plantyn

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2010

  Co-author of history textbooks "spiegelbeelden" and "weerspiegelingen"

  ➢ Writing practice texts and searching for relevant historical sources.➢ Developing exercises and instructional manuals on the basis of the developed teaching materials.➢ Attending meetings where the text contents and structures are discussed and corrected.

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  Bespeak

  Oct 2007 - Apr 2010

  Educational project manager

  ➢ Managing educational projects:Startup, management and evaluation of the development of on- and offline learning materials and applications for industry associations. As a writer and programmer responsible for textually and visually powerful online learning environments, in collaboration with experts, content specialists, advisory committees and focus groups.➢ Relationship management and liaising with contractors and customers:Connect with subcontractors (programmers, photographers, printers, designers ...) and coordinate activities. Carefully monitor customer requirements to be able to anticipate quickly to changes and innovations. ➢ Give trainings and presentations:Provide training on how to deal with the newly developed learning environments and applications. Presenting these learning environments and applications to committees and potential customers. Show less

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  Ism ecompany

  May 2010 - Nov 2011

  Project manager e-learning

  ➢ Managing e-learning projects: Content and technical management (from concept to implementation) of multimedia e-learning projects for companies like ING, Achmea, Eureko, Ahold, Bosch Siemens Haushaltgeräte, ARAG, Dow Chemical, etc. Responsible for scheduling, budget management and customer relations, in consultation with content experts, focus groups and project stakeholders and partners.➢ Line manager product development team:Leading a team of educational developers, (freelance) visual designers and programmers in Rotterdam (ISM Learning), Utrecht (InBrain) and Zhytomir (Learning Projects Team - Ukraine). Conduct assessment and performance evaluations. Report to the business unit manager.➢ E-learning expert:Give advice to the business unit manager about vision and policy for the short and long term with regard to e-learning. Transform innovative ideas about learning into concrete actions and priorities. Give presentations at seminars. Show less

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  Lyceo

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2014

  Program manager

  ➢ Managing the division of Exam Trainings:Manager, with one eye on the budget and one eye on the quality of service, of the team which organizes exam trainings. Hiring and supervising employees who take part in the organizing team wtih various subtasks, including customer contact, logistics, developing training materials (38 different subjects) and recruitment, selection and training of instructors (pool of 1,500 instructors). Extend the exam trainings to other locations and cities throughout the Netherlands by making contact and liaise with universities, colleges and secondary schools. Develop and pursue short and long term business goals together with the other program managers (Sales, Marketing, Secondment) and the operational management.➢ Organizing exam trainings for 15,000 pupils: Foreman in the organizing team of exam trainings. Ensure that the different aspects of the organization coincide at the right time: skilled and trained instructors, high quality teaching materials and a well-oiled logistics operation, so that each pupil receives an excellent exam training. ➢ Project leader product development:Startup and manage new educational projects such as the development of new learning materials for refresh courses, math and language test training and online assessments, for Lyceo, secondary schools, colleges and universities. Show less

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  Risbo, erasmus universiteit rotterdam

  Nov 2014 - now

  Deputy director / senior educational consultant

  ➢ Deputy DirectorMission, vision and strategy development.Developing the organizational goals together with the team and monitor the progress of these goals.Monitoring and managing the project and customer portfolio.Overseeing the team of educational experts and helping them achieve the mission, vision and objectives of Risbo.➢ Project Leader Educational Innovation: Managing the design, development and authoring of the Innovation, Online Education & MOOC initiatives of the Erasmus University, together with educational designers, content matter experts, marketing and the audio-visual team. Involved in Online Education strategy development, business models and research.Coursera partnership manager for the Erasmus University.E-learing and Active Blended Learning expert.➢ Senior Educational consultant:Coach and trainer in the Basic and Senior Qualification in Education certification programmes for academic staff.Team Lead of the University wide didactical implementation of the Canvas LMSCourse and curriculum innovation projects. Show less