A Nation-wide ePortfolio:Reflections on Ambitions and Experiences in the Netherlands

Janssen, J., Brouns, F., Vaessen, H., Weijnen, G., Huveneers, E., & Hodzelmans, R. (2011). A Nation-wide ePortfolio: Reflections on Ambitions and Experiences in the Netherlands. In Proceedings of the ePortfolio and Identity Conference (ePIC) 2011 (pp. 191-196). July, 10-12, 2011, London, UK. For the presentation, please see also: http://hdl.handle.net/1820/3436In the Netherlands 2008 stands out as a year of significant boosts for nation wide adoption of e-portfolios. In that year the Netherlands Institute for Normalisation (NEN) published the first version of a National Technical Agreement (NTA 2035) for the exchange of e-portfolios using an application profile based on (among others) the IMS ePortfolio specification. In that same year two important government advisory committees on employment and the labour market recommended nationwide adoption of e-portfolios as an instrument to assess and stimulate personal professional development and to increase mobility. In this paper we reflect on the current state of affairs from three different perspectives: a recent study investigating means to accelerate adoption of the NTA 2035, the Service Centre for Lifelong Learning Limburg project which aims to deploy the NTA, and current provision of software supporting the NTA.Service Center Leven Lang Leren Limbur

Blackboard portfolio en E-portfolio NL:een poging tot afstemming

Janssen, J., Brouns, F., Vaessen, H., Weijnen, G., & Huveneers, E. (2011). Blackboard portfolio en E-portfolio NL: een poging tot afstemming. Heerlen, Nederland: Project Leven Lang Leren Limburg.Dit document beschrijft de inspanningen die binnen het Service Centrum Leven Lang Leren Limburg (Werkpakket 5: E-Portfolio) zijn gedaan om een portfolio in Blackboard te ontwerpen op zo'n manier dat een export van het portfolio relatief eenvoudig te vertalen is naar de E-portfolio NL standaard. Het rapport beschrijft de impact van ontwerpkeuzes binnen het Blackboard portfolio op het exportresultaat.Provincie Limburg, Hogeschool Zuyd, ARCUS College, Leeuwenborgh Opleidingen, Open Universiteit - Project Service Centrum Leven Lang Leren Limbur

A Nation-wide ePortfolio: Reflections on Ambitions and Experiences in the Netherlands

Janssen, J., Brouns, F., Vaessen, H., Weijnen, G., Huveneers, E., & R. Hodzelmans (2011). A Nation-wide E-portfolio: Reflections on Ambitions and Experiences in the Netherlands. Presentation given at the e-Portfolio and Identity Conference (ePIC), July 11-13, London, United Kingdom. For the paper, please see also: http://hdl.handle.net/1820/3435In the Netherlands 2008 stands out as a year of significant boosts for nation wide adoption of e-portfolios. In that year the Netherlands Institute for Normalisation (NEN) published the first version of a National Technical Agreement (NTA 2035) for the exchange of e-portfolios using an application profile based on (among others) the IMS ePortfolio specification. In that same year two important government advisory committees on employment and the labour market recommended nationwide adoption of e-portfolios as an instrument to assess and stimulate personal professional development and to increase mobility. This presentation reflects on the current state of affairs from three different perspectives: a recent study investigating means to accelerate adoption of the NTA 2035, the Service Centre for Lifelong Learning Limburg project which aims to deploy the NTA, and current provision of software supporting the NTA.Service Center Leven Lang Leren Limbur

Structuring Socio-Technical Complexity in Infrastructure Systems: The Biogas System

Abstract: Infrastructure systems consist of many heterogeneous decision making entities and technological artefacts. They are governed through public policy that unravels in a multi-scale institutional context, ranging from norms and values to technical standards. For example, to integrate biogas infrastructure in a region, various forms of governance, laws and regulations need to be implemented. To effectively design these requirements, insights into socio-technical systems can be gained through agent-based modelling and simulation. To implement such social concepts in agent-based models of infrastructure systems, we designed a modelling framework called MAIA, based on the Institutional Analysis and Development framework of Elinor Ostrom. This paper will explain how MAIA can be used to model a biogas energy infrastructure in the Netherlands. Citation: Verhoog, R., Ghorbani, A., Dijkema, G.P.J. & Weijnen, M.P.C. (2014). Structuring Socio-Technical Complexity in Infrastructure Systems: The Biogas System. In: Campbell P. and Perez P. (Eds), Proceedings of the International Symposium of Next Generation Infrastructure, 1-4 October 2013, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Australia

Structuring socio-technical complexity in infrastructure systems: an agent-based model

In this paper we demonstrate how agent-based modelling can be used to understand the emergence of a new infrastructure system, more specifically, a biogas infrastructure in the Netherlands. The innovative element in our modelling approach is the use of MAIA (modelling agent systems using institutional analysis), a meta-model for agent-based modelling of socio-technical systems, to conceptualise and gain insights into the complexity of infrastructure systems. Through our agent-based simulation model we were able to see how the BioNet infrastructure might evolve over three decades, under various conditions of social norms and institutions. We found that current social norms and institutions allow agricultural biogas production to be economically feasible without any subsidies. The simulations also reveal low expected returns on investment and significant risks for farmers in biogas projects