Maarten van Wesel
Encyclopedia
Maarten van Wesel is a Dutch e-learning
researcher
, political blogger and candidate for the Heerlen
city council
(for the Stadspartij Heerlen, a local party).
in Heerlen, van Wesel obtained a Bachelor of ICT degree from Zuyd University
and a Master degree in Infonomics
from Maastricht University
s van Wesel & Prop showed the use of an electronic portfolio leads to better learning outcomes., while no difference between student perception of the portfolio was found
Currently his work focuses on Cultural conventions and the Virtual Learning Environment and large scale comparison of plagiarism detection tools
E-learning
E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...
researcher
Researcher
A researcher is somebody who performs research, the search for knowledge or in general any systematic investigation to establish facts. Researchers can work in academic, industrial, government, or private institutions.-Examples of research institutions:...
, political blogger and candidate for the Heerlen
Heerlen
Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...
city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
(for the Stadspartij Heerlen, a local party).
Education
After finishing high-school at the Bernardinus CollegeBernardinus College
Bernardinuscollege is a comprehensive school in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The school was founded by Franciscan monks in 1911 as ‘Sint-Bernardinus, R.K. Hoogere Burgerschool met 3-jarige cursus’ , because of the need for education in the wake of the blooming mining industry...
in Heerlen, van Wesel obtained a Bachelor of ICT degree from Zuyd University
Zuyd University
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences is a vocational university with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the southeastern Netherlands.The main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor programmes, 52 in total , most of them in Dutch...
and a Master degree in Infonomics
Infonomics
Infonomics is a recently coined term for information management. It purports to be about the interrelationship between "people" and "organizations", on the one hand, and "information", on the other...
from Maastricht University
Research
In a comparative research between paper based and electronic portfolioElectronic portfolio
An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks...
s van Wesel & Prop showed the use of an electronic portfolio leads to better learning outcomes., while no difference between student perception of the portfolio was found
Currently his work focuses on Cultural conventions and the Virtual Learning Environment and large scale comparison of plagiarism detection tools