I have been adding Coursera courses to my class material for the past semesters, as we got these Coursera for Campus licenses. First, I focused on design thinking as a topic for my students to learn. Last semester, I requested…
As I like to reflect on how my usage of tools changes over time, I'm here with an update on what I currently use ChatGPT for: random questions quick calculations of my strength percentile as a function of age and…
I am the responsible lecturer for a graduate course on assessment of existing concrete structures, which runs between September and November in Delft. During that period, I am not physically in Delft, so we have to find a solution for…
I recently served as reporter/committee member for a PhD thesis at the University of Toulouse. As the thesis was codirected by a professor from the National Polytechnic School, the defense was held in hybrid form, with those of us in…
I have a fair number of students, work on a number of projects, am involved with a number of technical committees and editorial boards and am moving collaborations to writing proposals. All of these interactions generate emails - lots of…
Building an international academic network is a journey that requires intention and time. It’s a process that involves reaching beyond your local circles, seizing opportunities to connect, and sometimes even learning new skills, such as languages, to bridge cultural gaps.…
I would not be my analytical, introspective self if I would not want to draw lessons from the semester I just sailed through. So, what did I learn from deliberately overloading myself? All in all, I have come out tired,…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I thought I had my template all figured out, and then my teaching schedule changed. So, I adjusted my template. But, since I have a fair amount on my plate (and allll the meetings), I did not adjust my template…
I recently received a reader's question that I thought would be worth addressing in a Q&A post: Do you have a systematic way or method that you use in expanding your network? My first thought was: well, no, I just…
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