Digital designer | teacher programming
June 2020
Together with students of Mediacollege Amsterdam I developed a game about learning to code. In this game you can make your own pattern on a dress with coding. I used this idea to present my thesis: 'How can you promote curiosity in the field of technology by girls (ages 8 to 12'), for my master study Crossover Creativity 'Crossover Creativity'.
Here you can find two different approaches of the game in prototype: dresscode.milenaspaan.nl. and dresscode.fun
Sept - Dec 2019
For a half year I was giving an after school series of workshops every Friday afternoon at 'Basisschool de Bron' in Amsterdam about 'Fashion & Programming' supported by DOCK Amsterdam. The kids we're working with Micro:bits and - for example - t-shirts to create their own wearables. I was looking if this combination made programming more attractive for girls.
Dec 2019
For 'De Nieuwe Makers' I was together with Judith Hoekstra and Alfred Houdijk giving a workshop 'Make a beanie with electronics' as a christmas holiday activity for kids.
July 2019
For VHTO I was giving a workshop 'Make a one-pager website' in HTML and CSS for girls from 10 until 15 at the Digivita Summercamp in order to let girls think about programming as an option for their career. It took place at Startup Village in Science Park Amsterdam.
July 2019
The Sneaker Challenge Summercamp at the Marineterrein Amsterdam was a week for childeren from 12 until 17 years to interest them more in technology combined with design. I was giving a workshop 'Wearable Tech' with Flora RGB Smart NeoPixels to created fashionable sneakers.
April 2019
My master research is about 'Activating curiosity by childeren (8-11 years) in the field of technology and science', therefore I'm researching and for this research I interviewed and talked with a lot of people last half year. Now I'm making my first prototype for an interactive workshop together with kids for summer 2019.
July 2018
Starting in September with the master 'Crossover Creativity' from the HKU to solve some wicked problems.
July 2018
My MBO students @Mediacollege Amsterdam are making an app with game elements to play as a visitor in the city Den Haque or Berlin. The project is made by a colleague and me for the 'Keuzedeel Interaction Design'.
Oktober 2017
Pledg is a startup in France who wants to introduce a payment system for buying tickets as a group. If you want to buy tickets for your friends at once; with this system, you don't have to pay all the tickets yourself but your friends get the payment directly. I made together with Piaton et Associes in Paris a proposal for the identity and the online media.
Februari 2017
The University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) have asked me in 2017 to be a Field Expert and Assessor for the Certification of VMBO teachers in the Netherlands. VMBO is a pre-vocational secondary education in Netherlands. The VMBO system is changed from August 2016. The teachers are now working in the field of Media, design and IT (MVI) and that is a new profile since 2016 when the two old profiles (MV and ICT) where combined into one.
April 2016
Currently working for three projects with long and interesting names: 'Give A Damn', 'This Babydoll Will Be A Junkie' and 'I Can Change The World With My Two Hands'...
