Tanja de Bie
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You are doing just fine Lindsay :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to john wakenshaw
Not one Ant, but once you get up to 20% of the Ant community ....
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I am always glad to hear there are areas in the world where plastic polution is less of a problem. Good for you! It very much depends on where you are in the world though.
Here in Leiden we have a group called [Plastic Spotter /de Grachtwacht](https://www.degrachtwacht.nl/) . Every Sunday, no matter the weather, they and their volunteers go out with their...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Flora Minnée
oh, how lovely. I love community action.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Michael Bath
Hi Michael, can you share what element worries you the most. Would you like to see a different use of the land?
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Thank you Michael for your answer. Is it possible for you to add it to the world map? We are trying to build an artifact together with all learners.
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awesome link (be aware you will be taken off platform if you click on it, so maybe use a rightclick open in new window option). Can you give us a short summary of what it shows?
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Tanja de Bie replied to John Cope
Welcome John, make sure to add a pin in our worldmap and share your introduction.
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
Welcome everybody, the team is excited to see this course start. I played a very small role in contributing to this production. You might see me once in a while, not as a staff member but an individual enjoying the course. I hope everybody will enjoy this course.
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
My institute Leiden University has announced a Digital Strategy that includes a pathway to the Blended University, and all of this is still very much under discussion in the faculties. I would say we use the inclusive definition, with a focus on synchronous and asynchronous learning activities and good self regulated skills of students. As a guidance we have...
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Engaging students online is indeed a challenge (not just at secondary level), but it can be done. Perhaps together with ICLON VO we can create a course about it some time soon.
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A fellow Leidenaar! I fully agree with your choice of pub. I like catching up with colleagues there.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Irene Richter
Welcome back Irene. Glad you enjoyed Miracles of Human Language on that other platform as well :)
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
In the coming week it is introduction week at Leiden, also known as EL CID (Enige Leidse Comissie Introductie Dagen). The city will be swamped with first years enjoying the fruits shown in this video. My eldest daugher will be among them.
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Are your ancestors among the Pilgrims?
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A lovely course!
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Tanja de Bie replied to sunju li
Yes, you can read more information on their own website https://hortusleiden.nl/en/the-hortus/ . Well worth a visit if you are ever in the neighborhood.
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Welcome back to our digital campus Gauri, always good to see alumni :)
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That may be an understatement. Leiden University was founded by William of Orange after the Leiden siege of 1574 during the Dutch Revolt against Spain. One of its tasks was teaching theology, and delivering the Calvinistic ministers of the Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/about-us/profile/history has an interesting video about...
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The Roman fort Lugdunum is located slightly more west of Leiden at Katwijk, but in the 17th century Leiden established the latin name Lugdunum Batavorum for its city. This fake name was part of the nationbuilding myth that the young Dutch republic was descendant of the germanic tribe Batavieren. Meanwhile the reconstructed fort shown here in the video is...
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
I recall the early days of this research field, discussing the similarities between trolls and what terrorists want, their negative consequences. So much is dependent on the effect of terrorism, that you want to learn about limiting those consequences.. or what they call fear managemen.
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Depends on where you come from? For people in the UK or the EU it is very doable :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to Therese Grace
Is it terrorism, or since a state is involved, simply a warcrime, and a crime against humanity?
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Why do you define it as terrorism and not for instance as war, and warcrimes?
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Very good study tips, thank you!
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Tanja de Bie replied to Ella Q
Not a Dutch translation, but I admit it is part of very specfic lingo in innovation and instructional design. (I work at the Centre for Innovation that collaborated with the team.)
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Tanja de Bie replied to William Doyle
Interesting position. What makes this terrorism for you, and not for instance simply doxxing vs misinformation, perhaps political activism?
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Just like demonstrated here :) My name is Tanja, and I work at the Centre for Innovation at Leiden University, helping out with this course.
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Hi Susan, thank you for your enthusiasm! I really like seeing an engaged student. Just a tech tip: if you use the button reply to a post it will appear under that post, instead of making a new thread.
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@JanDeurwaarder Interesting request. I have put it on the list for 2022 requests. Thank you!
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Dear Jan, while these are low intesity practices, you are right we have an obligation of care. You have already seen the interventions. We have implemented course wide warnings. Specific emails send to the team are also being dealt with. I hope this puts your mind to rest.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Kathryn Bryce
Thank you for this reflection. It resonates with me!
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
I really like the active meditations, such as mindful walking, focusing myself on being in the moment, bringing back my attention each time it wanders. Previously I also quite liked doing a bodyscan or breathing exercise while taking the train from Leiden to the Hague (but obviously, the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns put a stop to that). The point is...
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Dear Fatma. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you to all who have highlighted the issue of inclusivness during meditations. We have now included transcripts, even though they do not give the same experience. Prof Chris and me will continue to reflect on how to improve your experience for those hearing impaired.
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There are more body scan meditations throughout this course. You might try them out and see if they work for you.
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Don't worry Ruth. You got the main purpose, which is try and try again, while being gentle to yourself :)
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A good point Jan, but the guidance is built on years of experience on what learners might experience, and trying to combate any negative feelings that might arise. It is not supposed to give negative feelings ;)
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Prof Chris is indeed, very, very British. It shows in the subtitles/automated transcript which only messes up some non-English words.
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Tanja de Bie replied to bruce elkin
You might try switching browsers, or log out, clear your cache of cookies and try again. Hope that might help, even if just a little bit.
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Tanja de Bie replied to jan hine
Personally, I've never appreciated zombies and other undead in the game-verse / fantasy world, for precisely the things you mention. There is a danger of being senseless perhaps, but I prefer to keep myself away from it, both in real life, and in fantasy. It is truly frightening to me, that we could reduce ourselves to such a state.
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Tanja de Bie replied to jan hine
Hi Jan. Thank you for your interesting observation of Olympians as warriors of sort.
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Tanja de Bie replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Dear Natasha, whatever works for you is best. They need not be on this site.
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It is a gentle warning, out of an abundance of care. Good to hear you have people around you.
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There are some notes on Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness in module 5. I hope you will gain something from that.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Claire Peat
Welcome Clair! This is not a competitive sport. You will get something out of this course, I hope, and it might be enough. I hope you have arranged some form of personal support as well. My best wishes.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Bodene C`
Welcome Bodene, I hope you find some measure of peace.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Sandy Forrest
Welcome Sandy, and I think prof Chris would say, be gentle with yourself :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to Richard Palk
Welcome Richard. I am glad to see this course is of use of people of all ages :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to Rod Ellis
Welcome back Rod. I hope you enjoy the new materials. We certainly had a good time putting them together.
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Tanja de Bie replied to jan hine
Welcome Jan. Looking forward to seeing your experience in the modules ahead.
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Tanja de Bie replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
You certainly aren't the only one mentioning it. I've heard people compare it to the sixties, with the same kind of social awareness.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Kim O'Hare
You will find much of interest to a GP, especially in the module on Psychology :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to Huiberta Zehetmayr
Good for you Huiberta, starting a MSc later in life! I am starting a new study myself in September (being 50+) and can't wait to start. It is exciting to do this later in life, isn't it? We are never done learning.
Having discovered online learning in 2013, I have never stopped using it, and indeed made it my fulltime job as I got along. Wakening the mind...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Kevin Dobbs
You will find a lot of interest in the module on psychology :)
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Hahah.. neither.. we like you to have a sense of studying AT Leiden even if you are not IN Leiden.
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I am not surprised at all by Al Quaraouiyine. In fact it fits with the fact that Arabia for much of the Middle Ages was the holder of knowledge of the area, passing it on to European scholars.
You make an interesting observation about the competitive element in comparisons.
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Good for you!
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Those are very good tips Diane!
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It is a lovely city simply to visit. Being of the 50+ persuasion myself, I can really recommend it for a visit!
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Tanja de Bie replied to Kayla Barclay
Welcome back Kayla, hope you will enjoy both the old and the new material :)
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Hi Gerry, yes, that is the suggestion, though, fit it in as often as you can comfortably do. If that is twice a week, it is already less than zero.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Deurwaarder
Jan, those are typical things we would do in an online course over at Coursera (where the course has been live since 2016). Here at FutureLearn we are attempting a more storytelling approach, and in a way a change of pace. It is interesting though to read your discovery of the course design, and the pro's and cons that you see. They will certainly be taken...
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.. of the Netherlands. There are universities in Europe that are older ;)
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Amsterdam is lovely, however Leiden is much more small scale and that has its own charm. We have a collection of museums that might be of interest to you (most of them filled by the university) and of course the wonderful Hortus Botanicus which you will see featured later in the course. Hope you'll give it a try (and if you do, major travel tip: June and...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Deurwaarder
@JanDeurwaarder Hi Jan, very good questions! The MAAS criteria are a standard in this field. If you look in Google Scholar under "MAAS Mindfulness Validation" you will find several peer reviewed articles that answer your questions.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Kay W
A good point. Qualtrics is professional survey software that Leiden University has under license (under GDPR rules). In other words, we will be using this software to submit answers to prof Chris Goto-Jones, in anonymised fashion.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Gavin Lindsay
Welcome back Gavin. I hope you enjoy both the new and old material :)
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
My name is Tanja, from Leiden. I've been part of the production team for this course at Centre for Innovation,Leiden University since its inception in 2016, and I can't be more proud of what it has grown to be, with such a warm and welcoming community. You can find our CFI side project Mindful Garden fully updated in this course in week 6. I am really looking...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Deurwaarder
This course is not a therapy but experiential learning (learning by doing/participating in what you study). Having said that, any research (and anonymised data of this course and others are being used for research) goes through an ethical review like the one I mentioned. It is a standard thing. I say this from my position as part of the production team of the...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Gerry Byrne
Welcome back Gerry! I hope you will enjoy the new materials as well as revisiting the old ones :)
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Dear Jan, an interesting thought. We have published data in a more general sense (over all our MOOCs, not an individual MOOC) in the past, but that is from some time ago. For this course in particular comments made by learners, as well as their actual behaviour (e.a. why they left, or stayed) have directly influenced what updates we made over the years. I will...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Deurwaarder
Hi Jan, while I hear what you are saying, and what you are worried about, this course was reviewed in 2016 before first going live, and ethical considerations are the reason for offering caution . The suggestion to have personal support at hand is one out of an abundance of care, to ensure that for those for whom it might be too much do not stretch themselves...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Chris Howland
Welcome back Chris. I hope you find the new materials useful. I found the one on Nature especially inspiring.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Deurwaarder
Welcome back Anne, hope you will enjoy the new material!
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Tanja de Bie replied to Viv Amos
Well come back Viv. You'll be pleased to know that Chris added the letters you mentioned to module 5 :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Mole
Welcome back Jan! We enjoyed updating the course with this very timely material.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Hugh McDonnell
Welcome back Hugh. We hope you enjoy module 5 and 6 as well as the extra expert interviews. Let us know what you think :)
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Tanja de Bie replied to Rosalind Steven
Dear Rosalind, good wishes to you. These extra ordinary times do not allow us much leeway but I hope you will find the time to lean into this course, and take the time to practice as well as absorb knowledge.
Kind Regards,
Tanja
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Tanja de Bie replied to Charlie Hunt
@CharlieHunt Thank you for sharing your perspective. These times cannot be easy to you. I appreciate the fact you are engaging with the course.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Linda F
Dear Linda, yes, I feel that also. Mindfulness is what the world needs right now. Stay safe, stay healthy.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Tanja de Bie
@AnnWittrick Hi Ann, you are not alone. When I first heard the video's of Chris I felt intimidated myself, and I have a 6 year run at Leiden University at the history department. Chris is a professor of philosophy and he takes his reflections very seriously. I find that rewatching material helps, and also, the voice of Chris is very mindful, isn't it? Don't...
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Tanja de Bie replied to Tanja de Bie
@PeterJones Thank you for your feedback Peter. I am not a native English speaker, and though I consider myself quite fluent I am bound to make mistakes. Thank you for your patience with our Dutch English!
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Tanja de Bie replied to Tanja de Bie
@JillStiles I love gardening. Be sure to check out the Mindful Garden in week 5!
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
Please take note: all assignments using a qualtrics form (launching you outside FutureLearn) will not always work properly on a mobile connection. We have identified the problem, but are only able to fix it in the next run of the course.
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Tanja de Bie made a comment
Please take note: all assignments using a qualtrics form (launching you outside FutureLearn) will not always work properly on a mobile connection. We have identified the problem, but are only able to fix it in the next run of the course.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Tanja de Bie
@FoteiniTeneketzi It shouldn't be. This course was designed with the inexperienced in mind.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Tanja de Bie
This course started on the 2nd of March, so last week. Hope you will enjoy the course!
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Thank you Olwen, I will make a note of this and take it with us in the evaluation of the course.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Mole
@LynnRoyle I will inquire with FutureLearn how to make this available. I think some elements might do better as optional, not just this one.
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I practice mindful walking every morning on my way to work, take a special detour through a woodland area for it. No matter the season it is always good for me to be in the moment.
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Thank you Owen. What is in this week, that you missed in the first? I am always open for honest feedback :)
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This is the first course on FutureLearn, but perhaps you saw us on another platform :)
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Certainly, it is already on my list of updates.
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@GaryPritchard Yes, I've encountered that problem before. We usually recommend using a browser like Firefox or Chrome.
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Tanja de Bie replied to Tanja de Bie
@UrsulaRöntsch It is in the project gallery in week 6. Hope you enjoy and be inspired towardsd your own garden :D
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Tanja de Bie replied to Jan Mole
Dear Jan, I completely understand your hesitance, which is why we have tried to be transprant at all times about what we do with the data (which is anonymised research). You can enjoy this course without participating in specific elements that make you feel uncomfortable.
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Leiden has a very healthy population of seagulls, being not too far from the beach (around 30 min by public transport). In week 5 you will be able to see Chris in a forest in Canada which I also think is quite nice.
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This course will run a couple of times this year, so if you are not able to complete it, you will be able to join at a later point in time.