Hello
I'm Thomas Claeys

I thrive on the marriage of education and technology

Learning design, technology enhanced learning and education policy

About Me

I am an educational/instructional designer working as an educational developer in higher education. I am a front-end developer and digital creative, train teaching staff in implementing blended learning and educational technologies and speak instructional design fluently.

I have gathered experience in integrating open educational resources and micro-credentialing in and outside the curriculum. Additionally, I am involved in international projects that facilitate co-creation of study materials and the development of virtual game simulations.

Expertise

Blended Learning

Edtech

Educational Design

Study Materials

Accessibility

Example Projects

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📓 Course(ware) development

Staff training & international projects

Via teacher training activities and several international programmes (such as cocos.education), I am fortunate to use and grow my expertise and interests. Some examples of projects that resulted in online open educational resources are: effectivestudymaterials.com and videoinonderwijs.be. I furthermore investigate new professional development methods for teachers and supporting staff.

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🕹️ Education innovation

Interactive learning experiences

As one of the first to integrate H5P's LTI in early development phase, I took along learning technologists and educational developers in utilising accessible self-authoring systems. I am co-responsible for introducing novel technologies and innovations to the school, such as learning analytics, open badges and open pathways (microcredentials), virtual simulation games, extended realities and more.

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🧰 Networked practice

Connected globally

In 2019 the team I was part of and our uni-oas was recognised for its outstanding innovation by Instructure during our first year implementing the new LMS Canvas. Thanks to a global mindset I can rely on a great and inspirational network of educational technologists and developers from Scandinavia to Canada all the way to Melbourne, Australia.

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Experience

Educational Developer, Ghent University

📆 2021 - current
Institutional Education Developer - digital learning

Education policy, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences

📆 2016 - 2021
Education policy officer, responsible digital learning
2020-current - Co-lead learning analytics dashboards
2019-current - Trainer professional development:
blended learning & educational technology
2018-current - Active member Flemish
Canvas (LMS) User & Admin Group
2017-2020 - Consortium member CoCOS Erasmus+
outcome lead: method for training in co-creation
2017-2019 - Trainer & lead implementation and amplification
self authoringtool H5P
2017-2018 - Innovation track VR and multicam use in skills education at bachelor in midwifery programme
2016-2018 - Lead good practice community, informal professional development initiative: roadshow digital learning
2016-2019 - Trainer video use and creation for education,
co-lead implementation lecture capturing system

Multimedia designer, freelance

📆 2015 - 2019
Diverse film, animation and webdesign projects

Digital creative, Eén - VRT

📆 2016
Digital creator for web and social media based content

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