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As a sociologist, I am interested in the unintended effects and underlying mechanisms of relevant inventions and innovations in society, such as (digital) technology and its adoption. I investigate the nature and impact thereof in a broad sense - individual, organization and society - with colleagues, the professional field and students, specifically focusing on digital literacy and interventions for digital inclusion.
As an associate professor of digital literacy and inclusion, I work across disciplines on solutions for the digital divide and digital inequality, through co-creation and participatory action research among other ways. Several perspectives are leading in this:
1) improving the accessibility through inclusive and accessible design and development of digital technology,
2) motivating people to (continue to) learn critical digital skills, and
3) improving the connection between existing support structures, the learning offer (including digital tools and environments) and residents with low digital skills.
At the regional level, I work together with colleagues from the lectorate and the Digital Literacy Coalition, a network organization in which Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen plays an active role and whose mission is to help residents raise their level of digital literacy and skills, also in collaboration with the Digital Academy Northern Netherlands and local parties. We work from the question: Which interventions can be designed and experimented with in an accessible way at a local level?
At the international level, we work together with colleagues and students in a number of Erasmus+ initiatives, including IGNITION (https://www.ignition-erasmus.eu/) under the flag of the Stars European University Alliance (https://starseu.org).
At the national level, we have been affiliated as Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen with the ‘Alliantie Digitaal Samenleven’ since May 2023, whose mission we endorse and to whose agenda we contribute with our research.
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology and Political Science, Doctor of Social Science, Innovation Culture and Micro Firms in Regional Innovation Systems, University La Laguna
Award Date: 15 Jan 2016
Keywords
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Proeftuin Digitale Toegankelijke Zorg
Oldenhuis, H. (PI) & van Oostrom, M. (PI)
1/09/24 → 1/09/28
Project: Research
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Digitale Hero, onderzoek naar serious gaming voor het vergroten van de kritische digitale vaardigheden en digitaal bewustzijn bij kwetsbare jongeren
van Oostrom, M. (PI) & Zwart, P. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 1/09/24
Project: Research
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Digitale geletterdheid en inclusie: de basis voor brede welvaart
Degens, N. (PI) & van Oostrom, M. (PI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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IGNITION: IGNITION European Digital literacy Coalition for Inclusion, Collaboration and Innovationin Higher Education
Degens, N. (PI), van Oostrom, M. (PI), Braad, E. (CoI) & de Jonge, M. (PI)
3/04/22 → 3/04/25
Project: Research
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IGNITION Digital Literacy Agenda: Unifying the perspectives of European higher education institutions
van Oostrom, M., Karabulut, N., Teufel, A., Brett, V., Egharevba, J., Machado, A. M., Silva, D., Costa, C. & van Grol, A., 1 Oct 2024, 31 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Other research output
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Verslag van het onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingsproject Digitale Held: Onderzoek naar de versterking van digitale vaardigheden voor mensen met een licht verstandelijke beperking door de toepassing van interactieve (speelse) technologie
van Oostrom, M., Zwart, P., van Rimmelzwaan, C., Karst, R., Leenders, R., Thijssen, S. & Vriens, K., 1 Oct 2024, 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Other research output
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www.ignition-erasmus.eu
van Oostrom, M., Karabulut, N. & Selzener, M., 1 Oct 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Website › Academic
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Activities
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In dialoog over digitale inclusie
Arnout Ponsioen (Speaker) & Madelon van Oostrom (Speaker)
11 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Digitale Geletterdheid en Inclusie & opleiding CMD (Hanze)
Madelon van Oostrom (Speaker) & Peter Zwart (Speaker)
9 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Digitale inclusie voor gelijke kansen op gezondheidsvaardige zorg: het belang van co-creatie
Madelon van Oostrom (Speaker)
25 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Snuustermarkt Digitale Transformatie
Selzener, M. (Speaker) & van Oostrom, M. (Speaker)
15 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Aletta Dive
van Oostrom, M. (Speaker) & Metting, E. (Speaker)
18 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Hoe dichten we de digitale kloof?
Ponsioen, A. & van Oostrom, M.
15/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment