Projects
C3Places - the use of ICT for the c-creation of public places. Ghent University
Stumbling over wireless internet? Digital disconnection as a remedy for (techno)stress while maintaining positive outcomes of ICT usage by workers. KU Leuven
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) significantly altered our working lives. They advanced effectiveness and flexibility, yes also fuel techno-invasion, techno-overload and decrease employee well-being. However, despite booming scientific research on ICTs use by employees, remarkably little is known about non/limited use. Therefore, this project develops insight in digital disconnecting to decrease negative outcomes while ...
Development and validation of a modek of ICT integration in teacher education. Ghent University
Given the increasing emphasis on the requirenment for teacher trainers and student teachers to become proficient in the use of ICT, the goals of this study are (1) to identify the principal characteristics associated with ICT_integration in ITT and (2) to explore whether these characteristics influence the adoption of ICT by pre-service teachers.
Technologies of the displaced: governance, communication use and media experiences among Syrian refugees in Sanliurfa (South- Eastern Turkey) and Brussels (Belgium). University of Antwerp
Essays on work-life balance and job-related ICT-use. KU Leuven
Information and communication technology (ICT) is omnipresent in our lives today. ICT has drastically changed the way we connect to and meet other people, the way we find and exchange information and the way we work. work environments and the very act of working have become increasingly characterized by a reliance on ICT-tools and devices. The widespread availability and use of ICT-tools (e.g., internet, mails, (video)calling…) and devices ...
Boredom and smartphone use: a study linking boredom types with neurophysiological markers, media selection and resulting emotion regulation. University of Antwerp
VR for Social Change? The efficacy and acceptance of VR experiences for prosocial purposes. University of Antwerp
The plugged-in employee: all risks and no benefits? Extending our knowledge on work-related ICT-use outside work hours through a behavioral fit and a self-determination perspective. KU Leuven
The many ICT-evolutions of the past few decades (e.g., internet access everywhere) have made our lives easier in many respect, but they have also blurred the boundaries between work and home, which has made it harder for people to disconnect and recover from work after hours. This trend has been linked to several risks, like increased work-to-life conflict, stress and mental illness. Stimulated by an increased awareness of these risks, ...