Barend Last receives SURF Education Award

As a core team member of the special interest group (SIG) learning spaces, he is committed to improving the design of the teaching space. With his colleague Stefan Jongen, he wrote the book 'Blended learning and educational design: From theory to practice'. He explains complex educational concepts in an accessible way, for example in his articles and in the video series 'Barend legt uit' (Barend explains). His message: it's not all that complicated, as long as we speak the same language.

This is what the jury said about Barend Last:

“Barend knows how to explain educational theories in a humorous, passionate and knowledgeable way. Perhaps not surprisingly for an expert in the field of education, Barend always succeeds in creating proximity, even when he is not physically present. During the corona crisis, he has become a figurehead of blended learning, but to portray him as 'mister blended learning' would sell him short. In all his work, learning is central. His mission is not to get the Dutch education system to embrace blended learning, but to ensure that the Netherlands has the best possible education.”