Professional Activities
Overview of professional activities centred on Digital Literacy in Education, particularly in the context of Language Teaching.
Inhoudsopgave
2025
The 38th HSN Conference took place on 28–29 November 2025 at Tilburg University. I served as a co-organiser and track leader for Digital Literacy and Didactics. Further details are available in this post.
2024
24–26 June 2024 Attended the European Conference on Literacy in Crete, Greece, as a member of FELA and a board member of ELINET. Presented at the second ELINET Symposium on digital literacy, titled “New Conceptual Tools for Understanding and Researching Digital Information”, alongside Sari Sulkunen, Colin Harrison, and Sandra Langer. Further details are available in this post.
22–23 November 2024 The 37th HSN Conference on Dutch Language Education was held at Erasmus University College Brussels. I was a co-organiser and track leader for Digital Literacy. For more information, see this post.
2023
The 36th HSN Conference on Dutch Language Education took place in Rotterdam. I was again a co-organiser and track leader for Digital Literacy. For more information, see this post.
2022
1 December 2022 Guest lecture on Digital Literacy and Dutch Language Teaching at the teacher training programme of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
17 November 2022 Co-organiser of the FELA Webinar on Children’s Literature Goes Digital. Further information here.
25 October 2022 Co-organiser of the FELA Webinar on Family Literacy. Further information here.
14 October 2022 Workshop on Digital Literacy in Language Education at the Levende Talen Congress. Workshop materials available here.
2–6 July 2022 European Conference on Literacy, DCU Institute of Education, St Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. Organised by FELA and the Literacy Association of Ireland. My involvement included:
- ELINET Symposium: A European Framework of Good Practice in Enhancing Digital Literacy Skills in Early and Primary Years’ Education (Co-organiser and presenter).
- Symposium with Colin Harrison and Douglas K. Hartman: Representation, Evaluation, and Production: How Information Design, Online Critical Reading, and Computational Thinking Can Help Teachers Be Future-Ready with Web 3.0 Strategies (Co-organiser and presenter).
6 April 2022 Presentation of the book Rijn, M. van, & Winters, K. (2022). Alle dagen digitaal niet alledaags [Every Day Digital, Not Everyday]. BoekTweePuntNul. I contributed as an expert (pp. 144–149). Further details here.
31 March 2022 Kennisnet: Integration of Digital Literacy in Language Education (2): Practical Experiences. Retrieved from Kennisnet. Included my own contribution. Publications: See this page.
2021
8 September 2021 Presentation: Learning in the Digital Environment with Good Examples in the EU at the Conference on Digital Literacy and Strategies for Digital Inclusion, Croatian Reading Association (CroRA), Zagreb, Croatia.
2 June 2021 ELINET Colloquium: ELINET Framework on Digital Literacy (14:30–16:00). Presentation: Defining Digital Literacy at the Language Education for Social Justice Summer School and Conference in Applied Language Studies, Jyväskylä, Finland. See programme here.
12 May 2021 Presentation: Digital Literacy, Rethinking the Curriculum of Language Teaching at the FELA Webinar on Literacy and Online Education: From Technology to Critical Thinking. Further information here.
12 May 2021 Presentation at the 4th International Conference on ‘Literacy and Contemporary Society’, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute and University of Cyprus. See blog.
11 May 2021 Guest lecture on Digital Literacy and Dutch Language Teaching at the teacher training programme of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
24 January 2021 Digital Literacy (Part 1): A Challenge for (Language) Education published online as part of a series on digital literacy and Dutch in the Digital Handbook of Dutch Language Didactics by the Dutch Language Didactics Research Group of Levende Talen.
Teacher Development Team Support Ongoing support for the Teacher Development Team at KWC Culemborg (Sept 2019–Sept 2021). Developed a digital literacy curriculum for VMBO classes 1–3, integrated into Dutch language lessons, with a focus on cross-curricular teaching. Publications: See this page.
2020
Writing Assignment Commissioned by the Dutch Language Didactics Research Group (WODN) of Levende Talen to write the section on Digital Literacy and Dutch for the Digital Handbook of Dutch Language Didactics.
2–4 April 2020 Keynote Speaker at the 6th International Conference “Reading and Literacy in Education and Culture: A Digital Dimension”, National Library of Russia, Moscow. Title: Digital Literacy, Rethinking Literacy and Learning: A Big Challenge for Education and Culture. Postponed due to COVID-19.
16–21 January 2020 4th Baltic Sea Conference on Literacy, Tallinn, Estonia. Attended as co-chair of the Thematic Working Group on Digital Literacy (ELINET) and delivered a presentation on Digital Literacy and the Role of Language Teachers.
Teacher Development Team at KWC Culemborg Ongoing two-year development project (Sept 2019–Sept 2021) to create a digital literacy curriculum for VMBO classes 1–3, integrated into Dutch language lessons, with a cross-curricular focus.
Until April 2020 Member of the Knowledge Circle for the Lectorship in Education & ICT at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. Lecturer: Anneke Smits. Publications: See this page.
2019
5 December 2019 Guest lecture on Digital Literacy and Dutch Language Teaching at the teacher training programme of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
December 2019 Began a two-year development project at KWC Culemborg (Sept 2019–Sept 2021) with a teacher development team to create a digital literacy curriculum for VMBO classes 1–3, integrated into Dutch language lessons, with a cross-curricular focus.
22–23 November 2019 HSN Conference 2019, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Zwolle. Served as track chair for Innovation and Digital Literacy. Also co-presented a workshop with Ferdi Schrooten on the educational project Hidden Family History. Further information: HSN Conference.
4–7 August 2019 21st European Conference on Literacy, Copenhagen. Served as chair of the ELINET Symposium on Digital Literacy and presenter. Also a member of FELA and co-organiser of the conference.
8 May 2019 Workshop with students at Taallab Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Child and Education.
15–18 April 2019 Hidden Family History project at Huizermaat. A research week for students combining research skills, digital literacy, and writing education.
28 January 2019 Workshop on Digital Literacy at Aeres University of Applied Sciences, Wageningen.
November 2018–April 2019 Supported the Teacher Development Group for Dutch at Goois Lyceum. Goal: Develop a lesson series for 4th-year HAVO/VWO students focusing on online source skills (searching, finding, analysing), understanding complex websites, writing synthesis texts, and creating a final product (website and text).
2019 Member of the Knowledge Circle for the Lectorship in Education & ICT at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. Lecturer: Joke Voogt. Regular meetings throughout the year. Publications: See this page.
2018
22 November 2018 Guest lecture at UvA ILO, Dutch Teacher Training Programme on digital literacy and language education.
21 November 2018 Guest lecture at Tilburg University, Dutch Teacher Training Programme on digital literacy and language education.
20 November 2018 A documentary, Dead Blood Relatives, about the Hidden Family History educational project in Valkenswaard, was broadcast by KRO/NCRV on the programme Roderick zoekt licht. Omroep Brabant followed with a broadcast during the Christmas holidays.
16–17 November 2018 HSN Conference, Brussels. Served as track leader for Innovation and Digital Literacy. Further information: HSN website.
31 October 2018 The curriculum.nu Development Group for Digital Literacy organised a feedback session at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. Topic: The Integration of Digital Literacy Within Other Subjects. I chaired the Digital Literacy and Dutch table.
July 2018 Published article: Digital Literacy: A New Challenge for Language Support and Language Education in Remediaal, a journal for remedial teachers.
22 June 2018 Digital Literacy Conference by Kennisnet at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum. Delivered a presentation on practical applications of digital literacy and the relationship between traditional and digital literacy. See this post.
15 June 2018 Attended the Media Literacy Expert Group meeting of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology in Brussels.
16 April–31 May 2018 Ferdi Schrooten and I led the Hidden Family History educational project for the fourth time, this time at Were Di in Valkenswaard. Students conducted four days of research, followed by writing assignments in Dutch. A documentary about this project was broadcast by KRO on 20 November 2018. See Were Di setup and further information here and here.
19–21 January 2018 Attended the joint meeting of FELA (Federation of European Literacy Associations) and IDEC (International Development in Europe Committee) in Riga, Latvia, including a leadership workshop. Represented the Netherlands.
2018 Member of the Knowledge Circle for the Lectorship in Education & ICT at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Joke Voogt. Regular meetings throughout the year.
Publications:
- Clemens, J. (2018). Digital Literacy: A New Challenge for Language Support and Language Education. Remediaal, 18(3–4), 20–24.
- Clemens, J. (2018). Digital Literacy and Language Proficiency: Dutch Teachers Take the Lead. Levende Talen Magazine, 105(4), 22–26.
2017
13 December 2017 ICT masterclass for the Dutch Court of Audit (Algemene Rekenkamer) on Digital Reading and Quality of Work.
24 November 2017 Listed as a Pioneer in Digital Literacy in the first edition of the Kennisnet Digital Literacy Handbook.
24–25 November 2017 HSN-31 Conference, Zwolle. Served as track leader for Education and Innovation. Also delivered two presentations:
- Digital Literacy as an Extension of Dutch: What Works and What Doesn’t
- Hidden Family History Lesson Module: Research & Writing as a Process of Gold Mining, from Raw Material to Final Product (with Ferdi Schrooten).
3 November 2017 Workshop at the Study Day of the Association of Teachers of Modern Languages (Vereniging van Leraren in Levende Talen), Utrecht. Theme: Language Connects. Workshop: Digital Literacy as DutchPlus.
5 October 2017 Became a member of the Executive Committee of the European Literacy Policy Network (ELINET) and co-chair of the Thematic Working Group on Digital Literacy.
22 September 2017 Workshop on Media Literacy and Online Literacy in Dutch Lessons with Marlies de Groot, Koning Willem I College, at the MBO Taalacademie Study Day, Amersfoort. Theme: Are We Ready for the Dutch Subject of the Future?
8 September 2017 Attended the UNESCO International Conference on ‘Literacy in a Digital World’ at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, as a representative of ELINET and an expert on digital literacy.
7 September 2017 Attended the Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL) Core Group Meeting at UNESCO, Paris, as an observer.
3–6 July 2017 20th European Conference on Literacy, Madrid. Member of the Scientific Committee and highlighted rapporteur for the topic: Literacy in a Digital Age: An Interesting and Big Challenge for (Language) Education. Chaired a roundtable on Digital Literacy and delivered a workshop on online literacy and language education. Book of Abstracts.
18 April 2017 Attended the Digital Literacy Circle for Secondary Education (VO) meeting by Kennisnet in Utrecht. Delivered a presentation on online literacy, digital literacy, and language education. See Slideshare.
30 March–7 April 2017 Hidden Family History project at Huizermaat, Huizen, with VWO4 students. Combined research skills, online literacy, and writing education in a meaningful and motivating project.
21–22 January 2017 Symposium on Digital Literacy, Vilnius, Lithuania. Delivered a keynote workshop on online literacy/digital literacies. Also attended meetings of the International Development in Europe Committee (IDEC) and Federation of European Literacy Associations (FELA). Represented the Netherlands.
2017 Member of the Knowledge Circle for the Lectorship in Education & ICT at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. Lecturer: Joke Voogt. Regular meetings throughout the year.
2016
10 December 2016 Awarded at the Microsoft Innovation Educators Forum in Skopje, Macedonia, for Innovation in Teacher-Student Collaboration Inside and Outside School. Winners: Anica Petkoska, Maya Smileski, Darko Petkoski (SEOU “Gostivar”, Gostivar) and Jeroen Clemens, Margo Adriaansens, Douwe Dijksterhuis, Cristian Hartsema (Helen Parkhurst, the Netherlands).
18–19 November 2016 30th HSN Conference on Dutch Language Education, Ghent, Belgium. Responsible for the Innovation in Education track, alongside Jordi Casteleyn (Flanders). Delivered a workshop with Ferdi Schrooten on the innovative Hidden Family History lesson module, combining online literacy, meaningful learning, and Dutch language education. Also served as co-room chair/leader for the Innovation in Education track.
20 October 2016 OMO Study Day: Masterful Encounters – Reading, Writing, Watching… on What Digitisation Does to Our Language Proficiency, Reading, Understanding of Language, and Our Brains? at Klasse Theater, Tilburg. Interviewed in a College Tour setting on digital literacy/online literacy and educational innovation by Lambert van Hoorn, Dutch teacher at Mill-Hill College and day chair.
7 October 2016 Workshop: Integrating Online Literacy in Dutch Lessons at the Teachers’ Congress of the Onderwijscoöperatie, Den Bosch.
28 September 2016 Workshop at the Reading Comprehension Conference by the CED Group on Reading and Writing in Relation to Online Literacy and Media Literacy. Presentation available for download via Slideshare.
14–16 August 2016 Workshop and chairmanship at the 3rd Baltic Sea – 17th Nordic Literacy Conference, Turku, Finland. Delivered a workshop on a survey of online literacy among teachers and chaired other workshops/presentations.
13–14 August 2016 Attended meetings of two European literacy collaborations: IDEC and FELA in Turku, Finland. Represented the Netherlands. Also gave a short presentation on the Hidden Family History project.
19 May 2016 Podcast interview with Don Zuiderman on educational innovation and online literacy, discussing various strategies for educational innovation and the challenging situation in both schools and government. Listen to the podcast.
From 1 May 2016 Member of the Media Literacy Committee of the Council for Culture. This committee is updating the 2005 Media Literacy Report, linking it to Education 2032.
3 February 2016 Two workshops on online literacy for language teachers at the MBO Maths and Language Conference of Drenthe College, Nieuw Amsterdam. Focused on awareness, linking to personal practice, and initial ideas for new practices.
1 February 2016 Willem I College, Den Bosch: Began a project with five teachers to develop, implement, and research online literacy lessons. Aim to co-write an article afterwards. Funded by the Municipality of Den Bosch, which supports language education in the modern digital age.
11 January 2016 Workshop with members of the Dyslexia Network Zwolle.
2016 School Year
- Worked with three pilot schools: Piter Jelles/!mpulse (Leeuwarden), Vathorst College (Amersfoort), and Helen Parkhurst (Almere) on developing, reflecting, and researching.
- Vathorst College, Amersfoort: Supported the Dutch department in integrating online literacy into the curriculum and developing learning pathways for lower and upper secondary education. Also a pilot school for online literacy implementation research.
- Ongoing project: Developing a teacher development group for the Netherlands and Flanders. See here.
2015
25 November 2015 Guest lecture at Tilburg University, Dutch Teacher Training Programme. Students could choose online literacy for their research and development assignments.
13–14 November 2015 29th HSN Conference on Dutch Language Education, Tilburg. Responsible for the Educational Innovation track, alongside Jordi Casteleyn (Flanders). Delivered a workshop on online literacy as a follow-up to the previous year’s workshop.
19 November 2015 Guest lecture at ILO Amsterdam, Dutch Teacher Training Programme.
11 November 2015 Workshop with the Zeeland branch of the National Association of Remedial Teachers (LBRT) in Goes.
15 October 2015 Mini-masterclass/keynote and workshop at the National Conference on Language and Reading for Primary Education, organised by CPS.
7 October 2015 Workshop at the Teachers’ Congress, organised by the Onderwijscoöperatie, Den Bosch.
30 September 2015 Workshop at the Reading Comprehension Conference by the CED Group on Reading and Writing in Relation to Online Literacy and Media Literacy in Eindhoven. See presentation on Slideshare.
28 September 2015 Workshop with Patrick Koning at the MBO AVO Café, Willem I College, linking media literacy and online literacy. Dutch teachers explored expanding lessons on online literacy within the framework of media literacy. See Patrick’s blog and my presentation on Slideshare.
25 September 2015 Workshop at the MBO Taalacademie Conference, Amersfoort.
9 July 2015 Meeting with Patrick Koning on online literacy in MBO education. Discussed the connection and coherence of online literacy and Dutch language education with his book Mediawijsheid in de klas [Media Literacy in the Classroom]. Initial ideas for curriculum innovation at Koning Willem I College, Den Bosch, and possible implementation trajectories in schools.
9 July 2015 Meeting with Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Students could participate through design and research assignments, focusing on developing materials and assisting as research supporters. Similar discussions with the teacher training programmes at Tilburg University and UvA.
24 June 2015 Research conference: Knowing What Works with ICT in Education in Theater Diligentia, The Hague. Delivered a pitch on the sub-research question: Are Dutch Teachers Ready to Implement Online Literacy in Their Curriculum? All presentations, including my pitch, are available online.
20 April 2015 Presentation and meeting with SLO (Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development) on online literacy and the curriculum.
5 March 2015 Study afternoon on online literacy and education in Torhout, West Flanders, for primary school teachers (3rd grade) and secondary school teachers.
February 2015 Article in Tijdschrift voor Remedial Teaching 2015|01: Online Literacy Needs to Improve. Journal of the LBRT (National Association for Remedial Teachers). Available for download via my Academia.edu page.
19 February 2015 Meeting with Maarten Sprenger, publisher/author in the field of arts education and information skills for primary and secondary education: Sprenger Onderwijs.
February 2015 Inaugural lecture by Joke Voogt (UvA) on Curriculum and ICT published online. She is my PhD supervisor and mentioned my research in her lecture. A 3-minute video about the chair was also produced.
13 February 2015 Exploratory meeting with Yvonne Gerridzen, publisher of the online Dutch method Plot26, on innovative education and the expansion of literacy/online literacy.
30 January 2015 Workshop at the Good Practice Day for Languages of ICLON, Leiden University teacher training programme, on online literacy and its application in secondary education. See Slideshare.
January 2015 Dutch version of ORCA by Donald Leu and colleagues in beta. Redesigned with the help of students. See blog post.
2014
December 2014 Final report of the Online Literacy Survey available on Kennisnet Research. See also recent blog post.
14–15 November 2014 HSN28 Conference on Dutch Language Education, Bruges, Flanders. See blog post. A number of teachers and teacher trainers from primary and secondary education in Flanders and the Netherlands wanted to start working with online literacy. First agreement on setting up an online design environment for this purpose.
November 2014 Podcast interview with Kennisnet on online literacy and the failure of education. Listen/download here. “This time, Jeroen Clemens, Dutch teacher at Helen Parkhurst in Almere and PhD researcher, takes us through his research on online text comprehension…”
October 2014 Article in Van Twaalf tot Achttien: Reading Online Texts Requires New Skills.
15 October 2014 Network afternoon in Hasselt, Flanders. Accepted request from the NDN (Network Didactics Dutch) to offer a study afternoon on online literacy in Hasselt. Target audience: teacher trainers and secondary school teachers. Read more here.
18 September 2014 Interviewed by the Flemish quality newspaper De Standaard. The interview was published in the language supplement in November, focusing on the theme of reading, or rather: the new reading.
September 2014 Profile in Vives 141 on my activities with ICT and learning, and research.
28 September 2014 Presentation and discussion for/with interested parents of (future) students at Quest, an innovative department of the A. Roland Holst College in Hilversum.
4 June 2014 Annual research conference of Kennisnet: Knowing What Works with ICT in Education. Interviewed on stage about my research on online literacy and its relation to education.
May 2014 Article in Levende Talen Magazine: Online Text Comprehension and Online Literacy. The New Reading, Differently Viewed.
10–11 March 2014 Presentation at the VELON Conference (Dutch Association of Teachers and Teacher Educators) within a symposium: ICT and Literacy: New Challenges for the Dutch Subject?
13 January 2014 By invitation, delivered a presentation to the VO team of CITO (Dutch Institute for Educational Measurement).
4 June 2014 At the Kennisnet Conference on Knowing What Works with ICT in Education, I was interviewed online about the combination of teaching and research: what does education gain from this?
2013
6–9 August 2013 At the European Reading Conference in Jönköping, delivered an invited workshop. Pioneering researcher in the field of online text comprehension, Donald Leu, was the keynote speaker.
21 November 2013 MBO College Rijn-IJssel organised a mini-symposium on Language and Maths. Delivered a workshop by invitation.
The Network Didactics Dutch (NDN), the Flemish association for teacher trainers, provided information on my PhD research on its website, called on teachers to participate in my survey, and requested an article for their association.
29–30 November 2013 HSN 2013 Conference (Utrecht). Served as track leader and room chair for New Media and delivered a workshop with many participants.
11 December 2013 Guest lecture at the teacher training programme of Tilburg University.
2013 HSN26 Conference (Bruges, 2012): Delivered a workshop on Online Text Comprehension. HSN25 Conference (The Hague, 2011): Delivered the keynote speech (with Amber Walraven) on digital literacy.
Publications: See this page for a full list.