Josien Boetje
Josien Boetje MA MSc is a PhD candidate at the Research Group Meaningful Digital Innovation. Since 2021, she has been conducting research on digital literacy within the Digital Innovations in Education research group (DIO). Her mission is developing evidence-based educational strategies for digital literacy.
Josien conducts PhD research on teaching digital information literacy, with a special focus on the role of artificial intelligence in processing and synthesizing information. As an educational specialist, she works on the implementation of Digital Literacy and Digital Didactics curriculum at Institute Archimedes. Additionally, she hosts the DigiSnacks podcast about digital innovations in education.
Expertises:
- Digitale Information Literacy
- Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Competence
As a researcher, Josien aims to make digital literacy accessible to all students. With her background in language education, she brings a unique perspective on information processing: the importance of deep text comprehension and careful synthesis. Her research shows that students need more guidance in processing and synthesizing digital information, especially in an AI-assisted educational environment.
"In an ocean of digital information, I help students transform fragmented information into meaningful knowledge products for professional practice"
Josien Boetje
PhD Research on Information Literacy in the Spotlight
In a professional video production at Open University - ECO Media, Josien Boetje presents her PhD research on digital information literacy in higher education. The video demonstrates how her research contributes to practice-oriented teaching strategies and the role of AI in professional information literacy.
SAFE Procedure: Use of Active Learning During Systematic Literature Reviews
A webinar explaining The SAFE procedure: a practical stopping heuristic for active learning-based screening in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
