About
Prof. dr. Frederik Questier’s work at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel focuses on the intersections of openness, innovation, technologies and education.
He is a co-founder of the Open Patent Office which aims to stimulate innovation by providing an open, free & social alternative to the traditional patent offices.
He is a co-founder and former Research & Innovation Director of Chamilo, an association which aims at bringing you the best Free and Open Source software for e-learning and collaboration.
He contributed to 18 ICT in education projects in 10 developing countries, mainly in Cuba, South America and Africa.
He has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, but he has shifted focus. He has an Academic Teacher degree and he worked over 20 years on educational technology & innovation. Until the end of 2009 he was the head of the VUB Educational Innovation Center. Since 2007 he also worked as a professor in the VUB Educational Sciences and Teacher Education departments.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Publications
Books
F. Questier and W. Schreurs, Chapter “Open courseware and Open scientific publications”, in “How open is the future? Economic, Social & Cultural Scenarios based on Free & Open Source Software”, Eds M. Wynants and J. Cornelis, VUBpress, ISBN: 9789054873785 (2005)
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T. Derks, J. Driesen, A. Horemans, F. Questier, K. Steenhaut, H. Van Lindt (editors), Onderwijsvernieuwing: een continu proces (Educational innovation: a continuous process), VUBpress, ISBN: 9789054874881 (2008)
Free download (Creative Commons License)
D. Gombeir en F. Questier (editors), Open Bron, Open Inhoud, Open Leren (Open Source, Open Content, Open Learning), Wolters Plantyn, ISBN-ISSN:9030188480 (2005)
Review at edublogs.be.
Content and foreword.
