Leontine van Melle is project coordinator at the Online Learning Lab of the Centre of Innovation at Leiden University, helping to produce MOOCS, SPOCS and other forms of Blended Learning. Making education accessible for everyone by innovating education via internet is a drive for Leontine.

As an Alumna from Leiden University, Leontine is motivated to help the Online Learning Lab designing and exploring the future of education. Leontine started in Leiden with Anthropology and has a Bachelor and Master’s degree in History. While working, she also earned a degree in ‘Didactics and Instruction technology’ via e-learning at NCOI. Prior to working in Leiden Leontine worked in the field of product management and development at UWV, the semi-governmental organisation that executes unemployment benefits. Here she developed and implemented different online services like e-learning and webinars, which are now widely used in the Netherlands by jobseekers.