The transition to a more ‘green’ and environmentally sustainable economy requires education and training systems to support the overall process. The role of vocational education in enabling the transition as part of the European Green Deal, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and country targets of net-zero carbon emissions, was the focus of this […]
Is remote teaching affecting teachers’ wellbeing?
“The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives.” Robert John Meehan Teachers, like other employees in the EU, spend around one third of their life at work. Maintaining high levels of wellbeing in the workplace is crucial for everyone, and the OECD’s working […]
New Education Law in Spain
On January 19, 2021, the LOMLOE (Organic Law Amending the Organic Law of Education) came into force. The new legislation repeals the LOMCE (Organic Law for the Improvement of Educational Quality, 2013), modifies and updates the LOE (Organic Law of Education, 2006). This new text seeks to achieve better educational performance, following the guidelines of […]
EUROPEAN AGENDA: Education and Culture
The European Union, through its various institutions and agencies, continues to propose support measures in the field of culture and education, focusing on the well-being of Europeans and increased educational opportunities throughout the Member states. These days the focus has been on digitalization and the budget for education and culture. To this effect, we point […]
Project manager online education on research ethics in Belgium
Description In the strategic Plan of the KU Leuven (section Going Digital), the university has developed the ambition to strengthen the development of innovative technologies in education. As part of this goal, the KU Leuven wants to expand the number of Massive Online Open Courses that are being offered in the edX-platform. Therefore, a project manager […]
Equity in school education: why is it important and how to improve it
But one must not respect an individual more than the truth. Plato, The Republic, 595c If a fair society is meritocratic, enabling every person to progress on the basis of their achievements, then equity in school education is essential. Imagine that regardless of your merit, no matter how hard you tried, you could never improve […]
Norway and online classes due to Covid-19
Norway is moving into the new technological era. To avoid a high number of contagions, the Norwegian education system has taken advantage of the opportunities offered by digital media to allow students and teachers to continue teaching online. The country closed in March 2020, any educational activity was kept closed again to prevent the spread […]
Innovating in the Practical Teaching of Health Sciences: Gamification and Escape Room
Several subjects of the Nursing and Physiotherapy degree of the University of Almeria, through a teaching innovation project, use Escape Rooms as an evaluation tool. “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” What is teaching innovation? Teaching innovation at all levels of education is not really new, […]
European Education Area for the digital age
The Commission adopted two initiatives that will strengthen the contribution of education and training to the EU’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis, and help build a green and digital Europe. Setting out a vision of the European Education Area to be achieved by 2025, the Commission proposes new initiatives, more investment and stronger cooperation of Member […]