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 […]
14 pupils per teacher in EU primary education schools
During the year 2018, there was an average of 14 students per teacher in Primary Education in EU countries. In 2018, at primary education level, there were 24.5 million pupils and 1.8 million teachers in the EU Member States. Generally speaking, pupils enter primary school programmes (classified as ISCED level 1) between the ages of 5 and 7. These programmes […]
Back to school: teach and connect with your students through play
EU countries are preparing the return to class of all their students with restrictive measures and with the threat of Covid-19 breakouts. Learning corner If you’re a primary or secondary school pupil, this is where you’ll find games, competitions and activity books to help you discover the EU in a fun way, in the classroom or at home. You can also […]
Have your say on the European Child Guarantee
The European Commission recently launched a new consultation on the Roadmap for a new initiative on ensuring basic services for all children in need in Europe. The Child Guarantee is meant to ensure that all children in Europe who are at risk of poverty, social exclusion, or are otherwise disadvantaged, have access to essential services […]
Research and Development specialist in Educational Sciences in Luxembourg
The University of Luxembourg invites applications for the following vacancy at the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE): Research and Development specialist in Educational Sciences The Research and Development Specialist will work with a science education research team to support a study examining the development of responsive teacher education pedagogies during the current COVID-19 […]