Month: September 2015

Experiments, visualization and modeling are an important aspect of all the disciplines of natural science, and to learn science without including one or more of those is difficult to imagine. In adult science education, there is growing need for producing interactive learning objects in the widest possible sense (videos, simulations, animations, etc.), but a lack in know-how among teachers regarding their production and their pedagogical aspects and advantages. The overall goals of the project EU-funded project ELOISE – E-learning Objects for Innovative Science Education are to improve the adult education and teachers´ skills and knowledge in using interactive objects in all types of science education, and to provide inspiration on new ideas for teaching. One aim of the project is to explore how interactive learning objects can be incorporated into distance or virtual activities in science education.  Another aim is explore how to utilize the many opportunities for adaptive and self-paced learning the newest ICT-technologies present with in the mindset of Web 3.0. The material produced during this project will be used in MOOC’s (Massive Open Online Courses) provided by the participants. Peer-to-peer collaboration, review and assessment will be important concepts to address when adapting objects for MOOC’s and E-learning in general.

Funding Organization: European Commission –Erasmus+ /Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices/ Strategic Partnerships for Adult Education (Ref. #: KA204-2015-006 (DK))

Project duration: September 2015 – August 2017

Project Website: https://projecteloise.wordpress.com/

In rethinking Democratic Awareness, we should not forget that the threats to Europe’s citizens are becoming more varied and increasingly cross-border in nature. DEMOKLEOS acknowledges the vital and crucial role of education professionals in prevention and change and builds on the convergence of competences: specialist and subject-specific Democratic Competences, according to the model of the Council of Europe, need to be complemented by transversal skills and attitudes of pupils, such as leadership, e-democracy skills, citizenship skills, critical debating and learning to learn. DEMOKLEOS is prepared as a follow-up, according to a needs analysis, data collected and the demands of the teachers of all the participant partners to be better empowered to the politics of despair, straightly affecting educational community in Europe. The overall objective is related to current challenges to which European school has to adopt a pro-active attitude and handle Democratic Awareness and Collective Responsibility as a social ethic. DEMOKLEOS must adapt to the realities of the 21st century which sees the citizens requesting greater participation in public decision-making, an aspiration heightened by the emergence of the new information technologies and the social networks.

Funding Organization: European Commission –Erasmus+ / Key action 2, Strategic Partnerships for School Education (Ref. #: 2015-1-EL01-KA201-013930)

Project duration: September 2015 – August 2018

Project Website: https://sites.google.com/site/edemokleos/home

Constructivism is a contemporary model of teaching in which a student acts as a researcher. On the basis of competences already possessed, inspired by a teacher using various sources of information, the student independently gains new knowledge and skills. The Constructivism in Teaching Math – Open Educational Resources project aims at to support high school teachers through developing solutions that will promote student interest in the subject, assist in discovery-based learning, and foster collaboration among learners. Simulations “Make Interest” will inspire student interest in math, and support self-directed acquisition of new knowledge and skills.  Simulations “Make Practice” will reinforce acquired knowledge and skills. Manuals on how to use interactive educational games targeting teachers will also be developed, with special emphasis being given on the promotion of teamwork and healthy competition among students. The project involves the organization of short-term training for mathematics teachers on interactive simulations, and the evaluation of the suitability of these simulations in the teaching process. At the end of the project, a conference will be organized for the purpose of disseminating developed simulations, manuals, and reports of their use.

Funding Organization: European Commission –Erasmus+ / Key action 2, Strategic Partnerships for School Education (Ref. #: 2015-1-PL01-KA201-017121)

Project duration: September 2015 – August 2017

Project Website: http://www.math-fort.eu/en/