In our last blog post, we explained how we studied and compared the scores and feedback given through expert and peer assessments in our TeachUP courses. Now that we established their differences, in this blog we turn to the question Read more…
Because of the large number of participants on MOOCs, peer assessment, as opposed to instructor assessment, is usually considered the only viable option to assess any participants’ work that is of a more substantive nature, such as a digital artefact Read more…
Improving digital skills, entrepreneurship, and interest in a STEM career has been a priority for the European Union, especially since the COVID pandemic when life essentially went online. The bloc sees investment in education as one of the best ways Read more…
Living in what some people claim to be a “post-truth” era, more of us now can get news from sites that would not be considered “legacy media”, like well-known newspapers and broadcasters. For those growing up in this era, learning Read more…
With a re-run of our Digital Cultural Heritage MOOC already underway, we wanted to explore: what is exactly digital cultural heritage and how can you integrate it into the classroom? Our colleagues with Europeana, the partner organization behind the course, Read more…
Just a few weeks ago, EUN Academy’s Spring 2022 catalogue became available, listing all the exciting new MOOCs we’re launching. But before we fully jump into 2022, we’re going to take a look at some of our numbers and most Read more…
Together with our partners we prepared a new set of courses. Let’s start the new school year off just right! As always they are free, online, and open to all teachers and other education professionals. And what’s more: we have Read more…
After two years of training teachers and educators across Europe on how to use video games as pedagogical support in the classroom, the Games in Schools project is drawing to a close. Time to share an important project resource: a Read more…
Last week we discussed the general principles behind our online courses, originating from academic theory and research on teacher professional development. This week we set out how these principles are reflected in practice. How do they impact the way in Read more…
Ever wondered why European Schoolnet Academy courses work like they do? In this blog post, we will share some of the research and theory on the basis of which most of our courses are constructed. The foundation of European Schoolnet Read more…