Background information about our service, like interviews with course staff, pedagogical considerations and our experiences running the Academy
Fortuna Testa is a primary school teacher in Naples who teaches mathematics, technology, geography and science. After participating in eight European Schoolnet Academy courses and being a Scientix Ambassador for a few months, joining the recently completed Teaching Sustainability for Action MOOC gave her actionable items to implement in her Read more…
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 of fairness and usefulness, as perceived by course participants. We 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 or an essay. This led us to the question: are 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 to promote a STEM career. One crucial aspect remains: how 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, explain how far Europe has gotten in process in digitizing 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 important moments of 2021. 10 MOOCs; 9,500 participants; and an 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 which most European Schoolnet Academy courses are constructed? 1. Our 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 Academy course design lies in the learning theories of connectivism Read more…
What does NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory look like? What is the top speed of the InSight Lander? And, most importantly, what are “lucky peanuts”? We at the European Schoolnet Academy had no idea, but we know someone who does… Noëlle Billon! The Schools Tune Into Mars (STIM) project was selected Read more…