Even though MOOCs are usually developed and delivered as independent online courses, experiments to wrap formal university courses around existing MOOCs are reported by many teachers and researchers. MOOCs offer the opportunity to experiment, to study different possibilities for using their elements in campus settings as a form of flipped classroom or blended learning approach. More...
Understanding New Learners and Reconsidering New Learning Pathways
The advent and development of Web 2.0 technologies, with their characteristic openness, connectivity, participation in the production of knowledge, has opened new doors to educators in search for new ways to improve student learning and performance in an increasingly dynamic and diverse world. More...
Using OER as a step towards Open Education
Student build their storytelling artefacts with OER resources and share them with open licenses. The best artefacts are published in the local section of the Spanish educational repository, Agrega. More...
Making learning happen every WHERE with every THING
The idea is a simple one, to create a community digital library of everyday objects and their connected learning possibilities. Everyday objects are the things found under your sofa, you might throw them away without thinking twice. They are also the things children keep in their pockets as treasures. A rock from a walk in the woods, a bottle top from the sidewalk. More...
Open educational practices for supporting the Tutor-Counselor's work in the Hellenic Open University
The practice was conducted in the Hellenic Open University aiming to explore methods which have the potential to support tutor-counselor in Open and distance Higher Education and also approached the components of a supporting mechanism for them. The research phases include four case studies and an action research on the course Geography, Human Geography and the Material Culture in Europe, focusing on authentic problems faced by tutor-counselor and also explore the process of constructing new knowledge. More...
Developing apps in the classroom
The practice was about developing small apps using the MIT App Inventor. Started with demonstration and testing of the examples from the official site. And then the developing and sharing the examples. With interesting dynamic activities and collaboration. More...
Open classroom to the world! Learning coding together with internal visitors
Visiting different schools is valuable for visitors, at the same time it is even more valuable to the school and students. Our school gets every year around 60 interested groups from 25 different countries – teachers, politicians, students and researchers, media: newspapers, TV and even different businessman’s from Japan to USA that want to see how we use technology in our lessons. More...
An Active language lab
Teach, sing and learning English in a digital lab using ICT, games, music, arts and crafts, movies, songs , producing digital learning objects together with my students. More...
Innovative Teaching of Responsible Research and Innovation in Science Education
This study investigates how the ENGAGE HUB can support teachers’ to develop new strategies to equip students with knowledge and skills. The European project ENGAGE (engagingscience.eu) aims is to increase awareness of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) through Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) by reaching 12.000 teachers and 360.000 students in 14 countries. More...
“Let’s do this together and see what we can come up with!” Teachers’ Views on Applying Game-based Pedagogy in Meaningful Ways
Game-based pedagogy offers a promising approach to renewing school education and making it more engaging. However, teachers’ ways of using game-based pedagogy have been rather traditional, not making use of its full potential. More...