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Learning Companion
The Learning Companion is the result of a collaboration between the Center for Digital Education (CEDE) and the Teaching Support Center (CAPE) at EPFL, both members of the Center LEARN. The …
3TPLAY Tangible objects for developing Transversal skills in Technical universities
3T PLAY’s mission is to develop the next generation of tangibles-based learning toolkit to teach technical students the transversal skills needed to bring sustainable and ethical products and …
National Research Programme (NRP77): Assessing computational thinking skills
Computational thinking (CT) is the ability to develop a problem-solving methodology that complements computers. This project studies the extent to which Swiss students are able to do so, and develops …
Interactive Learning environments for pharmacy assistants can encourage the students to test their knowledge in consultation situations without the fear of making mistakes. Moreover, they can be used …
Jamila Sam is one of EPFL’s first teachers of computer science, and she was personally responsible for opening up this discipline to life sciences students. The trailblazing mother of four is …
28.04.22
Innovative application helps students learn to write
Handwriting problems affect nearly 25% of children aged 5 to 12. These problems, if not managed early on, can negatively impact them throughout their school years. EPFL startup School Rebound has …
13.04.22
A design class that gives students free rein
The idea behind the Product Design & Systems Engineering class couldn’t be simpler: students have to design and build an object that serves a purpose. “That’s the only instruction we give …
11.04.22
EPFL introduces new Bachelor’s excellence fellowships
EPFL has introduced new Bachelor’s excellence fellowships to enable talented students to study at the School without sacrificing their involvement in charitable work, sports, the arts or other …
18.11.21
Happy 10th birthday to Thymio, the teaching robot!
Imagine coding without even realizing you’re doing it. With Thymio, that’s exactly what you can do! This little teaching robot was created at EPFL 10 short years ago, and since then has performed …
23.09.21
Retrospective of the 2nd edition of the “Teaching Day”
The second iteration of the "Teaching Day" was held on the morning of Tuesday 14 September in a condensed, revised, and adapted format to comply with current health regulations. Nicknamed "Teaching …
Roteco afterwork: Quels sont les concours en robotique pour les jeunes?
C'est quoi la FLL, SwissEurobot ou WRO? Bonjour, Plusieurs concours sont organisés pour les jeunes, tels que la FLL (First Lego League), SwissEurobot ou WRO (World Robot Olympiad). Dans le …
13.06.2023 – 17:00 18:15
FÜR:EPFL Internal
lunch&LEARN: improving retention of non-traditional STEM students at EPFL
Prior research shows that time pressure impacts the way students address problem-solving, revealing a tendency to revert to the use of habitual and intuitive problem-solving rather than attempting to …
08.06.2023 – 12:15 13:00
FÜR:Public
Conférence „Éducation numérique à l’école: pourquoi? comment? que vont faire nos enfants en classe?“
L’éducation au numérique se déploie progressivement dans les écoles vaudoises. Mais ce sujet reste encore relativement flou pour les parents et suscite de nombreuses questions et …