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Digital Education for Equity in Primary Schools (DEEP)
The DEEP (Digital Education for Equity in Primary Schools) consortium, supported by the Jacobs Foundation, investigates the foundations, challenges, and consequences of introducing digital learning …
Digitale kompetenzen
Socio-Emotional and Ethical Blended Learning
The purpose of this project is to understand, support, and promote the development of psychosocial and ethical skills crucial for reshaping the 21st-century educational environment. The research …
Blended learning, Lehrplanentwicklung, Digital citizenship, Digitale kompetenzen, Learning analytics
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 …
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 …
lunch&LEARN: AI Unmasked: How Transparency Shapes Student Trust in AI Feedback
Formative feedback enhances learning outcomes, helping individuals assess and improve their performance. In higher education, however, delivering timely and personalized feedback is challenging due …
05.06.2024 – 12:15 13:00
FÜR:EPFL Internal
lunch&LEARN: Investigating the use of oral exams in large-enrollment engineering courses
Oral exams, i.e., one-on-one interview-style questioning by an instructor, are powerful tools for assessing conceptual mastery because of their adaptive dialogic nature. Additionally, beyond merely …