Initiatives

Ongoing

The Digital Training Companion: an innovative approach to teaching and training evaluation

Teachers’ professional development and training should be research-based and data-driven. Developed at the Center LEARN, the Digital Training Companion is a training evaluation tool offering a solution based on translational research.

Ongoing

s’EPanouir–FLourish: developing EPFL’s educational programs

s'EPanouir–FLourish is EPFL's educational initiative to rethink Bachelor's programs and prepare students for a world transformed by AI and the growing complexity of science and engineering. Led by the Direction in close collaboration with faculty and students, it aims for a first implementation phase in September 2027.

Ongoing

STAGE : STEM Teaching in the Age of Generative AI

The STAGE project aims to develop skills that enable the responsible and meaningful use of generative AI in educational settings.

Ongoing

AI4ED Actions at EPFL

At LEARN, we see GenAI not just as a way to ease daily teaching tasks, but as a powerful opportunity for real pedagogical innovation. Turning this potential into reality requires collaboration across our associated centers and labs.

Ongoing

Living catalogue on emerging AI Practices in Education

The living catalogue is a practical guide to research-based emerging AI practices in education, curated and regularly updated by the Center for Learning Sciences at EPFL.

Ongoing

DEEP Development

Teacher training in digital education: Equitable and creative learning with role-playing games and robotics

Ongoing

DEEP-Self Regulated Learning

Supporting self-regulated learning in diverse digital learning environments.

Ongoing

Generative AI on Campus: What we learned (students & teachers survey 2024)

Understanding the adoption and uses of AI by students and teachers.

Ongoing

EuroTeQ

The EuroTeQ Engineering University project is a European initiative bringing together several partner institutions with the aim of building a modern and innovative learning ecosystem that transcends borders.

Finished

Supportive Learning Environments in the 1st year at EPFL

Study success and study progress are topics of great interest in STEM education research and this is especially the case in the pivotal first year.

Finished

Promoting diversity with online forums

Today online discussion forums are one of the most powerful tools for learning. At EPFL, their use has been encouraged for the past twenty years.

Finished

Professional skills

Professional (transversal) skills are career competences that are not specific to a particular job, task, discipline or are of knowledge. They are skills that can be used in variety of work settings, and as such are necessary for engineering graduates’ successful transition into future jobs.

Finished

Transversal Skills and Portfolios

Helping engineering students develop essential professional skills through portfolio-based learning.

Finished

Making learning explicit

Using a portfolio approach for integrating transversal skills into the engineering curriculum.

Ongoing

Utop’IA: a graphic novel to understand the impact of AI

An educational tool for understanding AI through the lens of sustainability.

Ongoing

Lighthouse EdTech: Evidence-oriented initiative

The Lighthouse initiative aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the field of educational technology. By bringing together Swiss EdTech startups, schools, and academic institutions, it allows for the testing, validation, and improvement of EdTech tools through research-based pilot studies. This collaborative approach enables schools to access innovative educational solutions, while startups receive valuable feedback to refine their tools, all within a rigorous, evidence-oriented framework.