DEEP Development
Teacher training in digital education: Equitable and creative learning with role-playing games and robotics
The DEEP consortium, together with its partners, leads collaborative research projects with the goal of understanding the foundations, challenges, and impacts induced by the digitalization of teaching at the primary school level, and of promoting equitable and sustainable digital practices.
The DEEP DEVELOPMENT project, carried out with the University of Teacher Education of St. Gallen (PHSG), is based on a collaboration between research and teachers, aiming to develop a continuing education program for teachers that is sustainable and adapted in a context of constantly evolving technologies.
The project is structured in two parts: The first part aims to assess the challenges and needs of teachers regarding digital education in primary schools. To this end, an online platform will soon be tested by around a hundred primary school teachers, in order to analyze their paths and study their interests as well as the obstacles encountered in their professional development.
The second part aims to co-construct a continuing education strategy for digital education in collaboration with teaching staff, with a focus on AI as an example of a rapidly evolving field. As part of this effort, activities adapted to address the topic of artificial intelligence in primary school have been developed using an unplugged approach. We look forward to presenting them to you here soon.
About the current activities:
If you would like to take part in the research, feel free to contact us directly to try out our proposals: frederique.chessel-lazzarotto@epfl.ch
