Digital Education for Equity in Primary Schools (DEEP)
The DEEP consortium, supported by the Jacobs Foundation is researching how equitable digital transformation can be achieved in Swiss primary schools, with the aim of sustainably integrating the …
THEMES: Digital skills AUDIENCE: Educational Manager, Pedagogical Institute, Teacher LEVELS: Primary TEAMS: LEARN
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 …
THEMES: Blended learning, Curriculum design, Digital citizenship, Digital skills, Learning analytics AUDIENCE: Pedagogical Institute, Researcher, Teacher LEVELS: Primary, Secondary TEAMS: REACT
BeLEARN@EPFL
Within this framework, the three Bernese institutions - the University of Bern, the Bernese University of Applied Sciences and the Bernese University of Teacher Education - as well as the EPFL and …
THEMES: Blended learning, Computational thinking, Digital citizenship, Digital skills, Educational robotics, Learning analytics, Maker education, Open educational resources, Self-regulated learning, STEM AUDIENCE: Educational Manager, Pedagogical Institute, Policy Maker, Researcher, Startup LEVELS: EPFL, Primary, Secondary, Special needs school TEAMS: CAPE, CEDE, CHILI, LEARN, ML4ED, MOBOTS, REACT
Learning Companion
Based on the theoretical concepts and recommendations of the book "Learning to study" (Tormey & Hardebolle, 2017), the Learning Companion is a web-based tool developed for EPFL …
THEMES: Open educational resources AUDIENCE: Teacher LEVELS: Secondary, University TEAMS: CAPE
3T PLAY Tangible objects for developing Transversal skills in Technical universities
The 3T PLAY team will identify educational settings which allow the creation and testing of new pedagogical design and the roll-out of manipulatives in the context of transversal skills learning in EPFL courses.
THEMES: Experiential learning, Inquiry learning, Project-based learning, Self-regulated learning, STEM, Transversal skills AUDIENCE: Educational Manager, General Public, LEARN Member, Pedagogical Institute, Researcher, Student, Teacher, Teacher Trainer LEVELS: EPFL, University TEAMS: CAPE, LEARN
National Research Programme (NRP77): Assessing computational thinking skills
Computational thinking is the ability to break down problems into their different parts, to develop solution strategies and to present these in a way that can be understood and executed both by humans and computers. Computational thinking is recognized as a central element in various national and cantonal education strategies. Unfortunately, very few tools are...
THEMES: Collaborative learning, Computational thinking, Digital skills, Learning analytics AUDIENCE: Teacher LEVELS: Primary TEAMS: LEARN, MOBOTS
Cellulo
In the Educational Robotics projects, we aim to design and build novel human robot interactions for learning. We work with our Cellulo robots, that make tangible what is intangible in learning, and social robots that mediate learning activities.
THEMES: Educational robotics AUDIENCE: Educational Manager, Student, Teacher LEVELS: Primary, Secondary TEAMS: CHILI
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International Outreach
International outreach is part of EPFL’s DNA in many aspects such as its diverse community or its internationally recognized research. The Education Outreach Department (SPE) is committed to …
Computational thinking, Digital skills, Experiential learning, STEM, Transversal skills
Interface With Schools
Through various internal and external collaborations, the Interface with schools and institutions, and more specifically the Interface Gymnase-EPFL managed by the Education Outreach Department (SPE), …
The teams in LEARN provided support for teachers at different levels in their efforts to setup and constantly adapt their distance and blended teaching. LEARN teams worked with teachers to face the …
Blended learning, Digital skills, Open educational resources
ASPIRE
Graasp for open evidence-based research in digital education.
Blended learning, Learning analytics, Open educational resources
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, …
Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Open Educational Platforms (OEPs) are playing a key role in strengthening digitalization in higher education. Up to now, their development and deployment have …
Digital skills, Open educational resources
MOOC Factory
In the span of a single decade, EPFL has produced more than 140 courses that have attracted 3’000’000 registrations. We now look at leveraging video resources produced in 2020.
MOOCs
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 …
Collaborative learning, Computational thinking, Digital skills, Learning analytics
The Swiss National EdTech Testbed Program
The Swiss National EdTech Testbed Program is an initiative designed to support the digital transformation in education with appropriate technological solutions.
Digital skills
Research on Education in Times of Covid-19
The two main questions our research teams dealt with concerning covid-19 and education were: How does distance teaching during lockdown affect students and teachers? How can we collect the evidence …
Blended learning
Cellulo
The Cellulo robots allow visualizing in a tangible manner what is intangible in learning, and mediating learning activities.
Educational robotics
iHub4Schools
Accelerating digital innovation in schools through Regional Innovation Hubs and a whole-school mentoring model.
Digital skills, Learning analytics, Open educational resources