Published inEd-Tech Talks·Dec 16, 20225 great gamification tools to make your lessons interactiveThanks to gamification, learning can be fun, exciting and useful at the same time. It can help teachers to make their lessons more interactive to engage their students. There are a wide variety of online tools to create a great learning environment. Gamification means using game thinking and game design…Inclusion4 min readInclusion4 min read
Published inEd-Tech Talks·Dec 14, 2022Combining History and STEAM — Why and How? A Concrete ExampleNowadays, History, Science and Math classes are still taught in a very compartmentalised way. Each teacher focuses mostly on their own field without making links with others very often. Both in the classroom and in general society’s mind, History and scientific subjects are pretty much opposed to one another. Some…Inclusion5 min readInclusion5 min read
Published inEd-Tech Talks·Nov 4, 2022Experiential Learning and its Uses in the ClassroomWhen an adult reflects back on their school year, what are the moments or materials that come to mind first? Well, try it yourself and chances are, the materials you remember most are linked to at least one of those factors: A strong emotion. A concrete experiment or a manipulation…Education5 min readEducation5 min read
Nov 3, 2022How Digitalization can overcome language barriersThe Digital Age Our current life is linked to many different digital products and technologies. Many processes in our everyday lives are being automated, meetings are often taking place and even schools rely more on online learning environments, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is not surprising that we…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Oct 28, 2022Rethinking Homework for Better LearningHomework is a long-standing education tradition, viewed as a positive practice and widely accepted as part of the student routine, that until recently, has barely been questioned. In 2020, when students switched to work entirely from home, the need to revaluate homework became even more pressing. …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Oct 26, 2022« Participatory Stories »: another way to teach literacyThe foundation of literacy hinges on mastering the basic skills of reading and writing — if a child can comprehend a piece of text he/is reading and then be able to write their own, they’re well on their way to writing a novel, pitching a screenplay for a movie, hosting…Inclusion3 min readInclusion3 min read
Published inEd-Tech Talks·Jan 25, 2022Why microlearning is so effective in the digital ageAre you looking for a better way to reach learners who always seem to have a piece of technology in their hands? Look no further than microlearning. Microlearning consists of small and concise learning units for students to study at their convenience. Reducing the quantity of information makes the content…Microlearning4 min readMicrolearning4 min read
Nov 19, 2021Curtain call — BIBLIODOS and its eBooksAs the winter slowly comes, so does the end of a beautiful project. Almost two years after the conversation that sparked the beginning of an innovative and challenging project, the BIBLIODOS partnership is ready to say goodbye. With more than 18 adapted eBooks, series of pedagogical dossiers and practical sheets…E Book Reader3 min readE Book Reader3 min read
Nov 9, 2021Can video games foster empathy?According to Farber and Schrier (2017), video games can support socio-emotional learning (SEL) and skills. The ability to be empathetic is a social awareness competency, particularly for youth. To discuss whether video games can help in fostering empathy, we should first define what empathy is. What is empathy? Empathy can be defined in…Videogames5 min readVideogames5 min read
Oct 7, 2021Which benefits can virtual museums bring to education ?According to the 2018 PISA results, there is an overall persistent underachievement in mathematics and science among European secondary school students. Even though performances in mathematics remained stable, performances in science deteriorated further. …Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read