Engaging Students in Sustainable Science Education

This book explores innovative approaches to science education that promote student engagement with sustainability issues. It brings together international research and classroom practices that aim to help students not only learn scientific concepts but also apply them in real-world contexts, particularly in addressing environmental and societal challenges.

Teacher Education in South Africa and Germany

Since its emergence in medieval Europe, the idea of a university has developed and expanded continuously. Today, universities are drivers of progress and innovation as well as hotspots of dynamic international knowledge exchange. Motivated by the aim of providing both learners and educators for a globally interconnected world, universities are massively strengthening their internationalization …

Is Online Technology the Hope in Uncertain Times for Higher Education?

Significant technological challenges are affecting societies across the world and online technology continues to assume a pivotal place in all organizations: commercial and noncommercial, governmental and non-governmental, and all forms of education. The reasons for this are threefold. First, the normal evolution of digital technology is highly competitive. Well-resourced global corporations s…

Blended Learning and Teaching in Higher Education An International Perspective

Blended learning is not a new topic for educational research in Higher Education (HE). However, before the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, blended learning was studied by a “niche” of researchers and educators interested in technology integration in teaching and learning. It was not difficult to meet HE professionals who had never or had only poorly reflected on the topic of how to …

PURSUING TRUTH

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The Human Rights-Based Approach to STEM Education

This book is the outcome of a joint effort over several years to develop an understanding of and a framework for science education as a human right. The idea was born at the first International Symposium on Human Rights and Equality in STEM Education, which took place at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of the Sciences on October 1 , 2018, in Berlin. We, the editors, prepared and organized this s…

Inventive Minds

We have some preconceived ideas about genius—that it is a divine mystery, a gift given to just a few, something both inexplicable and inaccessible to ordinary people. Marvin Minsky was a recognized genius, but it was the nature of his particular form of genius to question the very idea of innate talent and apti- tude and the mystifications that surround it. To Marvin, the idea that the mind (…

Learning Analytics: a Metacognitive Tool to Engage Students

The problem addressed by this research is based on the fact that little research has been conducted so far to understand how learners learn in today’s open and networked learning environments and how learners, educators, institutions, and researchers can best support this process.

Arts in Nature with Children and Young People

This book explores how engaging with the arts in natural environments can support the wellbeing, development, and health equity of children and young people. Through interdisciplinary case studies and practical guidance, it demonstrates how creative experiences in nature foster emotional, social, and environmental awareness, promoting more sustainable and inclusive education practices.

Digital Disruption in Teaching and Testing

This book offers a significant contribution to the growing conversation about the role of big data in education. It presents a multidisciplinary approach, featuring diverse perspectives from international scholars and industry experts. The chapters engage in both research- and industry-informed discussions on the integration of big data in education, particularly concerning large-scale and ongo…