CC-BY, Unsplash From Mastery Learning to Digital Personalisation The mastery learning model, theorised by Benjamin Bloom in the 1960s, postulates that every student can achieve high levels of learning if they are provided with the necessary time, methods and support. However, the practical implementation of this pedagogical model...
CC-BY, provided by author The “Feel the FemPower Limassol” event successfully brought together academia and industry experts to discuss and address gender inequalities in the sector of clean energy transition. The event took place online on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. The event was organised by the Cyprus University of...
CC-BY, Unsplash STEM has a gender problem. Some fields have it worse than others; women tend to outnumber men in biological fields, for example, but in medicine, engineering and essentially all areas of tech, men far outnumber women. Steps must be taken to address this issue. But, as is...
CC-BY, provided by author Introduction The teaching and spreading of new technologies is not an easy task and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (N&N) are, by no means, no exception; N&N deal with highly complex phenomena, seasoned with a dense and very specific terminology, usually in English. It is mandatory to...
CC-BY, provided by author Introduction The aim of this 3-month interdisciplinary project was to inspire students in grades 11 and 12 (focusing on girls), to become interested in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) by combining STEM, Space and Environmental Education. Students engaged in a blended learning environment,...
The FeSTEM community platform (https://festem.network/) was developed as part of the FeSTEM project (https://festemproject.eu/) that is co-funded by the Erasmus+ program. It is an e-mentoring platform that aims to link Higher Education (HE) students in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with experienced mentors in the field. More specifically,...
The COVID-19 time has brought many challenges in several institutions including schools. Change in education brings along ‘loss, anxiety, and struggle’ (Marris, 1975). However, I believe teachers are among the first ones to be responding to this new reality and giving a lasting contribution to students, their schools, and...
Education systems in most European countries face the same challenge: how to raise the level of scientific literacy, including reasoning in STEM subjects. In addition, students’ rhetorical skills – argumentation, oral presentation – are insufficient, which leads to inaccurate use of language and susceptibility to ‘fake news’. The EU...