MOREnet’s Immersive Learning Lab: empowering educators with technology
MOREnet’s Immersive Learning Lab, the MILL, provides teachers with the training required to effectively implement innovative, hands-on technology-focused learning strategies.
Education
Bridging 7000+ km to teach fisheries management
Fishery management experts from The Arctic University of Norway are teaching Somali students how to exploit their marine resources. The teaching collaboration features interactive live lectures allowing for two-way communication, questions and discussions.
Broadband in K-12 Schools Boosts Teaching Practices and Learning Outcomes
High-speed Internet is redefining K-12 education in the US. Studies show that learning outcomes are better when technology is integrated into pedagogically sound teaching. Two vastly different California schools are showing the power of broadband by using the same digital learning tools.
Remote music education at 10 Gbits per second
Powerful R&E connectivity enables musicians and actors to learn and perform together, although they are hundreds of kilometers apart.
Data Stewards to the rescue, please!
According to experts, the world needs Data Stewards. Estimates say, that in Europe alone 500.000 will be needed over the coming years. Research & education networks are contributing to make that happen.
Bringing the Stars Within Our Reach: California Academy of Sciences Makes Data Come to Life
Highly networked planetariums are using “domecasting” — live broadcasting a planetarium show to audiences at other planetariums — to share the latest cosmic discoveries.
Connecting Cape Town’s periphery with eduroam in public libraries
eduroam is turned on in Cape Town’s public libraries, providing wireless roaming services and free Internet access to the research and education community globally.
A universe of digital tools to help school-aged students prepare for University
The Up2University project helps school-aged students prepare for university by making the technology and the methodology that students most likely will be facing at universities available to the secondary school level.
Universities work together to bridge UK-China divide
Three UK universities had a similar, but complex, challenge when trying to set up a jointly-taught partnership with a Chinese university, starting in 2016–17.