![]() ![]() Pit-Ten Cate, Ineke ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2023, March 01) Detailed reference viewed: 56 (1 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() in Willemse, Martijn (Ed.) EAPRIL 2022 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (2023, March) The Bachelor in Educational Sciences (BScE) at the University of Luxembourg offers a thorough and demanding teacher training program that combines academic and practical knowledge. As in many other ... [more ▼] The Bachelor in Educational Sciences (BScE) at the University of Luxembourg offers a thorough and demanding teacher training program that combines academic and practical knowledge. As in many other initial teacher training programs, internships are a key part of each semester in the BScE. In the face of the COVID-19 health crisis, this essential part of our teacher training program could not be maintained. Indeed, the schools were closed, and the pupils were taught at a distance by their teachers. We therefore had to quickly innovate and set up alternative learning activities that best met the objectives of the internships. We thus asked our students to design and produce educational videos, in dyads, for the country's schools. The aim was to enable our students to develop the necessary skills to produce such learning resources and to make them available to schools via the Internet. We will describe, analyse, and evaluate the solution we had to urgently put in place and the videos that were produced as a result. We will also discuss possible lessons learned that might lead to adaptations in our training program. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 27 (0 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2022, November 24) The Bachelor in Educational Sciences (BScE) at the University of Luxembourg offers a thorough and demanding teacher training program that combines academic and practical knowledge. As in many other ... [more ▼] The Bachelor in Educational Sciences (BScE) at the University of Luxembourg offers a thorough and demanding teacher training program that combines academic and practical knowledge. As in many other initial teacher training programs, internships are a key part of each semester in the BScE. In the face of the COVID-19 health crisis, this essential part of our teacher training program could not be maintained. Indeed, the schools were closed, and the pupils were taught at a distance by their teachers. We therefore had to quickly innovate and set up alternative learning activities that best met the objectives of the internships. We thus asked our students to design and produce educational videos, in dyads, for the country's schools. The aim was to enable our students to develop the necessary skills to produce such learning resources and to make them available to schools via the Internet. We will describe, analyse and evaluate the scheme and the videos that were produced. We will also discuss possible lessons learned that might lead to adaptations in our training program. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 26 (2 UL)![]() ![]() Busana, Gilbert ![]() ![]() in Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET); Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques (SCRIPT) (Eds.) Luxembourg National Education Report 2021 (2021) The primary goal of this report is to introduce the research strand associated with the pre-service fundamental school teacher training programme at the University of Luxembourg. Below we provide a brief ... [more ▼] The primary goal of this report is to introduce the research strand associated with the pre-service fundamental school teacher training programme at the University of Luxembourg. Below we provide a brief history of the Bachelor en Sciences de l’Éducation (BScE) programme; outline the evolution of the admission process over the last 10 years; briefly profile pre-service candidates relative to admissions into the programme; and finally provide a closer look at those admitted into the BScE programme over the past decade. In section 1, the substantive results focus on all candidates over this time period, and then only the admitted candidates in section 2. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 41 (1 UL)![]() ![]() Busana, Gilbert ![]() ![]() in Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET); Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l‘Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques (SCRIPT) (Eds.) Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg 2021 (2021) This factsheet gives an overview of the fundamental school teacher programme at the University of Luxembourg. It shows admissions to the Bachelor en Sciences de l'Éducation (BScE) programme over the last ... [more ▼] This factsheet gives an overview of the fundamental school teacher programme at the University of Luxembourg. It shows admissions to the Bachelor en Sciences de l'Éducation (BScE) programme over the last ten years. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 47 (2 UL)![]() ![]() Busana, Gilbert ![]() ![]() in Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET); Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques (SCRIPT), (Eds.) Rapport national sur l’éducation au Luxembourg 2021 (2021) This factsheet gives an overview of the fundamental school teacher programme at the University of Luxembourg. It shows admissions to the Bachelor en Sciences de l'Éducation (BScE) programme over the last ... [more ▼] This factsheet gives an overview of the fundamental school teacher programme at the University of Luxembourg. It shows admissions to the Bachelor en Sciences de l'Éducation (BScE) programme over the last ten years. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 45 (1 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() Presentation (2021, December 07) Detailed reference viewed: 58 (1 UL)![]() ![]() Rivas, Salvador ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2021, September 02) In 2016, UNESCO estimated that 24.4 million primary school teachers and another 44.4 million secondary school teachers were needed to provide every child in the world access to education. Widespread ... [more ▼] In 2016, UNESCO estimated that 24.4 million primary school teachers and another 44.4 million secondary school teachers were needed to provide every child in the world access to education. Widespread teacher shortages have led researchers to investigate what motivates candidates to become teachers and to remain in the profession (see for example Watt et al., 2012). Luxembourg is no exception, in 2019 for example, the government wanted to hire 320 new teachers at the fundamental school level; however, only 63 graduates from the country’s main teacher training programme at the University of Luxembourg took the required state exam to join the teaching ranks. The country needs 300 to 400 new fundamental schoolteachers per year to keep up with population growth. To help address this need, we draw on 10 years of admissions data (exam performance and noncognitive indicators) collected from candidates seeking entry to the University of Luxembourg’s teacher training programme. Our study investigates the major correlates, similarities and differences, between candidates that never-registered, i.e., candidates that after being admitted never start the programme; drop-outs, i.e., students that start but never finish; and of course, those that persist until completion. While circumstances may differ between these types of candidates, the first two nevertheless took-up the place that someone else who could have finished and possibly become a teacher. In light of the pressing need for more teachers, this study identifies important factors associated with showing up and staying in the programme until the end. Policy implications are described and discussed. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 127 (8 UL)![]() Pit-Ten Cate, Ineke ![]() ![]() ![]() in Frontiers in Education (2021), 6 Cross-border migration leads to a diversification of societies, which is reflected in the education system, where classrooms are composed of students with heterogeneous cultural, linguistic, socio ... [more ▼] Cross-border migration leads to a diversification of societies, which is reflected in the education system, where classrooms are composed of students with heterogeneous cultural, linguistic, socio-economic characteristics. However, this diversity is only to a limited extent reflected in the teacher population, even though teachers from different backgrounds can bring specific intercultural competencies, have more positive attitudes toward multicultural heterogeneity and act as role models. To facilitate the diversification of the teaching profession, it is imperative that the cohorts of students entering teacher education programs represent the diversity of societies, however studies have shown students with migration background or from families with lower socio-economic status are underrepresented in such programs. This study considered the demographic constellation of applicants for admission into the teacher education program in Luxembourg (2015-2019) and investigated to what extent the admission process (dis)advantages certain groups. Results revealed that although applications come from diverse backgrounds, proficiency in the country´s native languages poses a disadvantage for students with migration background. In addition, applicants coming from more privileged families stand a better chance of being admitted. Results are interpreted within the framework of social mobility and social reproduction. Implications for the admission to the teachers education program are discussed. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 124 (10 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2020, November 13) Le Bachelor en Sciences de l’Education (BScE) de l’Université du Luxembourg propose une formation approfondie et exigeante alliant savoir académique et pratique. Ils sont formés pour enseigner dans tous ... [more ▼] Le Bachelor en Sciences de l’Education (BScE) de l’Université du Luxembourg propose une formation approfondie et exigeante alliant savoir académique et pratique. Ils sont formés pour enseigner dans tous les cycles de l’école fondamentale, dans les classes de la voie de préparation et dans le contexte d’élèves à besoins éducatifs spécifiques au Luxembourg. Comme dans de nombreuses autres formations initiales des enseignants, le temps de terrain (ou stage) représente un moment clé de chaque semestre dans le BScE. Face à la crise sanitaire du COVID-19, ce dispositif de formation à la pratique pédagogique n’a pas pu être conservé. En effet, les écoles étaient fermées, les élèves étaient scolarisés à distance par leur enseignant. Nous avons donc dû rapidement innover et mettre en place des activités d’apprentissage alternatives qui correspondaient au mieux aux objectifs visés par les temps de terrain. Nous avons ainsi demandé à nos étudiants de concevoir et produire, en dyades, des vidéos pédagogiques à destination des écoles du pays. Le but était de permettre à nos étudiants de développer les compétences nécessaires pour réaliser de telles ressources d’apprentissage et de de les mettre à disposition des écoles via Internet. Nous allons décrire, analyser et évaluer le dispositif mis en place, ainsi que les vidéos qui ont été produite. Nous allons également discuter des éventuelles leçons apprises qui conduiront à des adaptations dans notre formation. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 123 (5 UL)![]() Kreis, Yves ![]() ![]() in Mein, Georg; Pause, Johannes (Eds.) Self and Society in the Corona Crisis: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences (2020) The COVID-19 public health crisis and the subsequent confinement induced a series of profound changes to teaching and learning in education all over the world (Lancker and Parolin 2020). Mid-March 2020 ... [more ▼] The COVID-19 public health crisis and the subsequent confinement induced a series of profound changes to teaching and learning in education all over the world (Lancker and Parolin 2020). Mid-March 2020, the University of Luxembourg also switched from on-campus classes to schooling at home for all courses. This transition was more or less smooth for the teaching staff and the students. In this paper, we present our reflections, as lecturers in the “Bachelor en Sciences de l’Éducation”, on how we adapted three courses and the internships, which could not happen as usual. We describe and discuss which aspects of our teaching approaches and the settings within which we have been working so far, might have contributed to a rather successful response to the current health crisis. The insights gained via these forced changes are discussed in terms of lessons learned for future instructional design decisions. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 378 (18 UL)![]() ; Reuter, Robert ![]() in Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (2020, June 23), 2020(1), 315-322 In this article, we present the objectives and first achievements of the PIAF project supported by the European Union and aiming at developing computational and algorithmic thinking in basic education ... [more ▼] In this article, we present the objectives and first achievements of the PIAF project supported by the European Union and aiming at developing computational and algorithmic thinking in basic education. This project brings together researchers in educational sciences and computer science from four countries (Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg) around the theme of teacher training. More concretely, the aim is to define a framework (competency framework, pedagogical scenarios) enabling teachers to (i) appropriate the concept of computational and algorithmic thinking and (ii) implement learning activities that promote the development of this kind of thinking in children. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 174 (33 UL)![]() Busana, Gilbert ![]() Poster (2020, February 06) Dans cet article, nous présentons les objectifs et premières réalisations du projet PIAF soutenu par l’Union Européenne et visant à développer l’apprentissage de la pensée informatique et algorithmique ... [more ▼] Dans cet article, nous présentons les objectifs et premières réalisations du projet PIAF soutenu par l’Union Européenne et visant à développer l’apprentissage de la pensée informatique et algorithmique dans l’enseignement fondamental. Ce projet rassemble des chercheur·e·s en sciences de l’éducation et en informatique, provenant de quatre pays (Allemagne, Belgique, France et Luxembourg), autour du thème de la formation des enseignant·e·s. Plus concrètement, il s’agit de définir un cadre (référentiel de compétences, scénarios pédagogiques) permettant aux enseignant·e·s de (i) s’approprier le concept de pensée informatique et algorithmique et de (ii) mettre en œuvre des activités d’apprentissage favorisant le développement de cette pensée chez l’enfant. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 135 (22 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2019, November 27) Based on previous experiences in preparing future teachers for technology integration (Reuter & Busana, 2017), and based on the recommendations from Kolb’s (2017) Triple E framework about effective uses ... [more ▼] Based on previous experiences in preparing future teachers for technology integration (Reuter & Busana, 2017), and based on the recommendations from Kolb’s (2017) Triple E framework about effective uses of ICT in education, we have adapted the Educational Technology course in our Initial Teacher Training. Over the years, we have indeed observed that, when given the choice of the type of technology integration strategies, many students designed ICT-based learning and teaching scenarios that implemented a rather teacher-centred teaching model (Roblyer & Doering, 2013). These scenarios were often far from innovative nor did they implement the disruptive potential of ICT in education (Christensen, Horn & Johnson, 2008). In the winter semester 2018-2019 we thus decided to ask our students to design and develop constructivist technology integration scenarios. We assessed the success of this adaptation with the help of our own observations, the semester reports produced by our students and their answers to an end-of-semester course evaluation. In general, we saw that students were able to design rather attractive constructivist learning activities. We also observed that our students were quite surprised that such activities do not require complicated and expensive tools, but that they can be implemented with standard productivity tools. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 148 (14 UL)![]() Busana, Gilbert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2019, November 22) Nous enseignions depuis quelques années un cours de première année sur "l'éducation à l'ère numérique", dans la formation initiale des futur-e-s enseignant-e-s du fondamental, sous forme d’un cours ... [more ▼] Nous enseignions depuis quelques années un cours de première année sur "l'éducation à l'ère numérique", dans la formation initiale des futur-e-s enseignant-e-s du fondamental, sous forme d’un cours magistral afin de véhiculer certaines connaissances théoriques et pratiques dans ce domaine. Cependant, nous avons observé au cours des dernières années que (1) de nombreux étudiants échouaient à l'examen et que (2) beaucoup d'entre eux, lorsqu'ils étaient en 4e année, avaient oublié la plupart des fondements. Ces considérations nous ont amenés à repenser et à remanier nos méthodes d'enseignement et notre façon d'évaluer les résultats d'apprentissage des étudiant-e-s. Après une première implémentation de notre nouvelle approche pédagogique combinant diverses méthodes actives d'apprentissage au semestre d’hiver 2018 (décrite et réfléchie dans Reuter & Busana, 2018), nous avons effectué quelques modifications basées (a) sur nos propres observations et réflexions ainsi que (b) sur les commentaires des étudiant-e-s tirées de l’évaluation du cours (organisée par notre université). Dès à présent, plutôt que de les faire travailler sur de « grandes questions » (c.-à-d. des questions pour lesquelles il n'y a pas de réponses simples et faciles à consulter) au cours des séances en présentiel, nous demandons maintenant à nos étudiant-e-s (1) de construire individuellement des connaissances en amont du séminaire sur base de ressources fournies ou tirés de recherches bibliographiques autonomes ; (2) de les présenter, discuter et développer de manière collaborative en petits groupes pendant les séminaires ; puis (3) de les partager et discuter avec nous et leurs pairs et finalement (4) de les conserver dans un portfolio numérique personnel. L’évaluation des apprentissages des étudiant-e-s est effectuée à l’aide de ce portfolio numérique en fin de semestre. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 164 (16 UL)![]() ![]() Busana, Gilbert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2018, November 23) Étant donné (1) le besoin d'enseignants désireux et capables de concevoir et de mettre en œuvre de façon fondée et réfléchie des pratiques techno-pédagogiques dans les écoles et (2) la rareté actuelle des ... [more ▼] Étant donné (1) le besoin d'enseignants désireux et capables de concevoir et de mettre en œuvre de façon fondée et réfléchie des pratiques techno-pédagogiques dans les écoles et (2) la rareté actuelle des utilisations stratégiques des TIC dans les écoles au Luxembourg, le manque de compétences déclarées et la faible confiance des enseignants lorsqu'il s'agit d'enseigner avec les TIC (Reuter, Busana & Linckels, 2016), nous avons conçu, mis en œuvre et testé, dans la formation initiale des futurs enseignants de l’enseignement fondamental, une approche par projet pour le développement de compétences TICE. Nous demandons aux étudiants (1) d'explorer activement des problèmes pédagogiques réels, (2) de passer en revue les solutions pédagogiques existantes et les technologies potentiellement utiles, (3) de développer un scénario pédagogique original enrichi par les TIC et ayant une valeur ajoutée projetée selon le modèle SAMR (Puentedura, 2013), (4) de le mettre en œuvre dans un contexte scolaire réel, (5) de documenter, analyser et évaluer les activités d'apprentissage et d'enseignement mises en pratique, (6) de réfléchir sur base de connaissances scientifiques et de sagesses pédagogiques existantes et (7) de rapporter, par écrit et oralement, leurs expériences à un public authentique de pairs et de membres de la communauté scolaire. L'ensemble du processus a pour but d'engager les étudiants, de les faire travailler sur un projet dont ils sont les auteurs, de favoriser la collaboration, de mettre en place des apprentissages authentiques et orientés vers la pratique professionnelle et de leur permettre d'appliquer concrètement des concepts théoriques, comme la taxonomie des objectifs d'apprentissage de Bloom (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001), la taxonomie des événements d'apprentissage et d'enseignement (Verpoorten, Poumay & Leclercq, 2008) et les stratégies d'intégration technologique (Roblyer & Doering, 2012). [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 354 (20 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2018, November 13) We had been teaching a first-year course on “education in the digital age” as a lecture for a few years. However, we have observed, over the last years, that (1) many students failed to pass the exam and ... [more ▼] We had been teaching a first-year course on “education in the digital age” as a lecture for a few years. However, we have observed, over the last years, that (1) many students failed to pass the exam and (2) that a lot of them, when in their 4th year, had forgotten most of these theoretical foundations. These considerations have driven us to rethink & redesign our teaching methods and how we assess students learning outcomes. Our pedagogical approach combines various learning & teaching methods that require students to actively and collaboratively construct meaningful knowledge and share it in a community of learners using an online digital portfolio. Overall, we are quite satisfied with our teaching approach but will have to improve our formative assessment practices and will have to set up a digital portfolio solution that is more reliable and leads to greater user satisfaction. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 133 (12 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2018, January 10) Face aux nouveaux défis qui se posent à la société-monde du 21e siècle, les « techno-prophètes » présagent que la numérisation nous aidera à améliorer l’éducation des futures générations (Dräger & Müller ... [more ▼] Face aux nouveaux défis qui se posent à la société-monde du 21e siècle, les « techno-prophètes » présagent que la numérisation nous aidera à améliorer l’éducation des futures générations (Dräger & Müller-Eiselt, 2015 ; Khan, 2013 ; Cuban, 2003). L’évaluation des apprentissages assistée par ordinateur deviendrait notamment plus efficiente, plus pratique, plus flexible, plus rapide, plus objective, plus accessible, plus sécurisée, plus juste et plus économe. Par contre celle-ci reste souvent dans la continuité de pratiques existantes (Substitution ou Augmentation dans le modèle SAMR de Ruben Puentedura, 2006), donc limitée à la reproduction de connaissances déclaratives et de procédures fixes. Les ordinateurs sont en effet mieux aptes à rapidement corriger les réponses des apprenants à des tests standardisés et fermés. De plus, pour nous la révolution numérique incarne plus un grand défi qu’une solution miracle pour l’évaluation des apprentissages (scolaires ou autres). En effet, dans un monde où la numérisation mène à une croissance exponentielle et à une diffusion ultra-rapide des informations et à leur accès de plus en plus libre et facile, il ne suffit plus d’accumuler des connaissances, ni de simplement les reproduire. Mais il faut être capable de savoir où aller chercher des informations, comment juger leur crédibilité et utilité et comment les utiliser pour résoudre des problèmes. L’évaluation des apprentissages ne pourra donc plus se limiter à mesurer la capacité des élèves à mémoriser et à reproduire des informations mais devra s’aligner sur les nouveaux objectifs d’une éducation préparant les futures générations à affronter les défis d’un monde globalisé et connecté (cf. modèle des 21st century skills; Trilling & Fadel, 2009). La question fondamentale qui se posera pour l’évaluation des apprentissages sera celle de savoir comment évaluer des compétences (savoir, savoir-faire et savoir-être) complexes, dynamiques et changeantes. La question de l’utilisation des technologies numériques à des fins d’évaluation nous semble donc secondaire par rapport à la question de la transformation de l’évaluation afin qu’elle nous permette de répondre aux défis de la révolution civilisationnelle provoquée par la présence des technologies numériques et leur expansion irrémédiable dans nos pratiques culturelles, sociales, économiques, politiques et pédagogiques quotidiennes. Dans cette communication nous ne viserons pas nécessairement à fournir des réponses toutes faites, mais à stimuler le débat sur les relations mutuelles entre révolution numérique et évaluation en milieu scolaire, en termes d’innovations évolutives ou disruptives (Christensen, Johnson & Horn, 2008). [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 286 (15 UL)![]() Pere, Maxime ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2018) Detailed reference viewed: 232 (28 UL)![]() Reuter, Robert ![]() ![]() Scientific Conference (2017, December 01) Given (1) the need for teachers who are willing and able to design, implement and reflect meaningful and successful educational technology practices in schools and (2) the current rarity of strategic uses ... [more ▼] Given (1) the need for teachers who are willing and able to design, implement and reflect meaningful and successful educational technology practices in schools and (2) the current rarity of strategic uses of ICT in education in Luxembourgish schools, the self-declared lack of competencies and the low confidence of teachers when it comes to teaching with ICT (Reuter, Busana & Linckels, 2016), we have designed, implemented and tested a project-based approach to the development of practice- oriented TPACK in pre-service teachers. Future teacher students are instructed to define an educational problem they want to solve, to explore existing pedagogical and technological solutions and to design an original solution that involves the strategic use of ICT (theoretically grounded and practically meaningful). They then have to implement the designed learning & teaching scenario in a classroom, to document the teaching & learning processes, to analyse, evaluate and to critically reflect them. Finally, they are required to write a structured report about their project and to present it to their peers and to interested teachers from schools. Overall, we observe that while most students become able to design and implement relatively meaningful educational technology practices, they still tend to feel that they are not ready to teach with technology in a more general sense, because their work was focused on one or two tools and does not give them access to a broader range of meaningful ICT-enriched teaching scenarios for their later professional career. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 178 (13 UL) |
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