sebastian schwaebe

DATALIT – Kickoff Meeting

The Datalit project – A joint research project to spread Data Literacy at the interface of higher education and business – aims to create the basis for the integration of data literacy as a transversal theme in potentially all university courses by identifying and developing common curricula and innovative teaching and learning approaches. Based on a 4-step approach (blended learning, development of training resources, piloting of methodology and validated competences in relation to data literacy), the project focuses on three…

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Dedalus – Kickoff in Palermo

The Dedalus project – DEveloping DAta Literacy courses for University Students – aims to equip students with the necessary skills to meet future digital challenges and create added value for the companies and industries in which they will be employed. At the same time, by providing CPD qualifications for university professionals, it will develop the digital literacy skills of educators and enable them to transfer these skills into their practice. The kick-off meeting was hosted by the CNR (Italian National…

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T4SD – Kickoff

T4SD – Time 4 Sustainable Development In January 2020, the T4SD project had its official kick-off meeting in Loughborough, UK. With a similar focus as the T4S project, the follow-up project T4SD aims to support organisations and companies with regard to the 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and the improvement of CSR commitment towards them. The team from 6 European nations will develop new methods and contents in the following 2 years, make them available and support companies in the…

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PRACTICE – Update

Update on the Practice Radicalisation Prevention Programme During the last month, the “Practice Programme for the Prevention of Radicalisation” has been adapted and developed in detail to create a high value programme, a structure that is easy to apply in different teaching situations and that can cover the needs of the partner countries. This collection consists of 14 different modules, divided into two parts – a collection of methods and strategies for teachers and a portfolio of non-formal education activities.…

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T4S – Programme development – 4.5 intensive working days in Turin, Italy

October 2019 – during the first pilot phase of the T4S approach, almost a whole week was spent testing, re-creating, adapting and modifying the system. Each partner + one expert (per country) in the field of CSR have tested the concept over a long period of days in order to check the developed methods and adapt them if necessary. As a reminder: the T4S approach aims at a training concept with innovative methods and tools in the field of cooperative…

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PRACTICE – Summer school training in Citta di Castello

At the beginning of September, the Practice Team met in Citta di Castello, Italy, to test and adapt the material developed and the methods of the program for the prevention of radicalization. During an intensive five-day exchange and test phase, the partners there helped to develop a program that aims to prevent radicalism through critical thinking. The mixed group of trainers, teachers, social workers, module and content developers and stakeholders used all their experience and expertise to produce high quality…

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PRACTICE – Upcoming Summer School in Italy

On the basis of the comparative research report, the Practice Partnership developed the programme on the prevention of radicalisation. The programme is divided into two different parts: a collection of different methods and strategies for teachers as theoretical background and support and a collection of different modules with a variety of activities that can be used in the classroom. Each partner used their expertise to design and develop a specific module, which in the end resulted in 14 specific aspects…

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PRACTICE – short Update on the project

Update -In the period from April to July, the practice partnership completed the comparative research report on the situation regarding the prevention of radicalisation in schools. Detailed desk research and an intensive field research phase – involving 40 schools, 63 teachers and 27 stakeholders in 6 countries – resulted in a comprehensive report containing the most important findings. The comparative research report is now available online on the Practice website.

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PRACTICE – 2nd transantional meeting in Liverpool

Update – The second PACTICE meeting took place in Liverpool at the beginning of April. The project PRACTICE – Preventing Radicalism through Critical Thinking Competences – will, among other things, develop an innovative, EU-wide programme for the prevention of radicalism in school education. The main objective of the second meeting was to exchange and finalize the field research, to provide an intensive phase of interviews with teachers and stakeholders and to provide a comprehensive and detailed basis for the further…

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T4S – Research and Progress

The process of developing a good research pattern – During the last month, the T4S team focused on developing a research pattern, which included detailed desk research, a survey focusing on CSR practices in partner countries and interviews with selected experts. Already during this development process, the focus group was defined to the stakeholders who can actually implement the T4S approach – the employees in companies. With these final beneficiaries, the approach was developed into a unique concept. A first…

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