The three year CPDLab project, started in 2011, aims to improve the quality of ICT-related Continuing Professional Development available to teachers, school leaders and other school staff and help schools become effective learning environments by offering a portfolio of training courses.
The new issue of eLearning Papers explores the possibilities which the new platforms and social networks practices provide for teaching and learning. The new issue features 6 articles on the implementation of social networking supporting education.
The EDEN annual conference 2011 is going to take place in Dublin, Ireland from 19 to 22nd of June under the heading of Learning and Sustainability – the new ecosystem of innovation and knowledge. The call for papers is open.
Seventy-five per cent of Swiss students have to work to finance their studies, and the work-study combination could be affecting their health, a study by the Swiss Statistical Office shows. Compared with five years ago, they have less to live on.
The European Commission has declared 2011 as the European Year of Volunteering under the motto "Volunteer Make a difference". Many events, exhibitions, live demonstrations and other activities will be taking place throughout Europe during the year.
provides information for teachers, students, and parents who may be
- looking for a teaching job in Switzerland;
- planning to study at a Swiss university;
- looking to enrol a child in a Swiss school.
offers overviews of the Swiss education system from pre-school level to continuing education as well as of important Swiss educational institutions and key players in the field.
addresses teachers in Switzerland who take an interest in educational institutions and projects at an international level. It also offers the possibility of finding schools for international projects of collaboration.
