Projects
iSTEM, a support cell for schools in STEM didactics (iSTEM). University of Antwerp
Media based education with Media Didactica. University of Antwerp
Learning in Byzantium: a socio-literary study of Greek didactic poetry in the 11th and 12th century Ghent University
Didactic poetry was a popular genre in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. After a lull in production between the 6th and 10th century, we see a resurgence of Greek didactic poetry in the 11th and 12th century, related to the political and socio-cultural circumstances of the Byzantine empire. Many works written in these two centuries have not been published yet, and those that have are largely understudied. As such, our knowledge of Byzantine ...
Heritage education as didactic method for controversial (and sensitive) topics in secondary education in Flanders Ghent University
History didactic/public history research on the link between heritage education and the didactic treatment of controversial (and sensitive) topics in secondary education in Flanders. The research question focuses on the use of heritage in the classroom to make controversial topics easier to discuss during history class.
The research consists of three core components. Firstly, the development of teaching packages in which working with ...
Generating or restricting change for sustainability transitions – A didactic study of the effects of emotions in sustainability-related learning processes. (SUSTEMO) Ghent University
This project aims to gain insight into the role of emotions in learning processes in the context of sustainability transitions (STs). While it is acknowledged that emotions play an important role in STs as well as in education and learning about sustainability issues, there is a lack of detailed, empirically grounded knowledge about how emotions become manifest in ST-related learning, how they are handled by educators, and how this influences ...
Teaching with screen and pencil. Refinement of the didactic framework and methodology for teaching architectural freehand drawing via the online platform Sketch Atlas (SA) in the context of secondary schools in the arts. Hasselt University
Multimedia learning with video - Didactic success factors to master psychomotor skills in health professional education KU Leuven
Psychomotor nursing skills are inherent to health professional education in nursing, midwifery, and medicine. These skills are of varying complexity, requiring the student to perform physical movements efficiently and effectively, with the necessary speed, accuracy, and underlying reasoning. Learning to master these skills requires an optimal didactic approach that promotes retention and transfer. Multimedia learning with video provides an ...
Developing and validating didactic teaching methods in chemistry education: focus on the (pedagogical) knowledge acquisition of students within the concept 'chemical reaction'. KU Leuven
Developing and validating didactic teaching methods in chemistry education: focus on the (pedagogical) knowledge acquisition of students within the concept 'chemical reaction'. KU Leuven
This project has two aims: a. To conduct and report didactic research within the field of educating the concept ‘chemical reaction’. b. To develop and implement innovative, off- and online, experiments to be used by students in a secondary school (16-18 years old). Digital material, f.i. Pasco, will be used. Study days at the KULeuven are developed on the basis of the latest follow-up in the scientific literature and the social needs. During ...