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Meet Our Members (III): Vasilis Manassakis and Giorgos Panselinas from the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Crete.

We continue our "Meet Our Members" section with Vasilis Manassakis and Giorgos Panselinas from the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Crete. Could you tell us a little bit about your organisation’s mission? (Vasilis M.) Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education in Crete, is a large educational organization in Greece which is responsible for [...]

October 3rd, 2017|News|

CRISS step by step – CRISS Members at Barcelona

After last July’s meeting in London, it was time to meet in Barcelona to continue making headway on the tasks assigned to each CRISS member. The project is advancing very well and the group brought their ideas together to further define the theoretical model for the acquisition of digital competences in primary and secondary education. [...]

September 28th, 2017|News|

Are our students 100% digital natives?

Contrary to popular belief, today’s young students are not as digitally savvy as they seem to be. Of course they are familiar with various devices and basic operations like moving around Social Networks and downloading videos and music. Unfortunately these skills are not enough to deal with the demands of both academic and working environments, [...]

September 19th, 2017|Digital skills, News|

Meet Our Members (I): Lourdes Guàrdia from UOC

We start our "Meet Our Members" section with Lourdes Guàrdia from UOC. Could you tell us a little bit about your organisation’s mission? The UOC is an innovative university rooted in Catalonia and open to the world. It offers people lifelong learning to help them and society advance, while carrying out research into the knowledge [...]

September 14th, 2017|News|

Innovation in Education: Two leaders speak

Here in CRISS we are very focused on the most influential ideas in educational innovation from leaders in the sector. We recommend two TED talks: Sal Khan and Rita Pierson both share some important findings from their careers and backgrounds.  In this first Ted Talk, Sal Khan the founder of the groundbreaking Khan Academy which has [...]

August 9th, 2017|News|

CRISS step by step – CRISS Members at London meeting

From July 3 to July 5, all members of the CRISS project met in London to share progress in each of their tasks. The meetings on different days dealt with the theoretical framework and technical framework of CRISS. It was discussed how the theoretical framework of the DigComp is developed and certified through the learning platform. Part of the agenda was also the CRISS certification system.

July 10th, 2017|News|