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MiniOpenLab: Open Community and Hands-On Approach to Sustainable Development and STEM Education – An Innovative Approach

MiniOpenLab: Open Community and Hands-On Approach to Sustainable Development and STEM Education – An Innovative Approach

Tharrenos Bratitsis, Iro Koliakou, Arcadio Sotto Díaz, Virginia Arvaniti, Teresa Sarmento, Nuria Olga León Tobajas, Ana Barroca
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781668438619|ISBN10: 1668438615|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668438626|EISBN13: 9781668438633
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3861-9.ch004
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Bratitsis, Tharrenos, et al. "MiniOpenLab: Open Community and Hands-On Approach to Sustainable Development and STEM Education – An Innovative Approach." Handbook of Research on Integrating ICTs in STEAM Education, edited by Stefanos Xefteris, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 61-83. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3861-9.ch004

APA

Bratitsis, T., Koliakou, I., Díaz, A. S., Arvaniti, V., Sarmento, T., Tobajas, N. O., & Barroca, A. (2022). MiniOpenLab: Open Community and Hands-On Approach to Sustainable Development and STEM Education – An Innovative Approach. In S. Xefteris (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Integrating ICTs in STEAM Education (pp. 61-83). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3861-9.ch004

Chicago

Bratitsis, Tharrenos, et al. "MiniOpenLab: Open Community and Hands-On Approach to Sustainable Development and STEM Education – An Innovative Approach." In Handbook of Research on Integrating ICTs in STEAM Education, edited by Stefanos Xefteris, 61-83. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3861-9.ch004

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Abstract

Education for sustainable development and STEM education are two major EU priorities. Both should be addressed from an early age. At school, children must be motivated to learn maths and science and to imagine working in these fields, and to learn about sustainability and develop attitudes and behaviours that are in line with the UN's SD Goals. Over the past years, children have taken interest in SD and in some cases. By contrast, STEM is still regarded as difficult and unattractive by many children. Thus, it may be beneficial to couple both these fields. The project MiniOpenLabs proposes to set-up and test a different methodology with a higher prevalence of experiential learning and relying on the collaboration between science and technology organisations, enterprises, and civil society to ensure relevant and meaningful engagement of all societal actors with science and increase the uptake of science studies, citizen science initiatives and science-based careers, employability, and competitiveness.

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