The European Schoolnet is delighted to have participated in the Media & Learning Conference 2016. We would like to kindly thank everyone who visited our stand to learn more about our work, projects and publications

Brussels, 11 March 2016 Our societies face many global challenges such as climate change, health, pollution, resources depletion. Science can contribute to solving them. With that aim in mind, the European Commission recently pushed forward the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) to foster and facilitate research and innovation in an inclusive, societally-oriented way.

Being able to collaborate effectively is a valuable 21st century skill, yet teaching about or through collaboration remains rare in schools because of a lack of understanding of what real collaboration in an educational setting means, and because existing policy conditions do not always enable it to flourish.

Chromebooks have rapidly established themselves as a popular purchase in schools in some countries. To have a closer look at the use of Chromebooks in schools, a collaboration between European Schoolnet, Acer and Google for Education, explored the impact of Acer Chromebooks and the associated Google tools on both pedagogical and administrative processes in the classroom and school.

Recommendations from the e-Skills Manifesto on why digital skills in education are a priority.

Teaching students not only knowledge but also support the development of their key competences is seen as vital for their success in today's society and employment market. Still, the assessment of these competences is a challenge.