Engage Consortium includes 14 Institutions from 13 countries with extensive experience in Inquiry based Science Education and Responsible Research and Innovation, particularly in teacher training and curriculum design. Partners also have wide networks which will be used to multiply the stakeholder involvement and impact.
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| UK | Centre for Science Education – Sheffield Hallam University (Coordinator) Tony Sherborne is the scientific coordinator of ENGAGE and the founder of science upd8. He is the creative director at the Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and an ex-NESTA Fellow. email: tonysherborne@gmail.com Pat Morton and Andy Bullough The Centre for Science Education – Sheffield Hallam University, UK |
| Knowledge Media Institute – The Open University Alexandra Okada is an honorary senior lecturer at the Open University in Brazil, Portugal and an interdisciplinary researcher at OU – UK. She holds M.A. in Computer Science, M.B.A. in Knowledge Management and PhD in Education. As a consultant to ASE for 10 years, she created various digital games for science udp8 and supported teacher’s community. She managed various EU projects and currently is the ENGAGE – legacy lead and online course coordinator. email: alexandra.okada@gmail.com |
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| Consultant Gemma Young is a Science Publishing Editor, author and consultant. She has been developing learning activities for more than 7 years including those for Science UpD8 and Wikid sponsored by the ASE and the European Projects TEMI and ENGAGE. She has also worked with companies and universities to develop teaching and learning videos, apps, interactive resources and podcasts as well as being a published author of several student and teacher books. She was a secondary school science teacher for 8 years and is currently a research visitor at The Open University, UK. Philippa Gardom Hulme is a science teacher educator, author and editor. She tutors on a postgraduate certificate of education (PGCE) course and has published around twenty science text books. Philippa also writes online learning resources for students in the UK and abroad and is currently engaged in producing learning materials on contemporary science for schools throughout the European Union through ENGAGE. Philippa previously taught science in secondary schools in the UK, Tanzania and Ethiopia. |
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| Greece | Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology Kathy Kikis-Papadakis has extensive experience in RTD management with a focus on ICT and learning at various educational levels. Since 1993 leading the Educational Research and Evaluation Group at IACM/FORTH – The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, Greece. Foteini Chaimala is a researcher at The Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas, Greece. She holds Ph.D. in the area of Peer Learning and argumentation by the aid of ICT. She has ten years of experience as a secondary and high school physics teacher. |
| Germany | Innovation in Learning Institute Sónia Hetzner: Senior researcher at Innovation in Learning Institute – Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Germany. Responsible for development, management and evaluation of technology enhanced learning and training projects as well as information portals for different target groups. Aristidis Protopsaltis: is a senior researcher at the Institut fur Learn-Innovation. His background is in Cognitive Science, Serious Games, ICT and Education, information processing theory and comprehension. |
| Italy | Lattanzio Learning Elisabetta Parodi is a Research & Development project manager at Latanzio Group, Italy. She has a degree in Informatics from University of Genoa, Italy. Since has been involved in European projects about e-learning practice and standards, knowledge management, mobile learning, virtual reality. |
| France | Traces Matteo Merzagora is a physicist and the scientific director of Traces and director of the Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes – ESPCI, France. He teaches science communication and science in society in several French universities, and at the Master in Science Communication, SISSA (Trieste, Italy). Vanessa Mignan is the Traces’ public engagement hub manager, with degree in Chemistry and Physics. She develops, follows and assesses educational and training programmes both at the national and European level. |
| Romania | Valahia University Targoviste Mihai Bizoi is a computer scientist and lecturer at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology, Valahia University Targoviste, Romania. He was/is involved in different ICT projects (research and educational) at national and international level. Gabriel Gorghiu is working at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology, but also at Teacher Training Department. He has a great experience in working on the European programs as he was involved since 1995 in different projects. Laura Monica Gorghiu is actually the Vice-Rector of the University. She has a great experience in the field of Science teaching, ICT and European projects. |
| Israel | Weizmann Institute Yael Shwartz is a senior scientist at Weizmann Institute, Israel. She has been involved in IBSE curriculum development, implementation and assessment both in Israel and the US. She also has a rich experience in designing and implementing various models of teacher’s CPD training including on-line programmes. |
| Spain | Universitat de Barcelona Silvia Alcaraz is a researcher at the Faculty of Education at Universitat de Barcelona, Spain – “Virtual Teaching and Learning” group. She holds a M.Sc. in cognitive systems and interactive media, with a focus on ICT- based learning experiences for science teaching. Mario Barajas is head of the research team Future Learning at the University of Barcelona. Doctor in Education by the University of Barcelona, he teaches at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Faculty of Education at undergraduate and graduate level, including subjects in the area of didactics of sciences. |
| Norway | Vestfold University College Elin Aschim is an associate professor with Ph.D. in natural sciences at Høgskolen i Vestfold – Vestfold University College, Norway. She had nine years of experience in fundamental research and teaching before she started with science education for pre-service teachers and continuing professional development. |
| Netherlands | Delft University of Technology, Science Education and Communication Department Dury Bayram-Jacobs is a post-doc researcher at Science Education and Communication Department at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. She has worked for 10 years as a Physics teacher. Her PhD thesis is about professional development of Physics teachers in different countries. She has managed several European funded projects. |
| Switzerland | Haute Ecole pédagogique Fribourg/Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg Ignacio Monge contributes to continuing professional development of science teachers at Haute Ecole pédagogique Fribourg/Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Switzerland. He holds Ph.D. in natural sciences and has ten years of experience in fundamental research and in secondary teaching. Francine Pellaud is professor, in charge of didactics of science and substantial development education Research unit (UR). Working exclusively with current problems, her aim is to give teachers tools that enable pupils to acquire knowledge, skills and values that nourish prospective thinking and responsible action. |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences Dalius Dapkus is an associate professor at the Department of Biology and Natural Science Education, Vicedean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. His interests include cross-curricular relationships and improvement of pre-service teachers’ training. |
| Cyprus | Department of Science Education, University of Nicosia Maria Evagorou is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus and her research focuses on exploring and enhancing students’ argumentation and system thinking skills within science education with the use of technology. |