Join the Digital Education Hub Accelerator as a volunteer tester

27/08/2024

The European Digital Education Hub (EDEH), an initiative of the European-Commission, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027), is a community for practitioners and experts of digital education across Europe. It offers an open, inclusive, supportive and practice-oriented community for digital education stakeholders where mutual learning and exchange are at the centre of all activities.

Within the Hub community, the Digital Education Accelerator programme aims to support a hand-picked selection of innovative prototypes that bring added value to the education sector and this year a total of eight start-ups were selected to participate in EDEH pilots.

Six of the selected EdTech solutions will also be tested in schools, therefore, teachers, headmasters and school counselors are welcome to check their eligibility for each of the six Open Calls and apply to those they are interested in.

Please note that each of the six Calls has its own target teachers and application form.

Overview of all calls here!

Benefits:

If you are curious of innovative tools and practices and would like to support a promising EdTech company, we invite you to take part in our testing opportunity. For a period of three months (mid-September- Early December 2024), you will be granted full access to one cutting-edge educational solution from our Accelerator. You will also receive a Certificate of participation at the end of the pilot.

Information on the start-ups and how to apply:

1. 1. ARCHIPEL (Classroom testing) Solution to be tested: Archipel is an educational video game designed to enhance the engagement of upper elementary students (grades 4 and 5) through a playful approach to mathematics revision. Who should apply:  Mathematics teachers (8-11 years old students). More details and how to apply here.
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3. 2. Bit&R (Classroom testing) Solution to be tested: Bit&R, is an adaptive education platform that enables K-12 students to learn programming by creating and sharing their own games. Teachers can use Bit&R in class as a supplement by making lesson plans based on the game templates and code challenges. Who should apply: ICT, informatics teachers (K-12 students). More details and how to apply here.
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5. 3. Codesters (Innovation lab) Solution to be tested: Codesters is a future-oriented digital product development programme for secondary level students that focuses on training a combination of soft and technical skills and enables them to try the different work roles related to the business to find the role that fits them best. Who should apply: ICT, informatics teachers upper secondary, high school teachers (15-19 years old students). More details and how to apply here.
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7. 4. Elina (Innovation lab) Solution to be tested: Elina is an advanced educational platform designed to assist Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers and school directors. Elina leverages generative AI services to enhance its functionalities. Who should apply: Pre-primary educators, headmasters, or counsellors (4-6 years old students). More details and how to apply here.
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9. 5. Fortissimo (Classroom testing) Solution to be tested: Fortissimo connects children with classical music by combining technological innovation, multimedia learning and classical music experience in a fun way through gaming. Who should apply: Music teachers (9– 15 years old students). More details and how to apply here.
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11. 6. Spotiself (Classroom testing) Solution to be tested: Spotiself a digital online career guidance and decision making platform for career counsellors and teachers to support the personal growth and goal setting of their students that is based on a continuous improvement cycle methodology. Who should apply: Secondary school teachers (15 – 20 years old students). More details and how to apply here.

Testing Timeframe:

     • End of September 2024 (date TBC) – online kick off meeting for all Calls

     • October 2024 – Early December 2024 – duration of all pilots

Number of hours per teacher: 1-2 hours per week

How to apply:

If you wish to apply to any of the Calls listed above, please complete the registration form indicated in each Call by 9 September 2024 (Monday), 23:59 CEST.

Next steps:

     • The Calls will remain open until September 9^th (Monday), 23:59 CEST.

     • Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

     • The selected teachers will be officially informed by email on their selection by September 13^th, 2024.

     • If you are selected, you will be put in contact with the task representative, who will give you more detailed instructions on how to proceed.

Join the Digital Education Hub and volunteer in activities on digital education, and benefit from the resource centre for digital education as well as exclusive learning and training opportunities.