Go-Lab MOOC – An online course for teacher professional development in the field of Inquiry-Based Science Education

Diana Dikke (1) , Nils Faltin (1)

1 imc AG

This paper represents a concept of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) targeting science teachers wanting to enrich their teaching practice with inquiry-based learning activities and the use of innovative online laboratories. This MOOC provides theoretical materials on the subject of inquiry learning, practice-oriented information on the use of online labs, as well as a technical framework for teachers to create virtual Inquiry Learning Spaces that can be used in the classroom. The course also offers the possibility for teachers to enter an online teacher community, where they can receive and provide support on the inquiry learning topics.

Keywords: Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL); Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE); Massive Open Online Course (MOOC); teacher professional development; inquiry learning; online laboratory

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Education

Diana Dikke, Nils Faltin. Go-Lab MOOC – An online course for teacher professional development in the field of Inquiry-Based Science Education. 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Jul 2015, Barcelona, Spain. ⟨hal-01206503⟩