Fourth (M4) transnational project meeting in Iceland

The fourth BestEDU transnational meeting (M4) took place in Iceland on 29 August - 2 September 2022. The focus of the meeting was on best practice examples in Icelandic education during Covid19 as well as innovative use in educational methods and approaches. Project partners and teachers also participated in practical use of VR & AR in education.

TRAINING SESSION: ICT in primary education and use of both VR&AR in lesson plans
Session organised and carried out by Álfhildur Leifsdóttir at Árskóli Primary School and Ingvar Hrannar Ómarsson from the Ministry of Education. As part of the training activities, the partnership group prepared and practiced use of VR in science education during a half day session at 1238 The Battle of Iceland Museum in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, which was used for primary school students while it was closed down for general public during Covid19.

Ingvi Hrannar Ómarsson: ​AR & VR in Education [PDF]
​Sigrún Svafa Ólafsdóttir: Flipped Learning - Summary [PDF]
Erkko Sointu: Some lessons learned from Covid19 - Success behind the scenes BestEdu project training [PDF] [Video]

The partners also visited a number of educational institutions including Keilir Academy, Icelandic College of Fisheries, Árskóli Primary School and FNV Comprehensive College, as well as Bifröst and Hólar Universities. 

Click here for more information about the meeting and key results