Digital Education for Equity in Primary Schools
The deep consortium investigates the foundations, challenges, and consequences of the digital transformation for Swiss primary schools. The aim is to contribute to an equitable and sustainable digitalization in Swiss primary education.
deep is supported by the Jacobs Foundation and brings together seven higher education institutions that reflect the institutional, disciplinary, methodological, and geographical diversity of Swiss educational research. deep’s research and translational activities are starting in 2024. The deep consortium is part of Jacobs Foundation’s initiative Education in Digitality, together with the project Chance Digitality operated by staatslabor and ProEdu.
The deep consortium is a collective effort of seven Swiss universities. The Coordination office, jointly administered by École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH), serves as the nerve center for DEEP's diverse translational and research activities.
A total of seven projects, each bringing together two to three of the partner institutions, will be conducted over the next four years. These projects pursue a wide range of research goals and employ various measures to integrate the acquired knowledge into the Swiss educational system. Each of these projects aligns with the overarching goals of the deep consortium. A call for associate research activities by other universities will be published soon.
Focus
The project’s aim is to identify the implications of digital transformation for theprofessionalization of teachers at Swiss primary schools and analyze the conditionsand requirements for establishing an appropriate training culture.
Researchers
Prof. Dr. Barbara Getto, PHZH
Prof.Dr. Sascha Schneider, University of Zurich
Dr. Josef Buchner, St Gallen University of Teacher Education
Focus
The project evaluates continuous development needs of teachers regarding equitable digital education focusing on “unplugged” learning environments that employ roleplay and robotics.
Researchers
Dr. Lena Hollenstein, PHSG
Prof. Dr. Francesco Mondada, EPFL
Prof. Dr. Franziska Vogt, PHSG
Focus
This project aims to clarify how we can empower teachers to design self regulated learning (SRL) environments that employ machine learning and learning analytics in an equitable manner.
Researchers
Prof. Dr. Doreen Prasse, PHSZ
Prof. Dr. Tanja Käser, EPFL
Prof. Dr. Beat Döbeli Honegger, PHSZ
Dr. Michael Hielscher, PHSZ
Focus
This project employs a design-based research approach to explore how best to promote spatial thinking by means of game-based learning.
Researchers
Mireille Bétrancourt, University of Geneva
Michael Kickmeier-Rust, St.Gallen, University of Teacher Education
Gaëlle Molinari, University of Geneva and UniDistance
Eric Sanchez, University of Geneva
Focus
The project investigates digital scaffolds in innovative learning environments (inquiry-based learning and maker education) characterized by open endedness and collaboration with design-based research approach.
Researchers
Julia Arnold, PH FHNW
Christoph Gütersloh, PH FHNW
Robbert Smit, PH SG
Focus
The project uses the writing platform myMoment as a showcase to clarify how large language models (LLM) should be designed in order to promote writing skills in an equitable manner.
Researchers
Claudia Fischer, PH FHNW
Fabienne Senn, PH FHNW
Afra Sturm, PH FHNW
Valentin Unger, PH SG
Fabian Grünig, PH SG
Esther Wiesner, PH FHNW
Mireile Bétrancourt, Université de Genève
The deep Coordination Office is jointly run by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Zürich University of Teacher Education (PHZH).
Coordination Office Team:
Jessica Dehler Zufferey (EPFL)
Kenneth Horvath (PHZH)
Victoria Abou Khalil (EPFL)
Dominique Krebs (PHZH)
Lea Braun (PHZH)
Contact us via
info@deep-consortium.ch