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03 Dec 2025
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Digital Skills in Action: Insights from our Second Workshop

After one month of waiting we finally went back to another session of our Motivate program: a workshop about digital collaboration in the education sector. Before the session, we expected to gain a deeper understanding of how digital tools can enhance collaboration in educational settings. We hoped to learn practical methods that we could apply...

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17 Nov 2025
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Our MOTIVATE! Journey Begins

We are happy to announce that the MOTIVATE! program has officially started! As participants, we are excited to share our first blog entry about the opening workshop. MOTIVATE! (Mobile and Online Tandems for International Vocational Teacher Education) brings together students and researchers in teacher education and educational sciences from Switzerland, Norway, and Germany. It offers...

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10 Jun 2024
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A Glimpse into the Program: Hannah’s Perspective from UTS

A Glimpse into the Program: Hannah´s Perspective from UTS Hannah is one of the participants in the MOTIVATE! tandem program and is currently studying at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Julia, a student assistant involved in the project, has been in contact with Hannah to exchange insights about her experiences in the program. The...

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22 May 2024
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A Peer Counseling Acronym created by Anniken and Niklas

Peer Counseling Acronym! Peer counseling is a form of support where individuals with similar experiences or backgrounds offer assistance to one another. It has gained recognition as a valuable resource in addressing various personal and emotional challenges. Unlike traditional counselling where professionals guide the process, peer counselling relies on the mutual exchange of understanding and...

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22 May 2024
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Diversity in Education: Fostering inclusion and compassion -written by Niklas & Fiona

Diversity in education has been a very global topic in our ever grown society. As educators it is important to use and embrace diversity to support our students in their learning. Diverse classrooms bring together students from various cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This can enrich and promote multiple perspectives, critical thinking and equipped to...

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18 Mar 2024
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Motivation in classrooms- A Poem written by Kamilla & Marleen serves as a multifaceted reflection for teachers

In classrooms where the minds begin to stir, The thirst for knowledge, echoing a plea, Walls filled with dreams of what the future holds, A realm of thought, as vast as it can be. Science explores the wonders of our world, From tiniest cells to galaxies so wide. It teaches us to question and to...

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04 Mar 2024
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PISA and PIRLS – hard to put in a nutshell. A discussion with Madelene and Franzi

PISA and PIRLS in Australia, Germany and Norway In the homesession of Marleen and Kamilla we got the opportunity to think about measuring school performance in terms of reading, maths and science. We were introduced to two different models: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Both models...

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14 Feb 2024
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The Global Classrooms and Technology: Unveiling PISA Standings for Australia, Germany, and Norway with Niklas&Anniken

Are students across the globe meeting academic expectations, and perhaps more importantly, do they feel a sense of belonging in school? In this blog-post, we delve into the latest insights from the 2022 PISA results. We will explore trends in mathematics, reading and science performance, alongside student’s sense of belonging. We will present graphs, and...

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05 Jan 2024
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Podcast time! Anniken and Niklas take a look into their professional future

Podcast time! Anniken and Niklas take a look into their professional future What plans do Anniken and Niklas have for their professional future? What are they excited about and what are they looking forward to? What expectations do they have of their work and what is the difference between a job and a calling from...

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08 Dec 2023
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Online schooling- will the AI may replace today’s education system? A discussion from Riley, Niklas & Fiona

The year was 2023. And we, Riley of Australia, Fiona of Norway and Niklas of Germany, had to look into digital cooperation in the education sector. After our last workshop, we behold a lot of insight into the topic. Through digital cooperation we had to put our international brain into work, to see what we...

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