On-line Teacher Training in Environmental Education across Europe

EUMEDEA is an on-line teacher training course concerning a methodology for the design and implementation of Environmental Education projects in schools. The course took place in spring 1998 and addressed about 30 teachers and student teachers from four European countries. The participants worked in groups under the guidance of remote tutors based at the Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche in Genoa, Italv. Experts in various fields were also available from other European institutions. The learning-bv-doing approach implemented in EUMEDEA involved both face-to-face meeting» of local groups and Computer Mediated Communication between groups and tutors to discuss the results of the group-work at different stages of the course. The technology involved included computer-conferencing and video-conferencing systems. The formative evaluation of the course indicated that a high percentage of participants succeeded in achieving the learning objectives and also felt very positive about the course approach and content.