European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) Teacher Education Thematic Working Group

Geraldine French, Joe Travers and Pádraig Ó Duibhir attended a meeting of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) Teacher Education Thematic Working Group in the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona on Thursday 17th October. The meeting discussed the development of the ECIU European University with reference to teacher education. They explored how challenge-based learning might be incorporated into teacher education. The relevance of micro credentials for teacher professional development was also discussed. Collaborations in the areas of Early Childhood Education and Inclusive and Special Education across the network were deepened.