With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

Antonio M. Seoane PardoUniversity of Salamanca

EHISTOEuropean History Crossroads as

Pathwaysto Intercultural and Media Education

http://european-crossroads.eu

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

EHISTOEuropean History Crossroads as Pathways

to Intercultural and Media Education

LLP. COMENIUS Multilateral Project527752-LLP-1-2012-1-DE-COMENIUS-CMP

November 2012 – October 2014

PARTNERS•University of Augsburg (Germany)•University of Salamanca (Spain)•Academy of Management Lodz (Poland)•Dalarna University (Sweden)•University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)•Institute for Film and Pictures in Science and Education (Germany)

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

The challenge…

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The aim

• Dialogue between history teachers and media professionals

• Multi-perspective approaches by comparing different national narratives

• Approximation of history teaching and media education

• Methodological and didactic innovation

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

We intended to achieve this through…

1. A Baseline study of the needs and best practice examples in schools concerning the intercultural and media analytical competences

2. Digital Open Educational Resources for secondary level focused on historical topics that are covered by national magazines and syllabi of all partnering countries (“European History Crossroads”): Columbus and WW1

3. A set of courses for future and in-service teachers that integrates the new approach along with activating methods.

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Outcomes and products

• A baseline study (http://www.european-crossroads.de/outcomes/baselinestudy)

• 13 Digital modules (https://media.sodis.de/ehisto/en ). EXAMPLE• 9 school partners• 14 classes / 350 students involved in pilot stages• 43 in service teachers / 125 future teachers trained• 4 public newsletters• 20 articles / conference papers• Final conference (History and Edutainment) of The International

Society of History Didactics. Wroclaw (Poland), 8-10 September 2014

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Achievements & difficulties

• The project itself was valuable for secondary school teachers and future teachers

• DMs have been well received and acknowledged• Methodology and training was successful• Well received by the scientific community

• Too much optimistic regarding maturity and “historical consciousness” of students

• They are not aware of the interests involved in different narratives• DMs did not always fit with students’ skills

• Popular History Magazines are far for being read directly by students without close guidance

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

The near future

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

Antonio M. Seoane PardoUniversity of Salamanca

EHISTOEuropean History Crossroads as

Pathwaysto Intercultural and Media Education

http://european-crossroads.eu