WG 10: Teaching to teach EU integration

WG 10 focused on ‘Teaching to teach European integration’. The central topics of this WG are the didactical aspects related to the teaching of European Studies. The main aspects analysed have been:

– Student-centred teaching methods. Special attention has been be paid to the method of problem-based learning, This model is based on interaction in small groups with special attention for practical problems and concrete skills and with focus on the construction of knowledge..

– Questions related to pedagogical uses of teaching material, access to information sources on the EU; questions related to examination. The purpose of this topic was in the first place to provide a forum for exchange of experience between academic staff and to upgrade their knowledge and skills when teaching European Studies.

WG Coordinator

Sophie Vanhoonacker, s.vanhoonacker@maastrichtuniversity.nl – University of Maastricht

Meetings of the Working Group:

The WG 10 meetings have been jointly organized together with WG 7, 8, 9.

Meeting Location	Partners that participated	Purpose of the meeting
Forlì 16 – 18 March 2008	University of Bozen, University of Maasticht, University of Krakow, Mendel University, University of Economics in Prague, Latvijas Universit?te, BECSA, Institut for Euroregional Studies Oradea, University of Aarhus, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Ankara University, Czech Technical University in Prague, University of BremenLatvijas University, University of Provence	WG7-Traditional Teaching tools, WG8-Core curricula, interdisciplinary and Trasnational approaches, WG9-Teaching the EU in School, WG10-Teaching ti teach EU integration: 1st Working Group Meeting
Oradea 27 -29 May 2009	University of Prague, University of Bozen, University of Maastricht, University of Oradea, University of Aarhus, University of Bremen	WG7-Traditional Teaching tools, WG8-Core curricula, interdisciplinary and Transnational approaches, WG9-Teaching the EU in School, WG10-Teaching to teach EU integration:2° Working Group MeetingProgram of the Working Group
Rome 1-3 July 2010	University of Bozen, University of Maasticht, University of Krakow, Mendel University, University of Economics in Prague, Latvijas Universit?te, BECSA, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Institut for Euroregional Studies Oradea, University of Aarhus, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Ankara University, Czech Technical University in Prague, University of Bremen, Latvijas University,	3rd Working Group Meeting WG7-Traditional Teaching tools, WG8-Core curricula, interdisciplinary and Transnational approaches, WG9-Teaching the EU in School, WG10-Teaching to teach EU integration:

Publication

WG	Editors	Title	Publishing house	Date of publication
WG 7-10 – Teaching tools and Curricula	S. Baroncelli I. Horga, S. Vanoonacher	TEACHING EUROPEAN STUDIES. CURRICULA AND TEACHING METHODS	SPRINGERIntroduction and Index of the book	forthcoming