STEM and STEAM in Contemporary Education: Challenges, Contemporary Trends and Transformation. A Discussion Paper
- Authors:
- Xabier Basogain, Krzysztof Gurba, Theo Hug, Nataliia Morze, Tatiana Noskova, Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska
- Year:
- 2020
- Book:
- Innovative Educational Technologies, Tools and Methods for E-learning Scientific Editor Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska “E-learning”
- Publishing city and/or Editorial:
- Katowice-Cieszyn
- Volume:
- 12
- Initial page - Ending page:
- 242 - 256
- ISBN/ISSN:
- 978-83-66055-19-3 ISSN: 2451-3644 (print edition)
- DOI:
- 10.34916/el.2020.12.21
- Description:
-
This article, research review, focuses on STEM and STEAM in contemporary
education as research literature review and viewed by experts from different
countries: Austria, Poland, Russia, Spain and Ukraine. The article aims to provide
opinions, views and reflections by an international team of experts from 6 universities
from West, Central and East Europe on important topics: A. Robotics and STEM
Education: Challenges, Contemporary Trends and Transformation; B. Microlearning
– Effective Methods of E-Learning. The paper includes the theoretical background of
the topics discussed, research literature review, analysis of national and international
experience, examples of practical achievements and a description of contemporary
trends as well as reflections and conclusions.
Keywords: STEM, STEAM, microlearning, robotics in contemporary education,
challenges, trends, transformation.