Teaching And Learning The European Union: Traditional And Innovative Methods (innovation And Change In Professional Education)

This volume examines the EU’s changing educational context and its challenges. Based on an extensive survey of more than 2000 European Studies courses in 30 European countries, it maps and analyses the features of teaching methodologies as they emerge from both disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary curricula. It presents a series of case studies on some of the most-used innovative teaching tools emerging in the field such as simulation games, e-learning, problem based learning, blended learning, and learning through the use of social networks. Based on the contributors’ own experiences and academic research, the book examines both strengths and possible pitfalls of these increasingly popular methods. The book’s critical approach will inspire educators and scholars committed to improving the teaching methods and tools in the area of European Studies and other programmes of higher education facing similar challenges. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction – Teaching European Studies: Educational Challenges....Pages 1-6 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Shaping the New Professional for the New Professions....Pages 9-25 Working at the EU Institutions: New Human Resources Selection Strategy....Pages 27-37 Educating for EU Citizenship and Civic Engagement Through Active Learning....Pages 39-53 Multilingual Universities: Policies and Practices....Pages 55-72 Thinking Europe: A Canadian Academic Immersion Inside the European Institutions—EU Study Tour and Internship Programme....Pages 73-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Mapping Innovative Teaching Methods and Tools in European Studies: Results from a Comprehensive Study....Pages 89-109 Innovativeness in Teaching European Studies: An Empirical Investigation....Pages 111-131 Linguistic Pluralism in European Studies....Pages 133-153 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 Assessing EU Simulations: Evidence from the Trans-Atlantic EuroSim....Pages 157-185 Distance Learning as an Alternative Method of Teaching European Studies....Pages 187-197 Problem-Based Learning in European Studies....Pages 199-215 Finding the Right Mix? Teaching European Studies Through Blended Learning....Pages 217-228 The Network Is the Message: Social Networks as Teaching Tools....Pages 229-240 Back Matter....Pages 241-248