The EPS is a partner in the Erasmus+ project Discovery Space. This project aims to integrate emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) into tools for teaching and assessment in STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

On the technical side the project aims to develop an AI companion to accompany students, whilst they carry out virtual and remote laboratory work. The aim is to guide students though the experiment, providing hints and steering the activity appropriately. 

Such technical developments need to be accepted and used by teachers in their classrooms. To facilitate this the consortium will build a community of teachers who will contribute to the design of the system so that it is fit for purpose. Teachers will act as ambassadors, to guide their community in adopting these new methods. The consortium will provide training and professional development for teachers and support for them to access Erasmus+ funds to participate.

The project will also produce a roadmap for the implementation of this technology after the completion of the project.

Now in its ninth month, the consortium is currently in the process of testing its tools to assess pupils’ cognitive skills and knowledge acquisition and is building on the success of the first Discovery Space Summer School to further develop teaching materials integrating AI.

The project consortium, coordinated by the University of Bayreuth (Germany), consists of University of Deusto (Spain), Ellinogermaniki Agogi (Greece), Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (Greece), LabsLand (Spain), Athens Technology Center (Greece), European Physical Society Association (France), NUCLIO – Núcleo Interativo de Astronomia e Inovação em Educação (Portugal).