Innovation and supporting education at EPFL

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, digital innovation and pedagogical flexibility are becoming essential to effective teaching and learning. Institutions are increasingly supporting educators with practical resources to blend online and in-person instruction, develop engaging digital tools, and create dynamic learning environments. At the same time, there is a growing emphasis on preparing students to thrive in a digitally transformed society, requiring educational practices that foster adaptability and digital literacy. To encourage this shift, initiatives are in place to fund and support the creation of high-quality digital learning resources, reinforcing a collective commitment to shaping the future of education.

Flexible Teaching

Thinking about how to best combine on-line and on campus teaching. In today’s evolving educational landscape, flexibility in teaching is key. This resource hub provides practical guides to help educators seamlessly integrate online and in-person instruction. Whether you’re enhancing digital engagement, setting up interactive learning spaces, or optimizing your lecture recordings, these road maps, use cases and quick-start guides will support your journey toward more dynamic and effective teaching.

DRIL Fund: Supporting Educational Innovation

The vice-presidency for education created the DRIL fund (Digital Resources for Instruction and Learning) to support teachers in creating digital resources for education. One call for proposal is organised per year. An editorial committee composed of representatives from schools evaluates the projects.

The Center for Learning Sciences (LEARN)

Preparing future citizens to embrace the prospects of a digital society. The speed and impact of the current digital transformation brings major challenges that can only be solved through appropriate educational practices aimed at preparing future citizens to embrace the prospects of a digital society.

Other Education Technology

Discover the broad range of educational technologies that colleagues have realised: educational videos, simulations, virtual labs and Jupyter notebooks.

ML game

A pedagogical tool which takes the form of a game based on an interactive story. The players play the role of a data scientist who faces design dilemmas while developing machine learning models. The decisions that players make change the course of the story and lead to different ethical consequences.