With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

Antonio M. Seoane PardoUniversity of Salamanca

IERSIntercultural Education through

Religious Studieshttp://iers.unive.it

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

IERSIntercultural Education through

Religious Studieshttp://iers.unive.it LLP. COMENIUS Multilateral Project

539803-LLP-1-2013-1-IT-COMENIUS-CMPDecember 2013 – November 2015

PARTNERS

•Università Ca’ Foscari de Venezia (Italia)•Institut Européen en Sciences des Religions (France)•University of Salamanca (Spain)•University of Southern Denmark (Denmark)•Oxfam Italia Intercultura (Italia)•University of Augsburg (Germany)

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

The challenge…

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

The aim

• To promote a high quality, a-confessional teaching about religions

• To promote intercultural and citizenship education• To be aware of religious diversity• To value the role of religions in

the configuration of culturalidentities and their influence onscience, thought, etc.

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

We intended to achieve this through…

1. A baseline study which analyzes the actual situation of teaching about religions throughout Europe

2. New innovative didactic tools such as Multimedia Digital Modules to be used in classroom activities, accompanied by a Handbook with didactical guidelines for teachers.

3. Teacher support activities (virtual community, training actions, developing of didactical projects to apply in classroom).

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

Outcomes and products• A baseline study • Teachers & students community

(TwinSpace: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p105178/welcome)

• 27 Digital Modules • 4 modules deal with theoretical tools• 9 modules give a general introduction to some religions (Judaism,

Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism)• 14 thematic modules concern “religious diversity: conflict and

coexistence, past and present”

• Didactic guidelines for teachers• Teacher training actions

With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union

Antonio M. Seoane PardoUniversity of Salamanca

IERSIntercultural Education through

Religious Studieshttp://iers.unive.it