Béziers University Institute of Technology

Educational Innovation / Moodle

The Educational Innovation Support Service at the Béziers University Institute of Technology (IUT) is responsible for innovative educational projects: monitoring trends, training, creating digital resources, providing support, and managing projects

The Innovation and Educational Support Departmentprovides expertise and guidance in the implementation of new teaching practices: MOOCs, SPOCs, flipped classrooms, hybrid learning, project-based learning, goal-based learning, competency-based assessment, and more.
The department relies in particular on Information and Communication Technologies for Education (ICT in Education) to facilitate student engagement and learning. ICT in Education encompasses a set of tools designed and used to create, process, store, share, organize, retrieve, and view digital documents for teaching and learning purposes.

The Innovation and Educational Support Departmentis responsible for managing innovative learning spaces (Learning Labs, the Michel Serres Space, and maker spaces). The purpose of these “third places” is to foster the development of alternative and innovative teaching methods. The Béziers IUT has about fifteen innovative learning spaces:see the map of the IUT Campus.

Project Management and Facilitation:

  • Design and implementation of digital projects to support education.
  • Planning and production of audiovisual and multimedia content.
  • Support and facilitation of student projects (prototyping, mock-ups)

Digital Technology for Education:

  • Training and support for teachers in the use of Information and Communication Technologies for Education (ICT in Education).
  • Supporting teachers in creating their online content.
  • Designing educational pathways.
  • Administration of the "Moodle" learning platform.
  • Technological and Educational Trends.

The service is available to teachers for:

  • A Study of Innovative Educational Projects.
  • The production of digital and audiovisual content.
  • Advice and support in implementing this content.
  • The Use of Learning Labs.
  • Training in educational technology tools.
  • Scriptwriting and production of educational audiovisual materials.

The service is available to students for:

  • Support for accessing and using digital educational resources.
  • Support and facilitation of manufacturing and prototyping projects.