The third transnational partner meeting of the ERASMUS+ project Gate2Math took place on the 21st – 22nd of March 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

It brought together participants, both physically and virtually, to review critical aspects of the ongoing project, from refining learning materials to improving user engagement strategies in the smart library workspace.

The meeting held in Barcelona provided not only a platform for professional networking but also opportunities for social interaction and cultural exploration..

Oksana Labanova from TTK UAS is exploring the possibility of exchanging test questions through the Gate2Math library at the STACK conference.

To create an environment of collaborative learning and resource sharing between higher education institutions, a TTK UAS representative recently attended the prestigious STACK conference, held from 11 to 13 March 2024 in Amberg, Germany.

During the conference, a representative of TTK UAS discussed with colleagues from various educational institutions the prospects of creating an open library of educational resources in mathematics to exchange test questions.
The initiative aims to streamline the assessment creation while promoting academic collaboration and innovation across borders. Recognizing the importance of standardized assessment practices in education, discussions have focused on the potential benefits of a centralized repository for sharing test questions.
Such a platform could facilitate the exchange of ideas, best practices, and diverse perspectives among educators from different countries.

Two partner universities, TTK UAS and The Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP), are having two poster sessions at INTED2024. The first poster, entitled “Analyzing, Gathering, Assessing, Developing, and Sharing Math Open Educational Resources (OERs) – Ideas behind an Erasmus+ Project,” is presented by Ana Paula Lopes and Filomena Soares from IPP. The second poster, titled “Critical Analysis of Open Educational Resources Assessment Strategies,” is presented by Anne Uukkivi from TTK UAS.

With these initiatives the invites all lecturers of mathematics and statistics to join the Gate2Math community and be part of the development of Open Smart Library of mathematical resources. For further information please contact Anne Uukkivi, the project coordinator, or representatives from participating universities.

Gate2Math´s primary objective is to establish a comprehensive, multilingual open library dedicated to mathematical resources. A web-based platform is being developed, which will provide educational materials for both educators and students in the form of Open Educational Resources (OERs). These resources will be available in both the national language and English and will encompass various formats such as short videos, animations, puzzles, and worksheets.

Gate2Math is financed by Erasmus+, the EU’s program to support education, training, youth, and sport in Europe, developed in close cooperation with six partner universities across Europe and led by TTK University of Applied Sciences in Estonia.