Karin Voordeckers from KU Leuven represented the team who submitted the winning entry of this year’s MEDEA awards during the awards ceremony which took place online last Thursday. Entitled Beer: the Science of Brewing, this entry in a very popular edX MOOC produced by KU Leuven and VIB which uses a variety of different media-based formats to create a highly engaging and popular online learning resource. The winner was announced by Lalynn Wadera, Deputy Mayor and Alderman with responsibility for Education in Leuven. This year’s Special Jury Prize went to CRAB Project – Bullying in Nursing Scenario Videos submitted by UBS studios at the University of British Columbia, Canada and the Audience Favourite Prize went to Dental Prosthesis Simulator submitted by KU Leuven, Belgium.
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