Bart Verswijvel

Bart Verswijvel is an independent Belgian educator and expert trainer who works as a Senior Pedagogical Adviser for European Schoolnet in Brussels. He is the pedagogical lead of the Future Classroom Lab, and he is active in a range of European funded projects. He also coordinates the EUN network of Future Classroom ambassadors.

Bart worked with Ministries of Education, schools and communities of teachers. His special interest is in the use of artificial intelligence in education. He also researches whole-school approaches to stimulate active learning and innovative practices in a context of innovative learning spaces with the support of technology. As a private education consultant with his company Lernacon, he facilitates professional development for teachers and schools. Bart designs and delivers online and on-site courses and workshops. He has worked as a course leader for communities, schools and institutes in Europe and the Middle East. Lernacon is the coordinator Daiverse, a EU funded project, exploring the power of artificial intelligence for inclusion in education. Currently he also contributes to the Teacher Academy TAPts.

Bart is an international keynote speaker and a host of hackathons, webinars and Teachmeets. Bart is the co-founder and co-host of the International Teachmeet at BETT. He is also an expert at the National Agencies of Belgium and the Netherlands. Bart has been a project judge for Microsoft and other organisations at Belgian and European competitions for teachers. In 2021 and 2022 he was a member of the Steering Group of the Digieduhack. He has been very active in the eTwinning community both as a teacher and as a member of the Central Support Service.

Bart holds a master’s degree in Germanic Philology and a postgraduate in E-learning and Digital Didactics. He is a Moodle Certified Educator.

Bart Verswijvel has published many articles and is a co-author of several textbooks for Dutch as a mother tongue. In 2010, Bart was awarded the Queen Paola Prize for Education.

Bart’s power is to spread the joy of learning. Store your knowledge in friends, is his favourite quote.

Website: https://lernacon.be