On November 17, 2025, the VHEalthLab team successfully conducted a workshop at the Faculty of Education Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, marking an important milestone in testing our virtual laboratories with future educators.

Workshop Overview

Participants: 29 pre-service teachers from scientific backgrounds (21 onsite, 8 online via Teams)

Format: Hybrid session integrated into master’s degree studies

Language: Galician

Led by: Dr Blanca Puig and Aurea Cadarso

Workshop Objectives 

The session focused on three key goals:

• Introducing the European VHEalthLab project and its applications for STEM education in secondary schools
• Providing hands-on access to the virtual laboratories and analyzing integrated activities
• Presenting pedagogical guidelines for teaching with virtual labs, with emphasis on educational inclusion and scientific inquiry

Why This Matters 

This workshop represents a crucial step in our development process. By engaging pre-service teachers—the educators of tomorrow—we’re ensuring that virtual laboratories are pedagogically sound, user-friendly, and truly serve the needs of diverse learners. The hybrid format also demonstrated the flexibility of our approach, accommodating both in-person and remote participants seamlessly.