The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and specifically the Creative Learning Technologies (http://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr) team, organized a digital skills workshop for the students of the Second Chance School. The event was organized in the context of project INCLUDEME: Inclusive Digital Environments for Quality Education of Disadvantaged and Disabled Learners, funded by the Erasmus+ program.
The activity took place in the department’s computer room on Thursday, December 7, 2023. More than 20 students participated, accompanied by the Director of the Second Chance School Mr. Lino Vigla and teachers of the school as well as the Director of Nea Ionia High School Mr. Antonis Plageras.
Students had the opportunity to participate in experiential active learning activities that increase presentations, classroom interaction, and collaboration. They implemented exercises in language, mathematics, science, history, culture, and the development of soft skills such as critical thinking and inclusion. The activities were carried out through a digital platform with rich interactive content and design templates of different types of exercises based on cryptwords, crosswords, interactive videos, interactive images, interactive presentations, recognition of patterns and associations, and many more. The digital learning platform offers additional access functionality such as font size modulation, color differentiation, text-to-audio conversion, and more. The platform is available without restrictions to interested parties.