Year: 2022

The Creative Technologies Learning Lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (DECE) in collaboration with the Regional Authorities of Educational Planning of Thessaly co-organized an event on the importance of innovation skills for a green economy. The event was aimed at vocational students and teachers and was attended by 33 students at the 2nd Evening Vocational High School of Volos. It took place at the DECE Computer Lab at the intersection of Sekeri and Heyden Streets in Volos on Thursday, December 9, 2022.  The event was a continuation of previous related activity that engaged students at the 4th Evening Vocational High School of Volos. The event aimed to encourage innovative thinking on green production practices in the context of vocational education. Participants worked…

The Creative Technologies Learning Lab research group (http://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr) of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (DECE) presented research project  ICT-INOV: Modernizing ICT Education for Harvesting Innovation (http://ictinov- project. eu) to educators of the Hellenic Open University.  The research project aims to encourage innovative thinking in Computer Science through design thinking and gamification.  The presentation took place on December 9, 2022 via the internet. 18 individuals participated in the event. The audience became familiar with the process of design thinking, a deeply anthropocentric method for designing solutions to difficult problems of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship through a process of empathy that contributes to a better understanding of the true dimensions of a problem, giving through a perspective that considers both the functional and emotional needs…

The Creative Technologies Learning Lab research team of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (http://cttl.e-ce.uth.gr) organized instructor training on the design and deployment of learning activities that address the needs of individuals at risk of exclusion. The event was attended by 15 vocational education teachers from the 2nd Evening Vocational Lyceum of Volos. The event took place at the computer lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on Thursday, December 1, 2022 see more

The Creative Technologies Learning Lab research team of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (http://cttl.e-ce.uth.gr) organized instructor training on the design and deployment of interactive learning activities that build digital and programming skills among adults, particularly aged 55+. The event was attended by 15 vocational education teachers from the 2nd Evening Vocational Lyceum of Volos. The event took place at the computer lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on Thursday, December 1, 2022 see more

The Regional Department of Educational Planning of Thessaly and the Creative Technologies Learning Lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (DECE) co-organized an event on the importance of innovation skills for a green economy. The event was aimed at vocational students and teachers and was attended by 30 students of the 4th Evening Vocational High School of Volos. It took place at the DECE Computer Lab at the intersection of Sekeri and Heyden Streets in Volos on Thursday, November 24, 2022.  The event aimed to raise student awareness on environmentally responsible production practices in broad sectors and to develop innovation skills for redesigning production processes by applying green practices. Participants had the opportunity to collaborate in groups to design or redesign services and…

The Creative Technologies Learning Lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering co-organized in collaboration with the Regional Department of Educational Planning of Thessaly an event on the importance of innovation skills for a green economy. The event was aimed at vocational students and teachers and was attended by 30 students of the 4th Evening Vocational High School of Volos. It took place at the DECE Computer Lab at the intersection of Sekeri and Heyden Streets in Volos on Thursday, November 24, 2022.  The event aimed to raise student awareness on environmentally responsible production practices in broad sectors and to develop innovation skills for redesigning production processes by applying green practices. Participants had the opportunity to collaborate in groups to design or redesign services and processes with the aim…

The 3rd consortium meeting for project ICT-INOV took place at Kathmandu University and Tribhuvan University, Nepal on 2-4/11/2022. The meeting provided a good opportunity for partners to work face to face on advancing project implementation see more

The Creative Technologies Learning Lab organized a multiplier event for project ISAAC, which aims at facilitating a smooth adaptation of students engaging in international educational mobility in their new environment abroad. The event took place on October 25, 2022 at the premises of the educational organiation Demetra. It was attended by over 70 students. The audience had the opportunity to become familiar with the guides and material developed in the context of the project targeting students, educators, and administrative staff of educational organizations that participate in international educational mobility see more

The Educational Authorities of the area of Thessaly (PE.KE.S Thessalias) and the Creative Technologies Learning Lab co-organized a multiplier event for project TakeITSerious. the project builds awareness and skills among secondary education students on disaster management. The event took place on October 24, 2022 at the computer lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly. It was attended by 37 students and 3 educators from the 6th Lyceum of Volos see more

Our team co-organized with the Center for Educational Regional Planning of Thessaly (PEKES Thessalias) a multiplier event on the outcomes of Erasmus+ project Take IT Serious (https://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr/index.php/tis/), which is implemented from 2020 to 2022 . The event aimed at raising awareness raising and promoting preparation of secondary schools learners and educators for protection from natural disasters. The event took place in the computer lab of DECE on October 24, 2022 and addressed secondary school students. The event was attended by 37 students and 3 teachers from the 6th Lyceum of Volos. The audience had the opportunity to use a digital educational application in the form of a learning game developed by the Creative Learning Technologies team as part of the Take It Serious project. The research project aims to promote…