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A 2nd multiplier event was organized in Estonia on September 20, 2021. The event took place virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions. The audience first had the opportunity to see a presentation of the project objectives, activities, and outcomes. Then, the organizers presented the HERA game and delivered a demo. In addition, the organizers presented videos of the game and learning sheets of supporting activities. Participants discussed the benefits of the HERA problem-based learning approach and deployed a real HERA game scenario. They provided very positive feedback on the HERA game potential. The event concluded with a discussion about the game and how teachers perceive it. They were very optimistic about it and eager to engage with the game more at home for better understanding the mechanics. They saw great potential…

The multiplier event in Spain took place at the University of Santiago de Compostella and was attended by 51 students. The students had the opportunity to play the HERA game, which sparked their curiosity. The students found the game to be interesting and highly innovative http://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr/heraproject/index.php/multiplier-event-in-spain/

he second consortium meeting of Erasmus+ project VIE: Virtual Presence in Higher Education took place in Volos on September 9-10, 2021. The meeting took place in hybrid mode, with some partners attending in person and some attending virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. All partners were represented in the meeting, namely Tallinn University (Estonia), Tampere University (Finland), University of Vigo (Spain), Virtual Campus (Portugal), Advanced Technology Systems (Romania), and the University of Thessaly Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Creative Technology Learning Lab (http://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr). The VIE consortium in action during the September 9-10, 2021 hybrid meeting. Project VIE (http://projectvie.eu) focuses on the design and implementation of collaborative learning services that support group collaboration digitally or in class in higher education. The partners worked on the identification of learning requirements for the…

The HERA project develops a serious game for building problem solving skills among higher education engineering and economics students. The game is a city builder application in which students work in teams for introducing solutions to complex problems by combining knowledge from diverse fields. A multiplier event took place for promoting the adoption of project outcomes in Estonia Haapsalu College on June 10, 2021 with the participation of 20 studnets see more

The following press release was submitted by the Public Relations office of the University of Thessaly on the objectives and activities of the ELMET project which builds escape rooms for vocational education see press release

Project TEAMSTAR develops serious games that build digital entrepreneurship skills among secondary education students. In the game under development, students are challenged to undertake the role of a business manager and to expand their company using resources and addressing the competition see more

A 2nd multiplier for the HERA project took place in Greece on May 18, 2021. The event addressed students at the Economics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Participants had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of problem- and game-based learning. They further deployed the HERA game for designing an eCommerce network in a city see more.

The HERA project develops a serious game for building problem solving skills among higher education engineering and economics students. The game is a city builder application in which students work in teams for introducing solutions to complex problems by combining knowledge from diverse fields. A multiplier event took place for promoting the adoption of project outcomes in Denmark at the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology on April 27, 2021 with the participation of 47 studnets see more

Upon completion of the ALIEN project, an on-line conference took place on April 9, 2021. The event had a duration of 6 hours and spanned 7 timezones. 10 speakers from all countries represented in the consortium through project partners presented their experiences from the deployment of active learning in the context of the project see more

A press release was issued on the ELMET project objectives, activities, and foreseen outcomes see more