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Erasmus+ project NATURE aims at developing a serious digital game that raises awareness, promotes preparedness, and develops knowledge and skills for natural resources management. The kickoff meeting of the project took place in Volos, Greece on June 2 and 3, 2022. At this early stage of project implementation partners discussed different aspects of game design, including different terrains, such as deserts, savannas, steppes, forests, lakes, and rivers, differnt fauna and flora, and conditions such as wind and elevations and their influence on ecosystems. These will allow the development of a game engine that supports interesting scenarios related to the preservation of natural econsystems see more

A first instructor training event for project ICT-INOV, which focuses on developing innovation skills in Computer Science and Engineering education, took place at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly on May 27, 2022. The event was attended by 10 higher education instructors. The event took place in one of the two computer labs of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. It was promoted via email to the faculty department. The audience experienced a demo of the ICT-INOV platform for innovation. The audience had the opportunity to be exposed to design thinking and gamification principles, which are the backbone of the proposed ICT-INOV methodological learning approach for developing innovation skills in higher education. In addition, the audience was exposed to examples of exercises that…

A presentation of CTLL activities, both past and future was published through an interview of Hariklia Tsalapatas on Thessalia newspaper see the article on-line

Magnesia News outlet made a lengthly presentation on the High5 International Summer School on Innovation following a radio interview that was given by Hariklia Tsalapatas on Radio Vera on May 19, 2022. The presentation focused on the methodology used in the summer school for introducing out of the box solutions. In addition, it focused on the solutions designed by students on sustainable tourism, sustainable mobility, mitigating plastics pollution, sustainable consumption, and sustainable buildings see the article on-line

CTLL hosted the TEAMStar project meeting in Volos. The meeting was attended by 14 members of the partner organizations from Latvia, Bulgaria, Italy, and Greece. During the meeting partners discussed the TEAMStar learning platform, the TEAMStar educational game, piloting activities, the organization of multiplier events, and instructor training see more

An international school on innovation is organized from May 9 - 15, 2022. The event is attended by 26 students and 10 mentors from Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Greece. During the event students apply an integrated method of design thinking and problem solving for addressing sustainability challenges, such as sustainble energy, tourism, buildings, production and consumption, and more. Students have the opportunity to engage in international teams, starting with team building activities, which are followed by a city game for getting to know their host town for the rest of the week. Then, they work on problem discovery, user analysis through interviews, problem definition, ideation, prototyping, and evaluation see more

A mutliplier event for project DT4S took place on May 5, 2022. It was attended by 65 students and educators and took place in Volos, Greece in the events room of the Tsalapalats Complex. During the event, students had the opportunity to apply in practice design thinking for introducting solutions to sustainability challenges, and more specifically effective waste management. Students worked in groups, analysing challenges and synthesizing solutions, which they presented to the entire group. Participants furthermore enjoyed a demonstration of the DT4S learning platform for sustainability education see more

A multiplier event is organized by the Regional Centre for Educational Design of Thessaly (PEKES) in collaboration with CTLL in the context of project DT4S. Secondary education students and teachers will have the opportunity to immerse in innovation for sustainability see press release

A press release on Erasmus+ SilverCoders project was released on April 20, 2022. The project aims at developing digital and programming skills among individuals aged 55+, a group that is underrepresented in digital education despite the need to bridge the digital divide see link

See a presentation of our International Summer School on Innovation on TRT TV https://youtu.be/wUabFM6GJZY ! The summer school is being organized on May 9 - 15 in Volos in the context of Erasmus+ project High5. It will be attended by 30 students from Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Greece, who will be mentored by educators from the same countries. Students will be challenged to address sustainability problems through design thinking and problem solving. We are looking forward to welcome everybody! https://youtu.be/wUabFM6GJZY International Summer School on Innovation presentation on April 24, 2022