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“XENIA: HΕ Inclusiveness Index” on the International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbian, Biphobia and Transphobia

xenia-logoThe International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbian, Biphobia and Transphobia (or IDAHOBIT, an acronym for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia) is an event recognized by the European Union and the United Nations that has been celebrated since 2004, on May 17 of each year.

The objective of the day is to promote and coordinate international awareness and prevention events to combat the phenomenon of homophobia-bi-transphobia.

May 17 is a highly significant date for the LGBT+ community, because on May 17, 1990 the WHO (World Health Organization) removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses in the International Classification of Diseases. Thirty years after this day, the Xenia Erasmus+ project has carried out a social awareness campaign, asking individuals, associations and organizations that want to support the fight against homophobia-bi-transphobia to share a photo or video on their social channels with the hashtag #XENIAagainstHomoBiTransphobia.

It has been a great success for XENIA, reaching about 1.800 people on Facebook in a week, with more than ten countries participating. Vladimir Luxuria, the first transsexual woman to be a member of the parliament of a European state, also joined the social campaign promoted by the Xenia project. Her video has reached about 11.000 people.

XENIA is implemented by a Consortium of 7 Partners from 5 European countries: Italy, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece – DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) – and Spain.

The project will develop an innovative and integrated tool that will support European Higher Education Institutions -HEIs- in evaluating the actual level of inclusiveness of their environment and in identifying any efforts that can be placed to best address the needs of sexual and gender marginalized groups and ensure the protection of their fundamental rights and academic opportunities.

For more information regarding XENIA project and/or more news of the DAISSy Research Group:

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Ενίσχυση της ένταξης στην αγορά εργασίας προσφύγων και μεταναστών στο πλαίσιο του έργου MILE

mile-logoΜε την ολοκλήρωση της έρευνας αποτύπωσης των αναγκών των εργοδοτών και έχοντας πλέον δημιουργήσει διαύλους τακτικής επικοινωνίας με ενδιαφερόμενα μέρη για την εργασιακή ενσωμάτωση των μεταναστών και προσφύγων, η Ερευνητική Ομάδα DAISSy του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου (ΕΑΠ) σε συνεργασία με την Ολυμπιακή Εκπαιδευτική προχωρούν στο επόμενο στάδιο του έργου MILE που αφορά στην παροχή ενός προσαρμοσμένου προγράμματος κατάρτισης και υποστήριξης εργασίας για μετανάστες, πρόσφυγες και αιτούντες άσυλο. Οι πρώτες ομάδες από την Ηλεία συμμετέχουν ήδη στη διαδικασία αξιολόγησης δεξιοτήτων (συμπεριλαμβανομένου του εργαλείου προφίλ δεξιοτήτων της ΕΕ για υπηκόους τρίτων χωρών). Θα ακολουθήσει η συμβουλευτική υποστήριξή τους για την ανάπτυξη μαλακών δεξιοτήτων όπως:
  • επικοινωνία
  • ομαδική εργασίαπληροφορική
  • καταπολέμηση των διακρίσεων
  • τοπική αγορά εργασίας και νομοθεσία για την απασχόληση στην Ελλάδα, κλπ.
 Σε όσους μετανάστες καταστεί δυνατή η διασύνδεση με την αγορά εργασίας, θα προσφερθεί και τεχνική κατάρτιση.

Στόχος των παρεμβάσεων είναι να προσφερθούν υπηρεσίες καθοδήγησης και επιμόρφωσης σε συνολικά 120 μετανάστες και πρόσφυγες ώστε να καταστούν απασχολήσιμοι. Επιπρόσθετα προβλέπεται η επιδότηση της απασχόλησης 30 συνολικά μεταναστών και προσφύγων για ένα μήνα.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες, μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας συμπληρώνοντας την φόρμα επικοινωνίας εδώ, ή μέσω των παρακάτω: Για τη DAISSy: Τηλέφωνο: 6987123345, E-mail: info@daissy.eap.gr, Αθήνα, Γραβιάς 4-6, 10678. Για την Ολυμπιακή Εκπαιδευτική: Τηλέφωνα: 2621040200, 40219, 40217 Fax: 2621040210, E-mail: olykek@olympiakokek.gr, Πύργος, Ρήγα Φεραίου 113 (πάροδος Forum).

Το έργο MILE στοχεύει στην ανάπτυξη, εφαρμογή και ευρύτερη αξιοποίηση ενός αποτελεσματικού μοντέλου για την ένταξη μεταναστών και προσφύγων στην αγορά εργασίας, με βάση τη συνεργασία πολλών ενδιαφερομένων μερών. Οι δράσεις του MILE αναπτύσσονται με γνώμονα τόσο τις ανάγκες των εργοδοτών όσο και των μεταναστών. Δείτε περισσότερα στο ενημερωτικό φυλλάδιο.

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Presentation of the STEAMonEdu project during webinar on the epistemology of STEM

Project STEAMonEdu was presented by Prof. Achilles Kameas and Dr. Spyridon Papadakis during the scientific webinar “Integrating Computational Thinking-Computing and the Epistemology of STEM through the model of Computational Pedagogy”, which was organized by the Regional Educational Center of the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Western Greece. The event took place on 22 May 2020.

 

More than 450 participants, mostly educators, joined online, watched the presentations and participated in fruitful discussions regarding STEAM education.

Achilles Kameas, the scientific coordinator of the STEAMonEdu project, presented the aims and objectives of the project, focusing on the approach that puts educators, both from formal and non-formal education, at the center. He presented the expected project outcomes, which include online communities, competence-based tools, and tools for policy makers. Subsequently, Spyridon Papadakis presented the STEAMonEdu online community platform and provided the participants with all the necessary information on how educators, researchers or other stakeholders may participate in the STEAMonEdu community, as well as the benefits and opportunities of being an active member of it. Though this online community, members are supported to collaboratively design, create and share educational scenarios, while STEAM education best practices and policies are collected and used to inspire and stimulate innovation.

More than 450 participants, mostly educators, joined online, watched the presentations and participated in fruitful discussions regarding STEAM education.

Achilles Kameas, the scientific coordinator of the STEAMonEdu project, presented the aims and objectives of the project, focusing on the approach that puts educators, both from formal and non-formal education, at the center. He presented the expected project outcomes, which include online communities, competence-based tools, and tools for policy makers. Subsequently, Spyridon Papadakis presented the STEAMonEdu online community platform and provided the participants with all the necessary information on how educators, researchers or other stakeholders may participate in the STEAMonEdu community, as well as the benefits and opportunities of being an active member of it. Though this online community, members are supported to collaboratively design, create and share educational scenarios, while STEAM education best practices and policies are collected and used to inspire and stimulate innovation.

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Distance Library and Information Center (DLIC) of HOU: a trustful actor of the BIBLIO project implementation in Greece

dist_libr_logoDAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) (#DAISSy#HOU), maintains direct and firm cooperation with the Distance Library and Information Center (DLIC) of HOU for the implementation of BIBLIO EU project (#digitalskills,@DigitalBiblio), in Greece. Supporting the educational and research studies of the academic community of HOU through dedicated sources and services, is a continuous effort of the DLIC . Aiming to train HOU students in developing digital skills on searching and retrieving information properly, the DLIC incorporates a wide range of related sources and services.

DLIC’s collection of printed materials includes more than 43,000 titles of books and magazines and covers all cognitive subjects of HOU, whereas there is a huge number of valid scientific electronic sources such as Databases, Electronic Books, Electronic Magazines, Thematic Gates, Sectoral Studies, Depository and Heal-Link Sources. These could be easily accessed by students through DLIC website by using their personal codes. Find out more about DLIC of HOU by visiting http://lib.eap.gr/en .
Here is how you can find out more about BIBLIO project as well as about DAISSy and its activities:

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Οι βιβλιοθήκες σχεδιάζουν την επανα-λειτουργία τους με ασφαλή τρόπο και το έργο BIBLIO συμβάλει σε αυτό

Στην τρέχουσα χρονική περίοδο και σε παγκόσμια κλίμακα, οι βιβλιοθήκες (#Libraries) σχεδιάζουν την επανα-λειτουργία τους με ασφαλή τρόπο, διατηρώντας συνεχή συνεργασία με τις ενώσεις τους και τα δίκτυά τους.

H Eρευνητική Ομάδα DAISSy του ΕΑΠ μετέχει με περηφάνια σε αυτή την προσπάθεια, στο πλαίσιο συνεργασίας με τη “Διεθνή Ομοσπονδία Ενώσεων και Ινστιτούτων Βιβλιοθηκών” (IFLA-International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) κι ειδικότερα με το Τμήμα της για τη “Διαχείριση των Ενώσεων Βιβλιοθηκών” (IFLA Section – Management of Library Associations) αναφορικά με τη συλλογή και προώθηση πληροφοριών μεταξύ των χωρών, χωρίς σύνορα!

Μπορείτε να δείτε “εδώ” περισσότερες πληροφορίες.

Η πρωτοβουλία αυτή εντάσσεται στην υλοποίηση του Ευρωπαϊκού έργου BIBLIO #DigitalBiblio, όπου η ερευνητική ομάδα DAISSy του ΕΑΠ (#DAISSy #HOU) αποτελεί φορέα-εταίρο στην Ελλάδα.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με το έργο BIBLIO κι άλλες δράσεις της ερευνητικής ομάδας DAISSy:

  • Website: http://daissy.eap.gr/en
  • Facebook: @DAISSyResearchGroup @DigitalBiblio
  • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daissyresearchgroup/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/daissy_research, @digital_biblio
  • Instagram: @daissy_researchgroup
  • Email: info@daissy.eap.gr
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DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University participated in the All Routes Lead to Rome Online Meeting

On 7th May 2020, DAISSy Research Group took part in the second project meeting of the All Routes Lead to Rome project. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting, originally planned in Brussels, has been realised in online mode on the basis of an agenda developed and shared jointly by all partners.

At the meeting, the partners discussed about the project progress and deadlines extensions due to the COVID-19. In particular, they focused on the state of development of the Open Educational Resources platform that is already online at https://romanroutes.eu/index.php. Furthermore, the partners presented the mapping on the entrepreneurial potential of the Roman Routes developed under the Intellectual Output 2.

In the coming months the work will be focused on the development of training contents to be loaded on the platform in order to offer non-formal education courses on entrepreneurship related to tourism issues and the potential of Roman Routes also aimed at disadvantaged people.

 

 

DAISSy Research Group contributes in all phases of the project, such as field research and mapping of the Roman routes in Greece, creation of open educational content for the Open Educational Platform, piloting, dissemination and exploitation.

All Routes Lead to Rome is a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission which involves a Consortium of 8 Partners from 5 countries (Belgium, Italy, Greece, North Macedonia and Spain).

The project aims to enable university students to identify and pursue the best strategies to maximize the economic return of the ancient routes network, develop basic and transversal skills such as self-reliance, leadership and ability to work in groups, problem solving, mastering of digital skills and multilingualism.

For further information on DAISSy Research Group:

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Online Workshop – Ψηφιακός Μετασχηματισμός & Ψηφιακές Ικανότητες Στελεχών Έξυπνων Πόλεων

DEVOPS Workshop_Με ιδιαίτερη χαρά σας προσκαλούμε στο online workshop με τίτλο

“ΨΗΦΙΑΚΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΣΧΗΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΨΗΦΙΑΚΕΣ ΙΚΑΝΟΤΗΤΕΣ ΣΤΕΛΕΧΩΝ ΕΞΥΠΝΩΝ ΠΟΛΕΩΝ”

η οποία θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τετάρτη, 3 Ιουνίου 2020 και ώρες 10:30-14:30

Το workshop, η συμμετοχή στο οποίο είναι δωρεάν, πραγματοποιείται στα πλαίσια του ευρωπαϊκού έργου “DevOps Competences for SmartCities” (http://devops.uth.gr) του Erasmus+/Sector Skills Alliance, στοχεύει να τονίσει τόσο την ανάγκη ψηφιακού μετασχηματισμού των πόλεων σε Έξυπνες Πόλεις, όσο και αυτή της εκπαίδευσης και επιμόρφωσης των στελεχών των πόλεων αυτών στις νέες, απαραίτητες τεχνολογίες και γνώσεις για αυτό το σκοπό.

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για την εκδήλωση και τον τρόπο συμμετοχής σε αυτήν: http://devops.uth.gr/dev/workshop

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Smart cities for smart citizens

kutel-logoTheme: Smart Cities, DevOps

  • Start date: 20 May 2020
  • Location: Online
  • Organiser(s): ALL DIGITAL
  • Date and time: 20 May 2020, 13:00-15:30

Why?

This webinar is organized under the framework of the DevOps competences for Smart Cities (DevOps) project that addresses the shortage of digital and transferrable skills in the municipalities’ smart cities sector and will support this sector’s employees in their professional development. Results are expected to benefit smart cities and municipalities which aim to adopt the DevOps culture, principles and practices by introducing DevOps professional profiles.

For whom?

The webinar is aimed at smart cities and their employees, digital skills training providers and people working in the Smart Cities sector, but it is also for anyone who would like to learn:

  • What does the Smart City of the future look like and what are the skills that people behind the smart cities need to get there?
  • What are the skills of the smart citizen of the future?
  • What is DevOps as a software development approach, and how can it be applied to Smart Cities?
  • How is the Smart DevOps project going to support municipalities to become Smart Cities?

What?

The webinar will include contributions from experts on:

  • Will Future Cities still be Smart? – Martine Delannoy, Chief Foresight Officer, Digipolis Ghent
  • Building capacity for a sustainable digital transformation of cities – Davor Meersman, CEO of Open and Agile Smart Cities
  • Smart citizens’ skills – Kasper Van Hout, European Programmes and International Relations Expert, Murcia Municipality, Spain
  • DevOps approach – Panagiotis Lambetidis, Sword Group
  • DevOps project – Panos Fitsilis, DevOps project coordinator, University of Thessaly
  • Moderator – Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General of EUROCITIES

Read more here.

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Self-Employability in Ancient Roman Routes available online!

The ALL ROUTES LEAD TO ROME is officially online and available on https://romanroutes.eu/. It contains all the project information, implementation, its objectives and background as well as a specific section describing the partners involved. Furthermore, all the project results and outputs will be made freely available on the website.

ALL ROUTES LEAD TO ROME is a Project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission which involves a Consortium of 8 Partners from 5 countries (Belgium, Italy, Greece, North Macedonia and Spain).

The goal is to enable university students to identify and pursue the best strategies to maximize the economic return of the ancient routes network, develop basic and transversal skills such as self-reliance, leadership and ability to work in groups, problem solving, mastering of digital skills and multilingualism.

Hellenic Open University participates in this project through the DAISSy (Dynamic Ambient Intelligent Sociotechnical Systems) Research Group of the School of Science and Technology. DAISSy realizes society-centred educational and technological research, develops online learning platforms and MOOCs, enables the development of digital skills, promotes inclusion and multiculturalism, and adopts standards such as e-CF, DigComp, ECTS, ECVET, EQAVET etc. DAISSy Research Group will contribute in all phases of the project, such as field research, creation of open educational content for the Open Educational Platform, piloting, dissemination and exploitation.

For further information on ALL ROUTES LEAD TO ROME and other DAISSy Research Group initiatives:

Facebook: @DAISSyResearchGroup
Twitter: @daissy_research
Website: http://daissy.eap.gr
Email: info@daissy.eap.gr

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Δείτε ξανά το διαδικτυακό συνέδριο του Mu.SA!

MuSA_finalΕκ μέρους της ερευνητικής ομάδας DAISSy του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου, του CAE και της υπόλοιπης κοινοπραξίας του Mu.SA project θα θέλαμε να σας ευχαριστήσουμε για τη συμμετοχή σας στην εκδήλωση του Mu.SA: «Το μέλλον των επαγγελματιών του μουσείου στην ψηφιακή εποχή “.
Ελπίζουμε ότι ήταν μια χρήσιμη ευκαιρία να μάθετε περισσότερα για το έργο Mu.SA και να συζητήσουμε ευκαιρίες και προκλήσεις για τον τομέα των μουσείων στην ψηφιακή εποχή.
Μπορείτε να αποκτήσετε πρόσβαση στις παρουσιάσεις των ομιλητών και να δείτε ξανά το video όλης της εκδήλωσης εδώ!
Μείνετε συντονισμένοι για τις μελλοντικές δράσεις του έργου!