Transnational Project Meeting for “SparkDigiGirls – Empowering Girls’ Creativity Through Use of Digital Technologies“
The DAISSy Group of Hellenic Open University successfully organized the most recent partners’ meeting for the Erasmus+ project SparkDigiGirls. The meeting was held in Athens, 07-08 June 2022, and was attended by representatives from every member of the project Consortium. It was the first time in 2022 that we managed to meet each other live, despite the ongoing challenges caused by the lingering pandemic.
Guided by the project Coordinator, “Viesieji internet prieigos taskai” / “Rural Internet Access Points, there was a comprehensive discussion on both days of the meeting.
On the first day, after a short review of our joint activities so far, we talked about our current commitments: we have been developing online courses to aid young girls familiarize themselves with modern digital technologies and to exercise their creativity, finding solutions to practical problems and acquiring skills in areas typically preferred by boys. Every partner is responsible for producing innovative educational material on two relevant subjects (e.g. artificial intelligence, robotics), combining interesting theory and fun applications that will be available completely free of charge via a dedicated e-platform! We exchanged useful ideas, we paid attention to possible risks and we tried the online learning platform on the spot.
On the second day, we talked about evaluating learning outcomes. We wish to make sure that girls following our online curriculum will actually gain knowledge by trying our material, and we think that elements of gamification will be very useful in keeping them interested. Afterwards, we talked about the next steps of the project: the pilot run of our platform during the upcoming autumn and a subsequent female role model campaign; we plan to launch a campaign of job orientation to encourage girls towards the still male-dominated STEM and ICT fields – the campaign will focus on stories of women who have achieved success in their careers.
The meeting was concluded with a summary of administration and management issues, as well as everybody’s renewed promise to continue our work with the same enthusiasm and inspiration!
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Lecture on DELTA course in DIGITARCH summer school, Bologna – Italy
On Monday 11th July 2022, at 10 – 12 CET, Mrs. Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Senior Researcher in the DAISSy Research Group – Hellenic Open University, gave an online lecture on “Digital Excavation through Learning and Training in Archaeology – DELTA project” for the summer school held within the Digital Collections Curator for Archaeology – DIGITARCH project. Panagiota was presenting the Digital Excavation course and introducing Module 4 “Open -air Museums and Experimental Archaeology”, with a focus on Public Archaeology.
The summer school was organized from 20 June until 15 July 2022 by the Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy with Scientific coordinator Professor Antonella Coralini and with collaboration of the Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia and the Civic Museum of Modena. It aimed at those who currently work, or are planning to work in the cultural sector, willing to acquire skills as a Curator of Digital Collections with a focus on material and immaterial archaeological heritage, ranging from museums to excavations. The summer school offered a high-level and unique international training aimed at putting into practice the digital and technological competences of students and professionals working on heritage, with a special focus on the archaeological field, in line with the job profile of the Digital Collection Curator. The summer school attended 17 participants, with the majority of students (70,59%%) coming from different cities in Italy and the 35,29% having a master’s degree in Archaeology, Visual Arts or Cultural Studies.
More information: https://site.unibo.it/digitarch/en/programme/11-15-july
2η Διακρατική Συνάντηση Εκπαιδευτικών Οργανισμών στη Λάρισα στο πλαίσιο του ερευνητικού ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος Erasmus+ CHOICE «CitizensHip cOmpetences to tackle clImate ChangEs»
Με επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 9 και 10 Ιουνίου 2022, στην πόλη της Λάρισας, η 2η Διακρατική Συνάντηση Έργου στα πλαίσια του ερευνητικού ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος Erasmus+ Key Action KA220-SCH – Cooperation partnerships in school education, με τίτλο CHOICE «CitizensHip cOmpetences to tackle clImate ChangEs».
Στη συνάντηση διοργάνωσε το 16ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο ενώ συμμετείχαν οχτώ συνεργάτες από πέντε διαφορετικές χώρες (Ιταλία, Ελλάδα, Πολωνία, Ρουμανία και Τουρκία), μεταξύ των οποίων το Ινστιτούτο Τεχνολογίας Υπολογιστών & Εκδόσεων (ΙΤΥΕ) «Διόφαντος», το ερευνητικό κέντρο DeepBlue που είναι και ο συντονιστής του έργου (Ιταλία), το κέντρο Επαγγελματικής Εκπαίδευσης και Κατάρτισης ConsorzioRo.Ma (Ιταλία), το ARC school (Ρουμανία), το Primary School in Janków Przygodzki (Πολωνία), το TEK Secondary School (Τουρκία) και το Istituto Magistrale Statale Giordano Bruno (Ιταλία). To ITYE αντιπροσώπευσαν οι καθηγητές του Παν. Θεσσαλίας Πάνος Φιτσιλής και Βύρων Δαμασιώτης.
Σκοπός το έργου είναι να υποστηρίξει την ανάπτυξη των ικανοτήτων του πολίτη σε μαθητές πρωτοβάθμιας και δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης, δίνοντάς τους τη δυνατότητα να συμβάλουν στην καταπολέμηση της κλιματικής αλλαγής μέσω της υιοθέτησης βιώσιμων συμπεριφορών. Συγκεντρώνοντας την τεχνογνωσία οι συνεργάτες του έργου θα προσπαθήσουν να πραγματοποιήσουν το κοινό όραμα για την παροχή γνώσης και την ανάπτυξη ικανοτήτων των μαθητών, αλλά και για τον εφοδιασμό των εκπαιδευτικών με νέες διδακτικές μεθοδολογίες και την παροχή των απαραίτητων εργαλείων για να δεσμεύσουν τους μαθητές, ώστε να έχουν μεγαλύτερη επίγνωση και συνείδηση των επιπτώσεων της καθημερινότητάς τους στο περιβάλλον. Η πιλοτική εφαρμογή θα γίνει μέσα από ένα σύνολο καινοτόμων εργαστηριακών δραστηριοτήτων εκπαίδευσης που θα αναπτυχθεί για τους μαθητές και τις οικογένειές τους. ( https://projectchoice.eu/).
Tο έργο “Οπτικοακουστικό Εργαστήριο Δημιουργικής Γραφής & Ανάγνωσης για την προώθηση της κριτικής σκέψης και του Γραμματισμού στα μέσα Επικοινωνίας” (CrAL) φιλοξενήθηκε από το Σύλλογο Διδασκόντων του Πειραματικoύ Γυμνασίου του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών!
Η Ερευνητική Ομάδα DAISSy του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου (ΕΑΠ), ανταποκρίθηκε πρόθυμα στην πρόσκληση του Πειραματικού Γυμνασίου του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών να ενημερώσει τους/τις εκπαιδευτικούς του Σχολείου για τo Ευρωπαϊκό Erasmus+ KA3 έργο CrAL- Creative Audiovisual Lab for the promotion of critical thinking and Media Literacy. Η παρουσίαση του έργου CrAL πραγματοποιήθηκε με online σύνδεση (μέσω webex meetings) της ερευνητικής ομάδας DAISSy με το Σύλλογο Διδασκόντων του Σχολείου.
Κατά τη διάρκεια της παρουσίασης με τίτλο “Γραμματισμός στα Μέσα Επικοινωνίας και Συμπεριληπτική εκπαίδευση στο πλαίσιο του έργου CrAL“ υπογραμμίστηκε η μεγάλη ανάγκη των νέων 14-19 ετών να αποκτήσουν οπτικοακουστική παιδεία καθώς τα μέσα επηρεάζουν την καθημερινή τους ζωή, τις απόψεις και τις σκέψεις τους. Παρουσιάστηκαν ο σκοπός, οι στόχοι του έργου, τα αναμενόμενα αποτελέσματα και η καινοτόμος μεθοδολογία Οπτικοακουστική Δημιουργική Γραφή και Ανάγνωση. Έγινε επίσης αναφορά στην συμμετοχή του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου (ΕΑΠ) – Ερευνητική Ομάδα DAISSy στην δημιουργία της πλατφόρμας του έργου και των Κοινοτήτων Πρακτικής που θα αναπτυχθούν στο έργο.
Στην παρουσίαση, η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε την Τετάρτη, 29 Ιουνίου 2022, συμμετείχαν ο Διευθυντής του Σχολείου κ. Σχοινάς Βασίλειος και 17 ακόμη εκπαιδευτικοί οι οποίοι παρευρέθηκαν στο Γραφείο του Πειραματικού Γυμνασίου του Πανεπιστημίου. Το έργο προκάλεσε το ενδιαφέρον των εκπαιδευτικών οι οποίοι/-ες έθεσαν ερωτήσεις και εξέφρασαν θετικά σχόλια για το έργο, ενώ αρκετοί/-ές από τους/τις συμμετέχοντες/-ουσες εκδήλωσαν ενδιαφέρον για να συμμετάσχουν στην εκπαίδευση και τη πιλοτική εφαρμογή που θα ακολουθήσει στο πλαίσιο του έργου.
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UN SDG Hackathon organized by the DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University!
The DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University successfully organized a Hackathon event between 19 and 20 May 2022 in the framework of the Erasmus+ /KA2 research project «HE-ENTREDIGCOMP – Development of Entrecomp and Digcomp Framework in Higher Education». The Hackathon event, held live at the premises “Gaiopolis” of the University of Thessaly in Larissa, had the «We work together and we suggest solutions to problems relevant to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations». During its course, Higher Education students developed innovative ideas for products and services based on technology and in line the goals for sustainable development set by the United Nations in 2015. The whole event was offered free of charge to all participants.
The Hackathon event was an amazing experience of learning, collaboration and creativity. On the first day, students had the opportunity to get to know each other, form groups, learn more about the topic of the event and study the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN SDGs). On the second day, they were trained in entrepreneurial thinking, they became familiar with and used tools of strategic planning, they discussed, they suggested solutions and they created “prototypes”, i.e. models of technological solutions to problems faced by the modern world. In total, 5 different prototypes were submitted.
At the end of the second day, a special committee formed by Higher Education teachers evaluated the prototypes, issued awards and distributed certificates of attendance. The evaluation itself was supported by all participants, who expressed their own opinions via Mentimeter, an online voting application. The evaluation criteria, apart from overall relevance to at least one of the 17 UN SDGs and the use of technology, included the degree of creativity-innovation, feasibility and sustainability shown by each different idea.
The first solution, Dr. ROB, was submitted by Anna-Maria Vlachogianni, Anthi Mavrika, Eirini-Chrysovalantou Bourgoudi, Marvina Petsani and Pavlina-Christina Fragkogoula. The solution refers to SDG N. 3 – Good Health and Well-Being and focuses on the creation of a robot (with an alert button or/and in combination with a drone) so that basic medical services can be offered to residents of remote areas.
The second solution, P-SPY, was submitted by Elissavet Brakai, Aristea Bitzakou, Edlira Chotza and Eleftherios Chalkidis, and refers to SDG N. 11 – Sustainable cities and communities. The solution focuses on using an application for mapping urban centres and locating parking spots depending on vehicle size, passenger category (children, seniors, patients etc) and driver profile (private citizens, professionals etc). This way, unnecessary transport can be avoided, thus helping reduce atmospheric pollution, fuel consumption, and people’s fatigue and irritation.
The third solution, Security Light, was submitted by Christodoulos Kikas, Eleni Motsenigou, Georgia Kozaki, Elli Petsouki and Charalampos Bantis, referring to SDG N. 11 – Sustainable cities and communities. The solution presents an idea for keeping citizens safe while saving energy. Specifically, via a dedicated application, citizens have the option to activate public lighting (LEDs, solar-energy based lights etc with smart, digital features) in areas like parks and remote streets at night.
The other two solutions submitted were:
ECO2ffee, by Konstantinos Gkatziouras, Kalliopi Gkontia, Eleni Zoumbounelli, Eirini Orchanissi, Thomas Tsaras, referring to SDG N. 13 – Climate Action; the solution suggests collecting raw material remaining from producing coffee drinks and utilizing it in creating cosmetics and biofuel.
RoboSea, by Konstantinos Gennitseftsis, Alexandra Karachatzi, Dimitris Margaritis, Irena Balla, Theofilos Petsos, referring to SDG N. 14 – Life Below Water; the solution suggests creating a submarine robot to collect rubbish on the bottom of seas and lakes, contributing to overall water quality.
The DAISSy Group congratulates all teams for their enthusiasm and active involvement in the event! The best ideas developed during Hackathon Events organized by all partners of the project He-Entredigcomp will be included in a special Guide for Entrepreneurial Projects in Higher Education, while representatives of the winning teams will be offered the chance to travel to Ankara in Turkey in order to attend the Multiplier Event of the Project and to present their prototype.
DAISSy participation in the 2nd transnational meeting of Working Smart partners
On June 13 & 14,2022, the CPU in Ljubljana (Slovenjia), hosted the 2nd transnational meeting of the partners of the European project WorkingSmart – Smart working and Open Learning.
The meeting was attended in person by partners from IPRA/MEDEF Auvergne Rhone Alpes IPRA/MEDEF AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES, members of the DAISSy research group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), aiComply S.r.l., INMEDIA SOLUTIONS S.l., the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Institute of Business Education, Slovenia (GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE CENTER ZA POSLOVNO USPOSABLJANJE). Partners from FUNDACIO PER A LA UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA (UOC) and members of the DAISSy research team participated online. During the two-day meeting, the consortium had the opportunity to discuss issues regarding the work packages currently underway, as well as to plan the steps to be completed in the next period for the remaining packages.
On the first day 13/06/2022 the meeting started with an overview of the project management in relation to quality assurance and evaluation for the work that has been undertaken and is expected to commence in the near future. An evaluation report for the first six months of the project was presented to the partners and the partners introduced their external partners and advisory board and how they plan to work with them and their contribution to the project.
The UOC team presented some changes regarding the questionnaire to be created and answered questions about the timing and how the questionnaire will be conducted. The partners agreed to have periodic updates on the progress of the survey and the number of participants.
On the 2nd day 14/06/2022 the aiComply S.r.l. team provided an update on the work to be carried out to create the platform and the timeline plan. The first step concerns the design of the platform. The consortium will have to confirm the characteristics and structure of the platform.
Furthermore, an example of Moodle was presented as an example of an online education platform and the partners discussed how the structure could be easy to use and attractive to users. They also discussed the possibility of granting a certificate and what criteria would be used to award it.
The CPU team presented the description of the deliverable concerning the participant training package, the actions, the methodology and the implementation schedule. The consortium discussed about the content of the methodology, the creation of the training videos and the translations that will need to be implemented.
The project coordinator, IPRA/MEDEF Auvergne Rhone Alpes IPRA/MEDEF AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES, presented statistics and mentioned how important it is to disseminate the project and share information about it.
The aiComply S.r.l. team presented a draft of the project website. All information will be available in each national language of the consortium. The LinkedIn link related to the project is on the page as well as the options to subscribe to the newsletters. The goal is to have updated published material at a consistent and sufficient frequency.
Regarding the newsletters, the InMedia team presented the dissemination plan for the project. The consortium discussed about information assurance and data protection.
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The info day of the Chamber of Ileia and the DAISSy Research Group of HOU on “Vocational training in accessible Tourism” was successfully completed
On June 9, 2022, at the Ileia Chamber of Commerce in Pyrgos, a dissemination event took place in the context of the Erasmus+ project “IN-TOUR – INclusive TOURism Professions. European Curricula For Accessible Tourism Manager And Frontline Staff”.
In his opening speech, the President of the Ileia Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Konstantinos Nikoloutsos, welcomed the event as an important step in highlighting the contribution of accessible Tourism to the Tourism growth, its interconnection with the cultural heritage and the role of vocational training as a tool for professional development, but also as a link to employment policies.
The event was greeted, online, by Dr. Achilles Kameas, Professor at Hellenic Open University, Head of the DAISSy Research Group, who presented the research projects and activities of the DAISSy Group.
Then Ms. Vicky Maratou and Ms. Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Researchers with the DAISSy Group, presented the European curricula of IN-TOUR, as well as the new professional profiles for the manager and the frontline staff in accessible Tourism. As they mentioned, next October, the Hellenic Open University, through the Center for Training and Lifelong Learning, will offer the two courses, one for each profile.
The importance of accessible Tourism for Tourism growth was the main speech topic of both Mr. Ivor Ambrose, Managing Director and Mrs. Katerina Papamichael, Accessibility Expert of the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT), who presented good practices, measurable indicators as well as strategies and concrete steps to highlight the economic and development dimension of accessible Tourism, in order to be incorporated as a valuable tool in the design of relevant measures and policies.
After a short break, the event continued with the presentation of Mr. Konstantinos V. Antonopoulos, MSc Archaeologist, Ephorate of Antiquities of Ileia, who presented the very interesting recent actions and achievements regarding accessibility in the archeological sites and museums of the Region of Ileia.
The event closed with the speech of Ms. Panagiota Stathopoulou, Employment Counsellor, DYPA, who focused on the importance of the integration of training in accessible Tourism, and the employment policies that could actively support companies in the search for qualified and highly skilled personnel.
The event was attended, among others, by representatives of the Members of Parliament for Ileia, members of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Ileia, representatives of DYPA, representatives of hotel and tourist units, VET providers, students, tour operators and others.
The event was streamed online through the official YouTube channel of the Chamber of Ileia and is available here. The event was mentioned in the local press.
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The Training of Tutors of the project Creative Audiovisual Lab for the promotion of critical thinking and media literacy has been accomplished! What’s next?
The CrAL Tutors’ team of the DAISSy Reserach Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) participated at the Training of Tutors of the EU project Creative Audiovisual Lab for the promotion of critical thinking and media literacy on May 23, 24 and 25th. DAISSy’s tutors were among the 25 tutors from Italy, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Croatia and Lithuania who were trained by the experts in audiovisual writing and reading Annio Gioacchino Stasi and Mery Tortolini. The three day Training of Trainers of CrAL project was a live event and was hosted by the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
The Training of Tutors of the CrAL project
During these three days, the 25 tutors of the partnership had the chance to familiarize with and better understand the audio-visual writing and reading methodology through the deeper analysis of the theoretical content and the narrative audiovisual content as well as their practical involvement in the creation of the educational material.
The tutors underlined the role of images as a means of providing experiences that help to better understand reality and culture. They pointed out the urgent need of the youngsters in secondary education to obtain media literacy education as media affects their daily lives, viewpoints and thoughts. They agreed that applying audiovisual media education through the innovative methodology of the Creative audiovisual writing and reading will help students to possess sufficient knowledge about the real world and the way the audiovisual content is given to the media, to analyze audiovisual content (Images, films), to make effective interpretations, to critically evaluate it and develop the ability to create it.
After the Training of Tutors, the 25 European tutors will communicate the methodology developed by the two experts Annio Gioacchino Stasi and Mery Tortolini to teachers from all the countries participating in the project, and support them in implementing it in the classroom with their students. The teachers will encourage media literate youngsters and will help them become role models of their ideas and inclusivity perspectives all over the world!
So, the CrAL-Creative Audiovisual Lab for the promotion of critical thinking and media literacy- is starting to create the CrAL European Communty of Practice!!
Will you join the CrAL Community of Practice?
This audiovisual experience will really meet all your expectations!
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Press release for the Hybrid Conference of DELTA project
The DAISSy research group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) organized successfully the Hybrid International Conference on “Digital Transformation of Archaeology”, in the framework of the DELTA project, on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Electra Palace Hotel, Athens (starting time 10.00).
The conference was opened by Mrs. Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports. In the first part, the programme started with a description of the DELTA project by the scientific coordinator of the project and professor of SST HOU, director of the DAISSy research group- HOU, Mr. Achilles Kameas. The first part of the conference included presentations of the results and deliverables of the DELTA project by the project partners. The blended course “Digital Excavation” and the DELTA Platform were presented by Mrs. Panagiota Polymeropoulou, senior researcher of the DELTA project. Then, the content and learning objectives for each of the modules developed in the DELTA course were presented to the audience, namely: module 1 by Mr. Peter Tóth, Masaryk University, module 2 by Mr. Yannis Papadatos, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, module 3 by Mrs. Francesca Sogliani, University of Basilicata and module 4 by Mrs. Panagiota Polymeropoulou, DAISSy research group – Hellenic Open University.
The students from Greece (Eleni Gourgouleti, Georgios Tasopoulos, Georgios Ntzoufras), from Italy (Mariangela Maura) and from the Czech Republic (Filip Ševčík) spoke about their experience from their participation in 2021 in the DELTA blended course and especially their training and participation in the DELTA Intensive Study Programme, which took place at the University excavation of the University of Athens, at Plasi of Marathon.
The conference hosted live and online speeches from Greek and foreign institutions. The second part of the programme included speeches by invited speakers, researchers, archaeologists and professors, such as Mrs. Despina Tsiafaki, Athena Research Centre, Mr. Dimitrios Planzos, Department of History and Archaeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mr. Dimitrios Rubis, Italian Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, Mr. Petr Dresler, University of Masaryk, Mr. Ascanio D’Andrea, Ministry of Culture – Special Service of Archaeology of Rome, Fine Arts and Landscape, Mr. Gabriele Gattiglia, University of Pisa and finally, Mrs. Hana Kubelková, University of Masaryk. The state of the art regarding the profile of the archaeologist in each partner country, the training and upgrading of future archaeologists, as well as digital tools, excavation data management and the infrastructure used for excavation and archaeological issues, are some of the topics presented. The conference provided an open platform to discuss the latest innovations, trends and concerns, as well as practical challenges and digital solutions being adopted in archaeology and excavation.
The conference was attended by 65 people in person, 84 people remotely (via Zoom), while there was a live broadcast on the YouTube channel of the DAISSy research group – HOU with 60 participants (on the day of the event). The international conference addressed students, professionals, educators, researchers and practitioners in the fields of archaeology, digital education and vocational training, as well as training providers, decision-makers in the field of education and culture, representatives of municipalities and cultural associations.
The project DELTA – Digital Excavation through Learning and Training in Archaeology is funded under the Erasmus+/ KA2/ Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education programme. The project is coordinated by the DAISSy research group of the Hellenic Open University. The consortium consists of Universities from three countries (Department of History and Archaeology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Greece, Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures: Basilicata – Italy and Department of Archaeology and Museology, University of Masaryk – Czech Republic). The DELTA project developed a Massive Open Online Course aimed at students and teachers of Archaeology, combining the physical space of an archaeological excavation with the digital space of online learning.
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