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How to engage learners’ attention more effectively in an online environment? And what short exercises and creative activities can educators use?

To help teachers and trainers better answer these questions and give them practical exercises they can directly apply to their daily work, we have developed a series of methodological materials on how to more effectively maintain good group dynamics in an online environment, as well as a database of 18 energizing exercises to ensure the same high level of engagement and involvement in an online environment as in face-to-face classrooms and training rooms.

The materials have been developed within the project “T4T – Digital Tools For Teaching” (2021-1-ES01-KA220-ADU-000033654) and are available on its website – https://digitaltools4teaching.eu (also in Bulgarian).

What does the material include?

1. Guidelines on how to better create effective group dynamics in an online learning environment, including 6 modules;
2. A resource library with a total of 65 useful materials and best practices on how to support effective group interaction in an online learning environment;
3. Practical exercises to enhance group dynamics in an online learning environment – a total of 18 energizing, warm-up and wrap-up materials and training closing activities covering 6 topics;
4. Recordings of 6 webinars on how the developed exercises can be put into practice.

All materials are free and completely open access and are presented in convenient and easy-to-navigate interactive formats and databases – https://digitaltools4teaching.eu/results

The project “T4T – Digital Tools For Teaching” (2021-1-ES01-KA220-ADU-000033654) is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme.

For more information, you can contact the Bulgarian partner – Creative and Training Studio “ARTIED” – artied.studio@gmail.com (Mariana Petrova – Project Manager)

The ENNE Project Accreditation for KA1 Mobility is still going on and Italian teachers and students went abroad.

In May and June, thanks to ENNE, 7 teachers:

• Istituto Omnicomprensivo “Dante Alighieri
• Nursery, primary, middle, High School “Beato Simone Fidati”
• “Spagna-Campani” Technical-Vocational secondary school in Spoleto
• Technical High School “Della Porta – Porzio”
• I.O. Giano dell’Umbria-Bastardo
• Classical Linguistic high school “De Santis”
• High school specializing in scientific subjects “Ettore Majorana”

They did their Job-Shadowing experience at:

• Escola Secundária Francisco de Holanda
• Caring Authentic Progressive Education
• Educacyl
• Cooperativa de Ensino Escola Profissional do Centro Juvenil de Campanhã
• Vietnam National University Hanoi Western School

In May and June, thanks to ENNE, 8 Students at:

• Istituto Omnicomprensivo “Salvatorelli-Moneta”
• High School “G. Turrisi Colonna”
• Classical Linguistic high school “De Santis”
• I.S.I.S. ALFONSO CASANOVA
• High school specializing in scientific subjects “Ettore Majorana”
• “Spagna-Campani” Technical-Vocational secondary school in Spoleto

They spent one month in Belgium, at All Digital organisation.

In May and June, thanks to ENNE, 10 Students at:

• Economic and Technical Institute F. Scarpellini
• Istituto Omnicomprensivo “Salvatorelli-Moneta”
• High school specializing in scientific subjects “Ettore Majorana”
• “Spagna-Campani” Technical-Vocational secondary school in Spoleto
• Technical High School “Della Porta – Porzio”
• Scientific High School “Marconi”
• High School “G. Turrisi Colonna”

They spent one month in Spain, at Innetica Mundus Association.

The MAKER SCHOOLS project (Enhancing Student Creativity and STEM Engagement by Integrating 3D Design and Programming into Secondary School Learning) is a recent initiative to make students more interested in and better prepared for STEM studies and career in areas relevant to Industry 4.0. The project has developed several learning modules that could be used by teachers to design their own training, as well as by students who want to learn on their own:

– 3D Printing Technologies, Materials and Software Applications – introduces the basics of 3D printing

– Designing 3D Models in Fusion 360 – provides step-by-step tutorials and sample hands-on exercises for designing 3D models in the classroom, specifically by using Fusion 360. It introduces the key features of Fusion 360 and guides the learners in working with sketches, using Fusion 360 commands, and creating 3D models.

– Using Python to Enable Creative Explorations of 3D Models – guides the learners in developing simple games, while also learning to use Python in the process.

– Using Python for Procedural 3D Content Generation for 3D Printing – focuses on procedural 3D content generation using a special Python library on top of the OpenSCAD 3D modelling language. By following the guidelines, the learners can create 3D designs of a chessboard with all its pieces, develop a simple mini 3D game of chess and practice using OpenSCAD for animating moves on the chessboard.

Support for the education providers, small and medium-sized companies and organizations (SMEs and SMOs) in developing and implementing their own Europeanisation strategies and intensifying their activities across Europe.

The aim of upgrade2europe project is to support SMEs, SMOs and educational actors on their path towards international success. This is not something that can be achieved in a blink of an eye, but requires careful strategic planning, and consciously taken steps on this amazing journey.

The upgrade2europe team has been working hard to develop tools and materials that will be supporting you to achieve your international goals the best possible way.

In our Newsletter 2 we are happy to tell you all of the accomplishments we are so proud of! To read it and stay updated about the project you can take a look at the u2e Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/upgrade2europe

This school year 22 Catalan students from Institut de Logística de Barcelona work in little groups to create materials for the VET project Diagnose Car (Connectief). The assignment and follow-up goes through online meetings. In order to continue Diagnose Car the organisation is looking for financial partners. The Catalan students are creating a marketing strategy and materials to do so. The best design will be chosen in spring by Connectief, Diagnose Car and a Marketing Specialist. The chosen creation will be used in future initiatives.