young europeans for democracy - presentation given at the ec, in brussels
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Final presentation (with video) of the YED project, which took place in an OpenSimulator server, Facebook, and a Web Server, involving all secondary schools and a vocational school of the city of Vila Real, Portugal.TRANSCRIPT
YED – Young Europeans for DemocracyConference “Learning EU at school”, 25-26 April 2013
The team wished to render students more
informed and participant in their role as European
Citizens.
European Citizenship issues are not included at all
or only superficially in secondary curricula in the
most EU countries.
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We proposed to use immersive environments in
support of students’ motivation and providing
personal context for these issues, inside and
outside of classrooms.
Introduction
Mission
The YED project immersed youngsters in a democratic virtual enviroment, with oportunities to understand and practice their roles as European citizens.
Using 3D Virtual Worlds for experimenting, discussing
and demonstrating democracy
Identify learning priorities with the students
Enhance teachers’ competence for promoting
Education for Democratic Citizenship
Prepare innovative resources and
methodologies for Collaborative Game-Based
Learning
Design adequate 3D environments for the
activities
Involve students using their preferential
technologies as 3D virtual worlds, social
networks, and (serious) games
Goals
Stages
Main stakeholders
Facebook competition
Facebook competition
The Facebook game allowed students to play it
wherever and whenever they wished – multiple
choice quiz structure
Team score was integrated with the virtual world
game
Final conference with 2 events:
• 1st event with all participants in the YED project
• 2nd event with external experts: Portuguese
Ministry of Education, Institute for Sports and
Youth, etc.
New project proposal in the 2013 Jean Monnet Call,
to promote students’ role as active citizens and
autodidacts:
• SMYLE (Social Media for Youths' Learning in
Europe)
• Regional contest in support of creativity skills
using social media and multimedia tools
Final events and future initiatives
Connecting schools with simulators
European students participating in each others’ simulations using eduroam ID federation
A Federated IdentityGrid for Europe
Contacts:Website: http://yed.utad.pt
YED Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/YoungEuropeansDemocracy
Email: [email protected]