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DISCOVER: Developing Innovative Science Outreach for Vocational Education to Encourage STEM Careers and Education

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Programme: EACEA PROGRAMMES
Programme Acronym: EACEA: ERASMUS+
Contract Type: NO CONTRACT TYPE
Start Date: 2017-09-01
End Date: 2019-08-31
Contract No: 2017-1-BG01-KA202-036327
Role for TUC/MUSIC: Contractor
Funding for TUC/MUSIC: 40655.0 Euros
Principal Investigator for TUC/MUSIC: Stavros Christodoulakis

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The rationale of the project is that adequate promotion of science education requires strong partnerships between Secondary Education - Vocational Education and Training (SE VET) schools and higher education and research institutions, comprehensive science outreach programs and boosting the involvement in STEM fields of young people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. The project’s overall objective is to develop resources for cross-curricular science education based on cooperation between SE VET schools and universities and aimed at improving students’ STEM knowledge and motivation to pursue STEM careers.

The project’s specific objectives are to:

  • Raise awareness of the benefits and effective practices of science outreach and non-formal science education based on partnership between universities and SE VET schools and targeting both high performers in STEM and underrepresented groups;
  • Develop resources for effective science outreach involving universities and SE VET schools, focused on improving science communication and promoting university students’ and SE VET teachers’ engagement and co-creation in the learning process;
  • Develop hands-on extracurricular training programs and resources advancing knowledge and skills in synergic cross-disciplinary STEM areas with high employability potential (Mechatronics and Physical Computing) or linking STEM to Art & Design and targeting learners without strong STEM proficiency.

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(4) Performative Framework and Case Study for Technology-Enhanced Learning Communities

Publication Authors: Moumoutzis N., Sifakis G., Christodoulakis S., Paneva-Marinova D., Pavlova L.
Publication Info: SPIIRAS Proceedings, Informatics and Automation, 20(4), pp. 905-939. 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications

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(3) A Performative Framework to Establish and Sustain Onlife Communities and its Use to Design a Mobile App to Extend a Digital Storytelling Platform with New Capabilities

Publication Authors: Moumoutzis N., Christoulakis M., Koukis A., Maragoudakis I., Christodoulakis S., Marinova Paneva D.
Publication Info: 2019 International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning (IMCL), Thessaloniki, Greece, 31 Oct. - 1 Nov. 2019
Publication Type: Conference Publications

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(2) A Reference Framework to Establish and Sustain Onlife Communities and Its Use Rich Learning Experiences in History with ViSTPro

Publication Authors: Moumoutzis N., Sifakis G., Christodoulakis S., Marinova Paneva D.
Publication Info: DiPP 2019 Conference on Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage. Vol. 9, Sofia, Bulgaria: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – BAS 2019
Publication Type: Conference Publications

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(1) Renovating the Cultural Heritage of Traditional Shadow Theatre with eShadow - Design, Implementation, Evaluation and Use in Formal and Informal Learning

Publication Authors: Moumoutzis N., Christoulakis M., Christodoulakis S., Marinova Paneva D.
Publication Info: DiPP2018 International Conference on Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage. Vol. 8, Sofia, Bulgaria: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – BAS 2018
Publication Type: Conference Publications

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Partner Logo UM
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI GUGLIELMO MARCONI - TELEMATICA
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Partner Logo PIAP
Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements
PL
Partner Logo TUGAB
Technical University of Gabrovo
BG
Partner Logo JAHS
PROFESIONALNA GIMNAZIA PO ELEKTRONIKA "JOHN ATANASOFF"
BG
Partner Logo DSEC
Directorate of Secondary Education, Chania
EL
Partner Logo TUKE
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KOSICE
SK