Year: 2023

The UCY Technical team of the Erasmus+ Project DIPHE is proud to announce that the e-Learning platform we have developed as part of the IO5 of the project is nearing completion and will be ready for pilot testing soon.

The platform was made from scratch, completely custom to the needs of this project and its target audience, who will consist of -amongst others- people with all kinds of disabilities, learning difficulties and impairments.

The e-Learning platform features a very human-centric and simplistic User Interface with minimal visual clutter and distractions, as well as a number of accessibility features such as a high-contrast setting, on-demand setting for increasing the font size as well as a forum where learners can engage in a collaborative discussion about the project material.

The platform can be found at the DIPHE Project Website and to access it, a registration is required.

The project’s goal is to reduce vocational training dropouts and increase motivation for lifelong learning. Throughout the project, teachers from professional schools and operational vocational trainers collaborate on the project because young adults with lower ability in some of the contents are more likely to continue their academic career within the framework of a vocational training.

Project Period: 31.05.2022 – 30.05.2025

Duration: 36 months

Therefore, within the framework of the project, the partners will develop a modular Further Training to become a “Coach for Inclusive Learning Processes – iLEAP Coach” for teaching and training. The involved teachers and trainers will learn what learning processes are and how to define them. They learn how to communicate in a target group-specific way, how to motivate disadvantaged young people, how to involve them in cooperations and how they can accompany them in their individual development.

Within the framework of the trainings, they receive information on communication and conflict management and can offer or mediate assistance in difficult individual socio-economic situations. The training teaches them how to identify and promote the competencies of the target group in order to develop personal strengths, interests and a sense of achievement. In addition, the teachers learn which digital tools they can use meaningfully in lessons for disadvantaged pupils. A corresponding method case is developed, which can then be used variably.

Project results:

Needs analysis
Module 1: Integrative learning processes and learning process support
Module 2: Communication and conflict management
Module 3: Target group oriented teaching with digital tools
Module 4: Competence assessment and support
Manual: Implementation and teaching and learning plan

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Funding:

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On 30 & 31 of January our Lab hosted the second TPM of Digi4me Project. The meeting took place on the University of Cyprus Library building.

The partners of the project discussed a lot of things about the project and how will it moved on.

For our Lab Dr. Alexantros Yeratziotis, Dr. Thomas Photiades and Mr. Marios Kyprianou participated.

Our lab had a very successful meeting in Lisbon, Portugal for the Erasmus+ project EPSILON.

Project EPSILON addresses the needs of both European Data for Good initiatives and HE institutions. Together with a leading European initiative, Data Science for Social Good Portugal, we will design tailored workflows and tools for European initiatives. We will set up a European Knowledge Platform and initiate a new Data for Good initiative in Lithuania. The gained experience and knowledge will be transformed into target group specific learning material for higher education students, teachers, and alumni.

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Fantastic Recap! The 1st Digicompass meeting in Wiener Neustadt was a success, held from January 16 to 17, 2023!

Our mission in the Digicompass project is to shape a modern accreditation model for digital skills. In this project the lab will be participating as the coordinating organization.

A big shoutout to our amazing partners :

BrainLog

K.A.N.E.

IFESCoop

Europäische Bildungsinitiative

Prometeo

FLGlobal

Stay tuned as we share more highlights from this exciting journey! #Digicompass#DigitalSkills#ProjectSuccess#ErasmusPlus#kickoff

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Transnational two-day project meeting in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was concluded on the 23rd of November.

Useful discussions revolving around the facilitation of AI in schools arose from the development of 18 Learning and Creativity Plans to be published soon on the projects’ website, www.facilitate-ai.eu.

A three day training for the project “Facilitate – AI” was held on 7-9 September 2022. The training was on the topic: “How can we facilitate the learning of Artificial Intelligence in Schools, ages 12-18?”

Take a look on some pictures of the training!

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The development of the platform for the Erasmus+ project has started.

Stay tuned #epsilon#EpsilonProject

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Our lab had a very successful meeting in Iceland for the project “Astractive”.

All the partners had very productive discussions for the development of the project.

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