With the successful organization and implementation of the Multiplier Event entitled “Empower Girls’ Creativity Through Use of Digital Technologies”, the DAISSy research group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU completed the activities of the “SparkDigiGirls: Empower Girls’ Creativity Through Use of Digital Technologies“ European project. The event took place on-site on July 12 2023, at the “Byzantino” Hotel in Patras, Greece.
The SparkDigiGirls aims at encouraging girls to explore digital technologies such as AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), AI (Artificial Intelligence), IoT (Internet of things) and come up with new and exciting ideas by utilizing their newly acquired digital knowledge to chart the waters of the male-dominated STEM industry with fresh, different, and creative viewpoints.
The event included fruitful presentations on the valuable impact of DAISSy’s EU projects to society and emphasized on the SparkDigiGirls deliverables, as well as their link to other with two other EU projects currently ongoing by DAISSy-HOU on STEM education (i.e. “SpicE: Special Education STEAM Academy” and “NEFELE: Neet prevention in Educational systems through positive Future vision Enhancing Learning and teacher Education”).
A joyful part of the event was the presentation from the group of teachers and students from the 6th General Highschool of Patras, who won the educational trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia (!),the award of the evaluation process of their performance in the SparkDigiGirls online learning program entitled “Unleash your creativITy with technology”.
► Detailed information about the multiplier event of the SparkDigiGirls project , is available here
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