Location, context, time, and duration
As part of a training event on active learning and gamification with Polish teachers, the 2nd instructor training event took place at the Engineering School of the Porto Polytechnic on April 24, 2023. The event was organized in a mix of theoretical and practical application.
Participants
The event was attended by 17 teachers from different VET and secondary schools in Poland.
Description of activities
The event was comprised of 2 parts:
- An introductory session on Active Learning, Design Thinking, and Gamification.
- Hands-on engagement with the ICT INOV platform, demonstrating its functionalities for both educators and students.
Educators were shown how to create activities, provide step-by-step instructions for design thinking, analyze platform data, utilize gamification for student engagement, access the reference guide, manage the activity calendar, and more. Additionally, the platform’s resource library, offering a variety of exercises for each step of design thinking, was presented for educators to integrate into their student activities.
From the student perspective, the demonstration covered class registration, team formation, and participation in design thinking through a shared workspace for idea exchange. The presentation also highlighted how students can request instructor assistance and share their team’s canvas with the class for further input.
Documents and content used
A presentation was prepared describing active learning and gamification in general and the ICT-INOV project objectives. The ICT-INOV platform was used by the participants.
