Location, context, time, and duration
As part of a training event on active learning and gamification with teachers from several European countries, the 4th instructor training event took place at the Engineering School of the Porto Polytechnic on the July 19, 2023. The event was organized in a mix of theoretical and practical application.
Participants
The event was attended by 14 teachers from different VET and secondary schools from different European countries.
Description of activities
The event started with a brief presentation of theoretical concepts about active learning, design thinking, and gamification. Then participants practiced with the ICT-INOV platform, experiencing both the educator and student interfaces.
On the educator side, the audience was able to see how to create an activity, post instructions for students for each design thinking steps, the platform analytics, the gamification elements that promote engagement through rewards, the access to the reference manual, the calendar of activities, and more. Furthermore, the audience accessed the resource library available in the platform, which includes suggested exercises for each design thinking step from which educators can select ideas for integrating into the activities they design for their students.
On the student side, the audience saw how students register to a class, join a team, and participate in design thinking by sharing ideas on a common team working space. In addition, how to ask for help from the instructor and to open the team canvas to the entire class for additional feedback, if so desired.
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.
