IO4 – THE Di2LEARN PHSYICAL AND VIRTUAL ACADEMY
IO4 Description:
Further to the development of all other materials, the fourth and final intellectual output will focus on the shift from theory to practice in the sense that all products (pedagogical methods, guidelines, platform, tools and resources etc.) will be reviewed, revised, pilot-tested and offered openly to the European Community to be used. During this intellectual output the C1 Short Term Staff Training will be organised (with a combination of physical – if possible, and virtual meetings). In addition, the consortium will implement a campaign related to the modernization and digital transformation of formal education as well as a Strategy Pack for transferability, exploitation and sustainability of the projects' products.
What is included?
→ Train the trainers course (C1 activity)
→ Pilot-testing/Implementation of the di2Learn project - 1st phase
→ Setting up the di2Learn blended academies - 2nd phase
→ Production of the multi-level and multi-purpose campaign, exploitation and upscaling strategy
Train the trainers' course (C1)
The C1 training took place between the 19th and 23rd of September 2022 in Nicosia, Cyprus with a total of 24 participants.
During the 5-day training session, each partner conducted workshops related to the material that they developed for teachers, and parents.
Each workshop was followed by an evaluation and discussion. In addition, the partnership recorded 3 podcasts (for teachers, parents, and students) in Emphasys Centre’s studio that will be used to support the material developed for the target groups.
Lastly, on the 2nd day, a guest speaker was invited by Emphasys Centre to attend the C1 training virtually which is a headteacher Mr. Christos Giasemi at Dali Primary School in Nicosia.
You can find more information here
Campaign videos
For the campaign of the DI2LEARN Programme, short videos by each partner country were developed.
You can find all the videos here
DI2LEARN Academies Procedure
Pilot testing in each partner country
In all partner countries, a number of teachers, parents, and students have tested all the project results in two phases. Find below all the information from each partner country:
Społeczna Akademia Nauk & PCG
DATE: 17th of March 2023
The training for parents was conducted face to face on 17.03.2023 at PCG Poland premises. The aim of the workshops was to familiarize participants with the main principles of the Di2LEARN project and to support them to become MENTORS for other parents. During onsite training, participants were familiarized with project aims, structure and results. As their own work, participants tested and checked Di2Learn platform and courses.
DATE: 20th & 21st of March 2023
The training for students was conducted face-to-face at Cracow University of Economics. During the workshops participants had a chance to familiarize themselves with the project structure, aims and intellectual outputs delivered. Then in the practical part of the training participants had the opportunity to check the Di2Learn platform in action. Some hands-on activities were assigned. Participants liked practical approach and usefulness of the content and materials prepared by project consortium.
DATE: 30th of March 2023
The DI2LEARN Academies: Workshop for students was organized on 30.03.2023 online, for WSB University students (Łabiszyńska 25, 03-204 Warsaw, Poland). One day training was divided into the theoretical and practical part. Topics and modules covered in the training reflected Project deliverables. Students were satisfied and willing to promote Di2Learn project results as mentors-ambassadors.
DATE: 31st of March 2023
The DI2LEARN Academies: Workshop for parents was organized on 31.03.2023 online, for 10 participants. The meeting was divided into the theoretical and practical part. Topics and modules covered in the training reflected Project deliverables. Parents had a chance to familiarize themselves with the DI2Learn platform and it’s modules. They were satisfied and willing to promote Di2Learn project results among other parents and their children.
European Digital Learning Network ETS
DATE: 30th of January & 1st of February 2023
The training for trainers/teachers/school leaders/supporting school staff was organized by DLEARN on the 30th of January and on the 1st of February in Milan. During the training days, the methodologies and pedagogy developed as part of IO2 for distance learning/teaching have been used. The 5 Italian trainers/teachers/school leaders/supporting school staff/training experts, who attended
DATE: 10th of February 2023
The training for parents was organized by DLEARN on the 10th of February in Pianezza.
The workshop was aimed to support parents in acquiring new skills to be used in managing distance learning at home and at school. We had 5 parents as workshop participants, basically parents of elementary and middle school children, aged between 35-45. The workshop was organized in order to support parents to become MENTORS for other parents and inform them of how they can best support their children in this post-Covid-19 era.
DATE: 28th of January 2023
The training (face-to-face) for students was organized by DLEARN on the 28th of January, in Milan. The training was aimed to support students in acquiring new skills to be used in managing distance learning at schools. The workshop was organized in order to prepare the first group of DI2LEARN AMBASSADORS/MENTORS who will guide others so as to contribute to the provision of successful distance and digital learning. 6 Italian students attended to the workshop, 4 students from 2 different public secondary schools and one student from an elementary School of Milan.
DATE: 24th of February & 7th of March & 8th of March 2023
The teacher training was organized by DLEARN in 3 shifts respectively on February 24th, March 7th and March 8th online through the Zoom and GMeet platforms. The training sessions were organized in 3 groups, on 3 different dates for organizational reasons and other work commitments. The workshops were organized with the participation of previously trained MENTORS – who had already participated in the first round of workshops – to guide, train and support other students in the delivery of distance learning. Totally 10 new trainers – basically freelance trainers/teachers – from Italy and from the EU region attended to the 3 dates of workshops.
DATE: 16th of March 2023
The training for parents was organized by DLEARN on 16 March in Milan, at the premises of DLEARN. The training was aimed to promote the setting up of the DISTANCE LEARNING ACADEMY in Italy based on synergies with the experts, and stakeholders, needed for the sustainability and exploitation of the project and to TRAIN THE DI2LEARN MENTORS-AMBASSADORS STUDENTS. Totally 10 parents attended the workshop basically from the northern region of Italy. It was the first time they met with the Di2Learn project and its results. The general assessment of the workshop was very good.
DATE: 24th & 25th of February 2023
The training for students was organized by DLEARN on the 24th and 25th of February, online through the Zoom platform. The training sessions had been organised in 2 groups, on 2 different dates because of organisational reasons and commitments of the students. The workshop was organized with the participation of 3 students MENTORS – who participated in the first round of the workshop – to guide, train and support the other students in the provision of distance learning. Totally 15 Italian students attended the 2 workshops, most students coming from public elementary schools or secondary schools in Milan. On the 24th of February 2, Di2LEARN students-mentors attended the workshop with other new 7 students, meanwhile on the 25th of February 2 Di2LEARN students-mentors together with other 4 students. The age of students is between 9-14 years old.
Emphasys Centre
DATE: 3rd of December 2022
The TRAIN THE TRAINER workshop with parents was organized on the 3rd of December 2022 at Meletio
Primary School, in Lythrodontas, Nicosia, Cyprus. Emphasys Centre managed to organize a 3,5-hour-long face-to-face
workshop with 5 parents in order to support parents to become MENTORS for other
parents and inform them of how they can best support their children in this post-Covid-19
era.
DATE: 1st & 2nd of December 2022
The TRAIN THE TRAINER series of workshops with students was organized on the 1st & 2nd of December 2022 at Emphasys Centre premises (3 A-D P. Demetrakopoulou Str. 1090 Ag. Omologites, Nicosia, Cyprus). The workshops were organized face-to-face and had a total duration of 14 hours with 10 students.
DATE: 30th of January 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINER series of workshops with teachers was organized on the 30th of January 2023 at Emphasys Centre premises (3 A-D P. Demetrakopoulou Str. 1090 Ag. Omologites, Nicosia, Cyprus). The workshops were organized face-to-face and had a total duration of 8 hours with 6 teachers.
DATE: 2nd of March 2023
“The DI2LEARN ACADEMIES: WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS was organized on the 2nd of March 2023 at Meletio Primary School, in Lythrodontas, Nicosia, Cyprus. Emphasys managed to organize a 3.5-hour-long face-to-face workshop with 10 parents in order to support them to become MENTORS for other parents and inform them of how they can best
support their children in this post-Covid-19 era.
DATE: 13th & 16th of February 2023
“The DI2LEARN ACADEMIES: WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS was organized on the 13th and 16th of
February 2023 at Emphasys Centre premises (3 A-D P. Demetrakopoulou Str. 1090 Ag.
Omologites, Nicosia, Cyprus). The workshops were organized face-to-face and had a
total duration of 14 hours with 11 students. “
DATE: 15th of February 2023
“Lyceum premises (Ouranias Kokkinou 6 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus). The workshops
were organized face-to-face and had a total duration of 7,5 hours with 11 teachers. The
15th of February is considered “Educator Day” hence, the students do not attend school
on that day. Instead teachers attend personal development workshops or seminars.
Emphasys contacted the principle of the school months ahead, presented the Di2Learn
project, and managed to take responsibility of the “Educator Day”. Thus, the whole
working day was devoted to the piloting of the Di2Learn project. “
StepByStep
DATE: 21st – 22nd of December 2022
The training for teachers was held in an online format because PA SBS wanted to include teachers from the whole country. Two employees of PA SBS were in charge of implementing the training. There were 6 participants in total. All materials intended for this target group are presented during the 2-day training.
DATE: 4th – 5th of January 2023
The training for parents was held in face-to-face format in Zagreb and PA SBS incluced parents that they worked with through their other projects and programs. Two employees from PA SBS were in charge for implementing the training. There were 5 participants in total.All materials intended for this target group are presented during 2-day training.
DATE: 27th – 28th of December 2022
The training for students was held face-to-face in Lepoglava and we included from local school.The training was planned by two project coordinators working on the project in the name of Parents’ Association Step by Step. There were 5 participants in total. All materials intended for this target group are presented during 2-day training.
DATE: 14th of March 2023
The workshop for teachers was held in a face-to-face format at Ivanec Secondary School. There were 32 participants in total. Relevant materials were presented and teachers were invited to join the project consortium in establishing Di2Learn Academies.
DATE: 14th of March 2023
The workshop for parents was held in face-to-face format in Ivanec. Two employees of PA SBS were in charge for preparing and one of them for implementing the training. The group was diverse and there were 9 participants in total. Parents considered the presented materials useful and saw the sense in establishing Di2Learn Academies.
DATE: 14th of March 2023
“The workshop for students was held in a face-to-face format in Ivanec Secondary School. The workshop was planned by two project coordinators working in the Parents’ Association “Step by Step”. There were 18 participants in total. The activities were interesting to them and they were very engaged during the group work.
EuroEd
DATE: 5 sessions (19, 20, 25, 26, 27.01.2023)
The workshop organized in Romania involved the participation of 5 parents, selected based on their interest in becoming MENTORS for other parents and inform them of how they can best support their children in this post-Covid-19 era. The workshop was delivered during 5 training sessions, held in face to face format, following all the contents of the course.
DATE: 5 sessions (7, 9, 13, 14, 28.02.2023)
In Romania the workshop for students was oriented to the EuroEd Secondary School, involving a number of 17 students who presented their interest in becoming MENTORS of Di2LEARN to other students and inform them of how they can best help their mates to cope with the challenges, needs, and difficulties of distance learning and self-directed learning. The workshop was distributed over a period of 5 sessions.
DATE: 5 sessions (7, 9, 13, 14, 17.02.2023)
The workshop for teachers was planned in Romania for being organized within the EuroEd Secondary School, during 5 training sessions. The teachers were selected based on their access to extended group of schools and students and based on their interests in becoming Di2LEARN MENTORS and guide other teachers in the provision of efficient and high quality distance learning to school students.
DATE: 10th of March 2023
The training for the Di2Learn Academy ambassadors, was held in the EuroEd Secondary School, on the 10th of March 2023, in face-to-face format, with 11 parents. The parents are activating in different professional fields and they have children of different ages and in different schools in Iasi. The common purpose of the involved parents was that all of them understand the importance of distance learning and expressed their intention to become MENTORS-AMBASSADORS who will train-support others to function effectively during the provision of distance learning.
DATE: 3 sessions (27.02 and 2, 10.03.2023)
For the training for students’ ambassadors there have been involved 47 students from 3 schools in Iasi, Romania. The workshops were organized in each of the schools, 1 session per school, and was held by 3 of the teachers who joined the training for teachers.
DATE: 22nd of February 2022
In Romania, the training to create the network of teachers and educational staff acting as AMBASSADORS in the Di2Learn Academy took place on 22nd of February 2023, in face to face format, involving 11 participants from 10 different educational institutions.
Politeknika Iastegia Txorierri
DATE: 23rd of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for parents was conducted on the 23th of February of 2023, where a total of 7 parents pertaining to PoliteknikaTxorierri assisted. The totalduration of the workshop was of 5 hours, beginningat 9 and ending at 2 in the afternoon. The event was conducted with the aim of supporting parents in order to satisfy and help their children on a distance learning environment. However, the teachings are also valuable for a daily experienc ass they center in more transversal matters that can be helpful on a daily basis.
DATE: 27th of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for students was conducted on the 27th of February of 2023, where a total of 17 students of Politeknika Txorierritook part. The total duration of the event was of 5 hours and was conducted during class hours with the help of teachers. The aim of the event was to present students with short and attractive materials that could be useful in a digital environment but also applicable on a daily basis. The leaflets were full of short but interesting topics and some had the addition of useful free applications that students could use to improve their transversal skills.
DATE: 27th of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for students was conducted on the 27th of February of 2023, where a total of 17 students of Politeknika Txorierritook part. The total duration of the event was of 5 hours and was conducted during class hours with the help of teachers. The aim of the event was to present students with short and attractive materials that could be useful in a digital environment but also applicable on a daily basis. The leaflets were full of short but interesting topics and some had the addition of useful free applications that students could use to improve their transversal skills.
DATE: 20th of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for teachers was conducted on the 20th of February of 2023, where a total of 11 teachersof Politeknika Txorierri took part. The total duration of the event was of 5 hours. The aim of the event was to show and teach trainers new methods applicable to distance digital learning as a consequence of the pandemic situation. The materials presented went from motivational methodologies to understanding digital safety. The materials were longer and with more content than in the case of students and parents, as they are the target group that needs to best their activity/work in regards to education, being the group that will have a greater repercussion on the future of many students.
DATE: 9th of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for parents to become ambassadors was conducted on the 9th of March of 2023. The event was realized on a digital format to ease the organization and for the participants to be ablet to attend as it was difficult for them to have a physical meeting. In this occassio a total of 10 parents participated. On this occassion the parents participating were invited through our network of Ikastolen Elkartea where 111 schools are involved. The aim of this event was to spread the knowledge of a supporting parenting on a distance digital enviornment that can also be applicated on a daily basis as the materials are prepared for a transversal understanding. The ultimate goal is to create an academy network that understands the new reality of digital education by providing tools that can help with the mental well-being of their children.
DATE: 13th of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for students to become ambassadors was conducted on the 13th of March of 2023, on Politeknika Txorierri’s premises in order to facilitate the organization, where a total of 15 students attended. On this occassion, the students participating were invited through our network of Ikastolen Elkartea where 111 schools are involved. The aim of this event was to spread the knowledge about short and attractive materials in teh form of leaflets that can be useful to overcome a distance digital education but also for a daily basis application. Students were presented with a variety of themes, from online security to motivational applications used for improving their time-management o organizational skills. Students seemed excited with the materials presented and with the free applications, as their were curious on how to better the mentioned transversal skills.
DATE: 6th of February 2023
The TRAIN THE TRAINERS workshop for teachers to become ambassadors was conducted on the 6th of March of 2023, on Politeknika Txorierri’s premises in order to facilitate the organization, where a total of 18 trainers participated. On this occassion the teachers’ participating were invited throigh our network Ikastolen Elkartea where 111 schools are involved. The aim of this event was to spread novel methodologies centred on distance digital learning, mainly focused on a more transversal education. In oter words, the courses or materials were created in order to overcome the stress and diffciulties derived from the lockdown of the pandemic situation, and thus, new methods applicable in a digital environment with the ultimate aim of caring for the children’s mental and physical wellbeing were created. The teachers seemed interested in the application of the novel strategies as they are also applicable in a physical class context.
