Fertile Project

Οδηγός Επιμόρφωσης “FERTILE” – Training Guide for the Greek Multiplier Event

Εκπαιδευτική Ρομποτική και Τέχνη για την καλλιέργεια της Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης σε πλαίσιο Μικτής Μάθησης Η επιμόρφωση έχει ως στόχο το συν-σχεδιασμό διαθεματικών project που συνδυάζουν Εκπαιδευτική Ρομποτική και Τέχνη, με σκοπό την καλλιέργεια της Υπολογιστικής Σκέψης σε πλαίσιο μικτής μάθησης. Η επιμορφωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί μέσω: δια ζώσης εργαστηρίου, ασύγχρονων δραστηριοτήτων και σύγχρονων διαδικτυακών συνεδριών. Πρόγραμμα …

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The Multiplier event -“FERTILE” training in Greece started!

The “FERTILE” training in Greece started at the University of Western Attica! The training will have five phases: one face-to-face session, two asynchronous activities, and two synchronous online sessions. Its primary scope is to empower educators to design interdisciplinary projects that combine Educational Robotics and Art, aiming to cultivate students’ Computational Thinking skills in a …

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Research paper-presentation and poster at the 23rd European Conference on e-Learning, Porto, October 2024

The “FERTILE” consortium disseminated project work at the 23rd European Conference on e-learning, which was held in Porto, Portugal, on October 24th and 25th, 2024. The research teams of UniWA and Valladolid universities presented the paper  “Supporting Educators to Co-Design Interdisciplinary Projects Integrating Educational Robotics and Arts”, available at DOI: 10.34190/ecel.23.1.2641  The paper presented the project’s …

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Invitation for Greek educators to participate in the “FERTILE” training in the context of the multiplier event organised in Athens

UniWA’s research team invites Greek educators to participate in the innovative teacher training of the “FERTILE” project in Athens!  The “FERTILE” training concerns the collaborative design of interdisciplinary projects that combine Educational Robotics and Art (Literature, Visual Arts, Music, and Theatre Education) to cultivate the students’ Computational Thinking skills.  The training will be organised in a blended learning context and will …

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Presentantion and Workshop at the 8th Panhellenic Conference “ICT in Education”, Greece – Septemper 2024

The UniWa research team participated at the 8th Panhellenic Conference “ICT in Education” in Volos presenting the article “Cultivating Computational Thinking through the Integration of Art and Educational Robotics”. In collaboration with the Valladolid research team, they hosted the workshop “Co-designing on the “FERTILE” community platform Educational Robotics and Art activities for the cultivation of Computational Thinking skills”. Over the course, the …

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1st Multiplier Event at Comenius University, Bratislava – June 2024

TThe first “FERTILE” Multiplier Event at Comenius University in Bratislava took place from April 19, 2024, to June 15, 2024. The total number of participants was 23. They were teachers of informatics, Arts, and other subjects from all over Slovakia. All of them completed the training and created interesting project designs combining ER and some …

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5th Transnational Meeting at Comenius University, Bratislava – May 2024

The “FERTILE” consortium held their 5th Transnational Project Meeting at Comenius University in Bratislava on May 23rd and 24th. During this final face-to-face meeting, the partners discussed the progress of the final reports, the evaluation of the FDM methodology, and the training materials. They also reviewed the pilot studies completed in each country. The importance …

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The “FERTILE” Pilot Studies at URJC and UVa, Spain – February & March 2024

Two separate pilot studies were conducted in February and March at the Spanish universities Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) and Universidad de Valladolid (Uva) in Madrid and Valladolid, respectively. The pilot studies followed the same organization and involved 22 participants pursuing Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in teaching education. The participants got familiar with the FERTILE …

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The “FERTILE” Pilot Studies at Comenius University, Bratislava – January 2024

The pilot training at Comenius University in Bratislava took place from January 20, 2024, to February 12, 2024, and was attended by 20 teachers from all over Slovakia. Half of them were informatics teachers, and the other half taught an art subject. Most participants were satisfied with the training, but we also received valuable suggestions …

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The “FERTILE” Pilot Studies at Charles University, Prague – January 2024

Pilot studies of training materials with the participation of in-service students took place at Charles University in January and February 2024! Students participated in two face-to-face meetings, where they were introduced to the FERTILE methodology. They also completed workshops focused on computational thinking and the interdisciplinarity of educational robotics and art. Furthermore, they learned the …

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