In a time where the main source of information is the web, young people are extremely vulnerable to fake news and misinformation, which can be spread by individuals or Artificial Intelligence mechanisms (AI) (e.g.: deep fakes, meaning AI conceived to create content simultaneously throughout the user’s internet search). Therefore, it is imperative to hold conversations …
The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic in young people has been colossal as over 60% of the world’s learners have been affected by school and university closures and at the same time the youth has emerged as leading agents of communities’ responses worldwide. For this reason it was important to organise a discussion covering …
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Considering the lack of information regarding the Queer Refugees and aiming at better understanding their reality, various guests were invited to discuss this topic and explore how we can further achieve a better understanding of the issue at hand. The first guest was Djenk Ejup, board member of the Queer Refugee Committee in Brussels, a …
For this specific theme, 3 young climate activists were invited to explain what they do in their day-to-day lives aiming at providing information to young people about climate change and what can be done in order to have a positive impact in the future. The first guest was Jorge Sanchez Hernandez who is a sustainable …
Following the success of the GamifyEU month held in May 2020, a series of 60-90 minutes- long webinars/online events called “Coffee with…” giving young Europeans an opportunity to talk directly with european policy makers was introduced. The general concept was inspired by the initiative of YEU to have weekly informal conversations with the member organisations …
Exercise Title Me as online facilitator Purpose Reflect and discuss several dimensions of online sessions Description Ask participants to find objects of three different colors (red, yellow and green). The colors should illustrate if they agree, not agree or disagree and disagree from sentences that will be shared. After sharing the sentence, they should raise …
Exercise Title Let’s play some games Purpose Exploring the gamification elements of learning activities and vice-versa to better understand the methodology and logic behind it. Description This exercise has several elements that helped participants understand the logic of gamification of learning and the ways it can be used in different contexts (each discussion was accompanied …
Exercise Title Gamification as a method Purpose Bringing the gamification method closer to participants and better understanding of specific gamification elements that support the learning experience. Description Divide the group into small groups and give them two questions to come up with in their perceptions about the topic:– What is gamification?– What industries are using …
Exercise Title GamifyEU gaming Purpose Using the gamified learning experience in order to initiate discussions on different topics around EU belonging, active citizenship, decision-making and role of young people in addressing and changing the current challenges. Description Participants and facilitators gathered on Zoom where we explained the flow of the session and we introduced Gather.town and …
Exercise Title Teambuilding on/offline Purpose Initiate the group learning process and create a pleasant working atmosphere at the beginning of an activity. This method can and was done both online and offline. Description Since the group is small we suggest to have this/these activity/ies in the main room with all of the participants together. Here …