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 …
Exercise Title Gaming to Learning Purpose Understanding the educational logic of games and what possible methods can they use to gamify the learning experience and vice versa. Description IntroductionFacilitators introduced the session and provided theoretical input about learning aspects of gaming.Participants were then given the task to choose one game from the given list(facilitators pre-made the list of 20 …
Exercise Title Mission Impossible Online Purpose The well-known exercise for teambuilding, icebreaking at the beginning of a learning activity and getting to know each other adapted to be implemented online using simulation platform Gather Town. Description Facilitators should prepare the Gather Town platform space/layout and invite participants to join them there. Gather Town combines video-calling with a …
Exercise Title Coffee with MEP Purpose Provide space to young people for direct interaction with the Members of the European Parliament and raise knowledge and awareness of young people about the professional role and standpoints of a MEP in informal online setting. Description Welcome and intro The event started with MEPs and participants. Facilitator asked participants to change their …
Exercise Title Online Living Library – Youth influencing EU Purpose Familiarize young people with other youngsters working in EU institutions and learn from other people’s experiences what they can do for EU at local and european level, the obstacles, how to get involved at EU level, the importance of being involved, etc. through the newly adapted online …
Exercise Title DNA of an EU Citizen Purpose Explore participants associations with the notion of an EU Citizen and map the complexity and the multiple perspectives of EU Citizenship in an interactive online exercise. Description 1. Using menti, give participants 1 minute to write the first maximum 3 associations (without overthinking), that come to their minds when …