Storytelling Academy – Interdisciplinary Research at Loughborough University
September 2023 marks the final gathering of the partners from the M.A.R.S – Methodological Approach for Real Social Effects in Adult Education project, collaborating since 2021 on educating adult learners in using creativity to build resilience against crisis. The gathering took place in Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye after a delay in the scheduling due to a recent Earthquake in the region. The
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Mark Dunford and Tricia Jenkins (on behalf of DigiTales) and Antonia Liguori (on behalf of Loughborough University) joined the global Digital Storytelling community at the 10th International conference hosted by UMBC, Montgomery College, Smithsonian Institution and StoryCenter in the US in June, to facilitate a workshop on FutureAbility. The main objective of the workshop was to test the FutureAbility e-learning
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The E-learning platform created during the M.A.R.S – Methodological Approach for Real Social Effects in Adult Education project is now ready to be tested by online users. This platform, available online in 7 languages (English, Italian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Norwegian and Lithuanian), provides an introductory section and 5 training modules. Each module contains a series of sections, objectives, skills that
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CREATIVITY final meeting in London For one last time all the partners gathered to discuss the CREATIVITY project, this time in London. The project aims to educate, strengthen, and encourage 12-18 years old schoolchildren to practically demonstrate four competencies (4Cs): Creativity Critical thinking Cooperation Communication During the meeting we were discussing the different multiplier events that had taken place in
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The FutureAbility international team had the opportunity to facilitate 3 workshops at the International Visual Methods Conference to showcase the 6 e-learning courses developed during the project. The Open Educational Resources are in fact available online and ready to be piloted in six countries. You can freely enrol to the following courses. Course 1: Enhancing online engagement The overall aim of the
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