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10th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network “Tech4Good”
https://www.immersivelrn.org/iLRN2024 June 3 – 5, 2024 Online & in Virtual Reality June 10 – 13, 2024 Glasgow, Scotland; University of Glasgow The 10th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network – iLRN 2024 has as Conference theme: “Tech4Good”, a topic closely related to PAFSE. The topics of the conference include: “Learning Innovation • Ethics and Privacy • Generative AI & Machine Learning • Teaching & Learning Strategies • Inclusive Design • Ubiquitous Learning • Educational Equity • Health & ...
New versions of PAFSE educational scenarios
New versions of PAFSE educational scenarios emerged following their enactment at PAFSE schools in Greece. These new versions concern the following three scenarios: “The mathematical representation of an epidemic: the case of SIR (Susceptible, Infectious, or Recovered) modeling” “Social determinants of health during an epidemic/pandemic outbreak” “Function of vaccines, vaccine hesitancy and misinformation”. Each of the above scenarios has two new versions: one designed for junior high school students and the other for senior high school students. The new versions ...
PAFSE at the 1st High School of Agios Dimitrios (Attica, Greece)
As part of the PAFSE project, the students of the 1st Junior High School of Agios Demetrios (Attica, Greece) implemented the educational scenario “Social determinants of health during an epidemic/pandemic outbreak”, under the guidance of their instructors, Katerina Asimakopoulou, Irini Kovaiou and Anastasios Koimas. On April 27, Ms. Christina Gogou and Mr. Charalambos Genias, psychotherapists from the Prevention and Early Intervention Unit of the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals "KETHEA", engaged the students in relevant individual and mostly group activities. ...
PAFSE at the 4th Junior High School of Agios Dimitrios (Attica, Greece)
As part of the PAFSE program, students from the 4th Junior High School of Agios Dimitrios (Attica, Greece) implemented the educational scenario titled “The social dimensions of health during an epidemic or pandemic outbreak” under the guidance of their teachers, Ms. Chara Drampalou and Mr. Dimitris Papadakis. During their English class, students took part in activities at the computer science lab where they utilized the PADLET app to explore the social inequalities that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic and worked ...
PAFSE at the 3rd Junior High School of Palaio Faliro (Attica, Greece)
On May 9th, 2023, Mr. Alexandros Vontas, Dr of Virology from the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology at the Medical Faculty of the University of Thessaly, and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Viruses, delivered a lecture to the 2nd-grade students of the 3rd Junior High School of Palaio Faliro in Attica, Greece on the topic: “How diseases are transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa”. Following the lecture, students presented their research findings to their fellow ...
INESC TEC open-schooling events
From May 29th to June 14th, INESC TEC joined hands with the 5 pilot school in organizing the Open School Events for the community! Different activities were carried out, from showcasing of the work performed by the students for the three educational scenarios (3D modeling, 3D animation and 3D printing), to special talks regarding technology applied to health, the events were embraced by the the students, parents, teachers, school boards, and stakeholders. Even the President of the Vila Real City ...
