Dates: 13-21 November 2024
Place: Bansko, Bulgaria
About the project:
“Tech-Savvy Youth Engagement: Mastering Digital Tools, AI, and Gamification” is a dynamic one-week Erasmus training program that immerses participants in the world of modern technology and innovative engagement strategies. Over the course of the program, participants will delve into digital tools, explore the integration of AI technologies, and uncover the power of gamification in youth work, all within the framework of both online and offline environments.
This Erasmus training program centers around diverse digital tools, including the integration of AI tools. It emphasizes their functionalities, applications, and the synergies that emerge between online and offline environments within the context of digital youth work and the implementation of gamification strategies across both virtual and real-world settings. A one-week Erasmus training initiative is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of an array of digital tools and AI integration. This program delves into their functionalities, exploring their practical applications and the harmonious convergence of online and offline landscapes. The context of digital youth work and the integration of gamification strategies in both virtual and physical environments serves as a focal point throughout the week-long curriculum.
Objectives:
-Comprehensive Digital Tool Proficiency: Equip participants with a deep understanding of various digital tools, including AI-driven solutions and platforms like Kahoot, enabling them to effectively navigate, exploit functionalities, and harness the potential of these tools across online and offline contexts.
-Seamless Synergy Integration: Foster the ability to recognize and capitalize on the synergies between virtual and physical environments, empowering participants to seamlessly blend digital tools such as Kahoot, AI-driven tools, and other AI-powered enhancements for enhanced productivity and engagement.
-Mastery of Digital Youth Engagement: Immerse participants in the realm of digital youth work, enabling them to devise effective strategies for connecting with young audiences in both online and offline spaces, incorporating tools like Kahoot, AI-powered solutions, and personalized learning approaches for interactive and engaging experiences, fostering meaningful interactions and impact.
-Gamification Expertise: Develop a strong grasp of gamification principles and techniques, empowering participants to integrate game-like elements skillfully into various activities within digital and real-world scenarios, incorporating tools like Kahoot, AI-driven enhancements, and tailored gamification strategies to amplify motivation and participation.
-Effective Online Training Preparation: Provide participants with the skills necessary to prepare and deliver impactful online training sessions, encompassing the use of digital tools, youth engagement methods, gamification strategies, platforms like Kahoot, AI tools for data-driven insights, personalized learning experiences, and AI-driven chat tools like ChatGPT and MidJourney, ensuring a comprehensive and engaging learning journey. AI Tools Utilization: Introduce participants to a diverse range of AI tools such as ChatGPT and MidJourney, empowering them to effectively incorporate these tools into training sessions for improved interaction, problem-solving, and engagement.
-Participants will learn how to harness the capabilities of AI tools to enhance communication and deliver tailored content in both online and offline settings. Holistic Implementation: Cultivate a holistic approach to utilizing a diverse array of digital tools, digital youth work strategies, gamification concepts, online training preparation, AI-driven solutions, platforms like Kahoot, and personalized learning advancements.
-This equips participants with the ability to create captivating, interactive experiences that transcend the boundaries of online and offline environments, integrating AI tools for optimal customization, data-driven insights, engagement, and enhanced communication.
Participant profile:
This program is tailored for educators, youth workers, trainers, and professionals passionate about innovative approaches to youth engagement. Whether you’re familiar with digital technologies or eager to explore their potential, this program welcomes you to join a community of forward-thinkers. Participants who are ready to commit time before, during and after the course through research, preparation before course through several tasks, full commitment during the course, and able to organize follow up activities.
-Mix of existing and experienced youth workers but also youth workers who are new or newish to the digital topic, AI and integrating in into the youth work
-Ready to participate actively in all project sessions and activities. Participants cannot skip any sessions.
– Ready to actively participate in the whole project (preparation, training course and follow up)
Participating countries:
Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Slovakia and Hungary.
Insurance, Travel and Finances:
Insurance: Health insurance is not provided and will not be reimbursed by the organizers. All participants are strongly advised to purchase private travel insurance or/and to have a valid EUROPEAN INSURANCE CARD.
Accomodation and food:
During the project duration (13-21 November 2023) the participants will be offered (free of charge) accommodation in 3 stars hotel in triple or quadruple rooms for 8 nights, 3 meals and 2 breaks a day, materials etc. Participants can get inside the hotel and make their check-in starting from 15.00h on 13 November 2023. Participants will be accommodated in triple or quadruple rooms.
The participants will be accommodated in Royal Bansko aparthotel, located in Bansko Bulgaria at the following address: ul. “Kosherinata” 2770, Bansko, Bulgaria
Contribution fee:
There is no contribution fee for the project
If you are interested in and would like to take part in please fill the from here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduhBmS5FXONO3QkCiLOLJMbSpc5SOT-8EbaLIc_vAZW1ulOg/viewform?c=0&w=1
Deadline:
11.10.2023
