TELL US AWARDS Final Event on 25 November 2015
Brussels (BE), November 2015 - The TELL US AWARDS -œTechnology-Enhanced Learning Leading to Unique Stories" was a two-stage European contest showcasing and rewarding technology products and services in the formal learning context, coordinated by inno TSD. The project was co-financed by the European Commission DG CONNECT through FP7, started two years ago, and it is coming to an end this year with an exceptional final event on 25 November at European Schoolnet in Brussels. TELL US AWARDS Final Event will showcase the results and demonstrate the benefits the contest participants and winners secured through their participation in the project.
Presentation of the winners and impact of TELL US on their products and services:
1. Labster (Denmark) develops bespoke, gamified, photorealistic 3D laboratory simulations based on real-life cases and aimed at secondary schools and university courses in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), encouraging young people to pursue science studies.
2. Sociobotix (Greece) harnesses the power of robotics with the "Social Flower" – a robotic, anthropomorphic flower created to assist children who face difficulties in communication and cooperation due to social skills and language deficiencies.
3. Cerebriti (Spain) Technologies maintains a platform that allows teachers and students to create their own interactive learning games and then share them with others as part of a "gamecyclopedia".
Education topics will be presented by key speakers: How new technologies are shaping education today and US insights - and the "new types" of schools emerging there; The rise of European EdTech; the project “Opportunity in Education”; insights into Horizon 2020 "ICT-22-2016: Technologies for Learning and Skills", etc…
Participation is free of charge.
