On July 11th 2019, a practical workshop to demonstrate the UDOO kit of the UMI-Sci-Ed project, a Horizon 2020 Funded project, was organized in the Dedalo Foundation premises, with the collaboration of ALL DIGITAL and Association Somos Digital. The UDOO kit used in the workshop had been presented to Association Somos Digital at the ALL Digital […]
During the studies in Norway, university students proved to be an essential part of the UMI-Sci-Ed Community of Practice. Not only they can assist teachers while performing UMI activities, but they also provide role models for the pupils. We observed again and again that they are always the first choice when pupils have to ask […]
A video showing the activity of the pilots of the UMI-Sci-Ed project has been posted on to the UMI-Sci-Ed Youtube Channel. The video shows clips taken during the pilots and explains how the participants in the workshops build their UMI devices. Please take a look and let us have your comments! Hope you enjoy!
On May 22 and 23 the UMI-Sci-Ed project consortium hosted the UMI-Sci-Ed conference in Brussels (see agenda). UMI-Sci-Ed aims to empower young people to think creatively, apply new knowledge in an effective way and become continuously competitive in our highly demanding working environment. In UMI-Sci-Ed, the technology itself was not starring as the objective of […]
More than 1000 teachers and school managers gathering in the same place… what a fantastic occasion to share the results of UMI-Sci-Ed! NKUL is a Norwegian event that brings together teachers, school managers, policy makers, and educational technology companies. Thank you to the organizers of the NKUL conference who have given us the possibility to […]
On Friday, 10-5-2019, students from the 1st High School of Aigio (piloting school of the UMI-Sci-Ed project) participated in Patras Science Festival (http://www.patras-science-festival.gr/en/) presenting the smart recycling bin application (Project “Internet of things in Aigio” based on the scenario “Hands on the Internet of Things” and developed by UMI-Sci-Ed project). Patras Science Festival is hosted at Hellenic Open University and […]
Exploiting Ubiquitous computing, Mobile computing and the Internet of Things to promote Science Education The UMI-Sci-Ed project consortium invites you to the UMI-Sci-Ed conference on May 22nd – 23rd 2019, in Brussels. The UMI-Sci-Ed project enhances the attractiveness and inclusiveness of science education and careers for young people through the use of Ubiquitous and Mobile Computing and […]
ALL DIGITAL Week is an annual digital empowerment campaign run at digital competence centres, libraries, schools, community centres and non-profit organisations across Europe, bringing 100,000 Europeans every year in exciting online and offline events tackling digital transformation and its effects. These events also supported the objectives of the UMI- Sci-Ed project. The UMI-Sci-Ed project aims […]
On 30th March 2019, CTC Rijeka hosted All Digital Rijeka Hackathon as a part of the ALL DIGITAL Week in Croatia. The idea behind the Hackathon was to gather creative youngsters who are going to create a Smart Plant Device, which would help take care of plants (to know when the plant needs water, when […]
The Udoo kits have been included in some of the All Digital Week events in order to show the potential of this set. The aim of this actions, whose main target group was young people, was to show the Udoo Neo board together with sensors as a way to help students to learn to […]