Digital Empowerment

The innovative methodology for digital empowerment DigEm was presented in the 4th Conference of Hellenic Adult Education Association (HAEA), entitled “Good Practices in Adult Education”, which took place in the splendid facilities of OTE Academy in Marousi (Athens) from 26th until 28th April 2012.

 

DigEm project was presented at the opening speech at the Main Auditorium of the Conference, on Friday 26 of April, by Vaso Anastasopoulou in a crowded room with trainers and representatives of public and private organization of Adult Education. They were significantly interested for the DigEm methodology and watched indicative digital stories that were produced during DigEm project.

 

The next day, Saturday April 27, the DigEm methodology was presented through two experiential train-the-trainer workshops where participated in total 39 trainers of Adult Education. Initially was scheduled only one workshop, but because of the significant participation eventually implemented another one. The workshops were coordinated by the DigEm trainers: Vas Anastasopoulou, George Petrou, Andreas Almpanis and Nikos Mandrekas, and characterized by the participants as highly innovative and significant supportive for their everyday work. A DigEm cd-rom including the Methodological Guide and the Trainers’ Toolkit in all the partners’ languages and 17 digital created during DigEm project shared to all the participants of the specific two workshops and to other related stakeholders.