Next Generation Science Challenges Using Digital and Social Media to Make Science Education and Careers Attractive for Young People

Project Information

SciChallenge

Grant agreement ID: 665868

DOI

10.3030/665868

Project closed

EC signature date 7 August 2015

Start date 1 September 2015

End date 31 August 2017

Funded under

• Make scientific and technological careers attractive to young students, and forster sustainable interaction between schools, research institutions, industry and civil society organisations

Total cost

€ 1 342 844,00

EU contribution

€ 1 342 844,00

Coordinated by

SYNYO GmbH
Austria

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (12)

SCICHALLENGE Awareness Channels implementation report (progress report)

A summary of the implantation of awareness channels will be given in this deliverable.

Awareness raising summary report

The report summaries the published profiles of industry organisations in the field of STEM.

Baseline report on participatory science challenges

The results of a base desktop research on participatory science challenges will be summarised in this deliverable.

SCICHALLENGE Submission System implementation report (progress report)

The progress of the implementation of the SCICHALLENGE Submission System is documented in this report.

SCICHALLENGE event directory implementation report (progress report)

This report shows the progress of the implementation of the event directory.

Submission summary report

This report summarises and quantifies the contributions that were finally submitted.

Call summary and promotion report

This report summarises the activities done for the call for submissions.

SCICHALLENGE Open Information Hub implementation report (progress report)

The deliverable shows the progress of the implementation of the SCICHALLENGE Open Information Hub.

SCICHALLENGE Dashboards implementation report (progress report)

This deliverable documents the progress of the dashboard implementation.

Best practice report on science and educational challenges

The deliverable holds insights regarding good practices in the field of educational challenges.

SCICHALLENGE internship taster days and test studies directory implementation report (progress report)

This report presents the progress of planned and implemented internships and taster days.

Content update and progress report

This report sums up which methods and content was used and how high the success of each submission was.

Other (7)

Dissemination Package 3

In three iterations dissemination packages are provided which make use of a variety of communication channels to disseminate information about the project: they contain for example leaflets, newsletters and additional material for the general public and interested stakeholders.

SCICHALLENGE Promotion Package

This promotion package consists of posters, banners, badges to promote and attract SCICHALLENGES in schools.

SCICHALLENGE Topic Sheets

The deliverable consists of an extensive and well-structured collection of Topic Sheets as an inspiration for the development of creative multimedia presentations of science topics by young girls and boys.

Policy brief, strategic roadmaps and scientific publications

The deliverable consists of the SCICHALLENGE web platform that holds key information about the aggregate repositories for end-users. This task also includes measures to provide stakeholders with meaningful information on project status and outcomes in the form of scientific publications through journals and the participation at scientific conferences.

Dissemination Package 1

In three iterations dissemination packages are provided which make use of a variety of communication channels to disseminate information about the project: they contain for example leaflets, newsletters and additional material for the general public and interested stakeholders.

Dissemination Package 2

In three iterations dissemination packages are provided which make use of a variety of communication channels to disseminate information about the project: they contain for example leaflets, newsletters and additional material for the general public and interested stakeholders.

SCICHALLENGE Toolkits

This deliverable is about all the developed SCICHALLENGE toolkits.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (2)

SCICHALLENGE Web Platform

The SCHICHALLENGE web platform will be developed in two iterations. The second iteration will provide the final platform (D4.6).

SCICHALLENGE Web Platform early prototype

The SCHICHALLENGE web platform will be developed in two iterations. In D4.1 the first prototype will be presented.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website, social media channels and communication activities

The project website will contain inter alia detailed information on the aims, objectives, consortium, work processes and the current state of the project. It will provide information for all interested parties and for the general public using social media and further communication channels.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (1)

SciChallenge: A Social Media Aware Platform for Contest-Based STEM Education and Motivation of Young Students

Author(s): Christos Mettouris, Achilleas Achilleos, Alexandros Yeratziotis, George A. Papadopoulos, Sabri Pllana, Florian Huber, Bernhard Jäger, Peter Leitner, Zsófia Ocsovszky, András Dinnyés
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2018, ISSN 1939-1382
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Conference proceedings (2)

SciChallenge: Using Student-Generated Content and Contests to Enhance the Interest for Science Education and Careers

Author(s): Sabri Pllana, Florian Huber, Zdenek Hrdlicka, Christos Mettouris, Asja Veber, Zsófia Ocsovszky, Chris Gary, Eleni Boulomyti, Phil Smith
Published in: New Perspectives in Science Education: 5th edition, Issue 5th Edition, 2016, Page(s) 237-243, ISBN 8862-927053
Publisher: Libreria Universitaria

PUSHING STEM-EDUCATION THROUGH A SOCIAL-MEDIA-BASED CONTEST FORMAT - EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS-LEARNED FROM THE H2020-PROJECT SCICHALLENGE

Author(s): Florian Huber, Bernhard Jäger, Sabri Pllana, Zdenek Hrdlicka, Christos Mettouris, George A. Papadopoulos, Tamara Matevc, Zsófia Ocsovszky, Edina Hajdu, Chris Gary, Phil Smith
Published in: INTED2017 Proceedings, 2017, Page(s) 334-344, ISBN 978-84-617-8491-2
Publisher: IATED
DOI: 10.21125/inted.2017.0204