The first dissemination event in Estonia took place on June 10, 2021 at Haapsalu College with the participation of 20 students. The participants saw a presentation of the HERA project objectives, activities, and results and engaged with the HERA game to introduce solutions to modern problems see more
A 2nd multiplier event took place on Tuesday May 18, 2021 addressing students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The participants had the opportunity to discuss problem-based learning benefits and game-based approaches in education. They further had the opportunity to use the HERA game hands-on for designing an eCommerce community in a city see more.
The HERA multiplier event in Denmark was held on April 27, 2021. The event took place on-line with students and educators from CopenhagenSchool of Design and Technology, KEA, https://kea.dk/en/. KEA is a higher educational institution with focus on technology and design, and with a high focus on practice and working with industry during their studies. It operates as a knowledge center for public and private companies. Due to the COVID-19 situation, all higher education organizations continue their operations on-line. The event took place on MSTeams, from a link provided from one of the teachers at KEA. The participants were a combination of students and educators from different study lines in Communication (technology) and IT and Design. A total of 47 persons were present see more
A press release was issued on April 12, 2021 promoting the HERA multiplier event in Greece, that takes place on April 16, 2021 at the Department of Energy Systems of the University of Thessaly located in Larissa see the press release.
New learning activities are now available in the HERA game. You may see the activities on the Instructors page of HERA see more. They include recycling, smart parking, enhancing arts and sports, sustainable cities, sustainable mobility, organizing the Olympic Games, eCommerce, fostering startups, managing health pandemics, and more!
A new version of the HERA software was released, including updates on the software based on evaluation input as well as fixes download the new release.
HERA was presented via email to the students and teachers of the schools of Engineering and Management at Porto Polytechnic. A total of 100.000 students and 750 teachers were reached through the communication, which presented the HERA rational, objectives, activities, and outcomes.
The HERA learning game is covered in the news! see the articles The articles are the result of a press release issued by the Public Relations office of the University of Thessaly, which presents the main features of the game for students and educators as well as the benefits of the proposed problem-based learning approach.
A press release was issued by the Public Relations Office of the University of Thessaly on October 30, 2020 on the release of the first version of the HERA problem-based learning game see the press release