Natural – Human Disaster Play Erasmus Project

Project Title

Natural – Human Disaster Play

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Research and innovation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

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Access to the platform (IO2) and its products (IO3) is from: https://www.nhd-play.eu/
Access to the game (IO4) is from: https://www.nhd-play.eu/game/

The main aim of this project was to develop a culture of behavior and to increase the knowledge and skills of primary and secondary school students to respond to emergencies such as natural and human-instigated disasters and crises, responding to the changing environment in Europe, based on modern approaches and social constructivism through the use of ICT-based tools. In the process of formation of this new generation, the three groups of stakeholders – students- teachers – local community (authorities, experts, parents) were involved as the learning process is rooted in co-operation between those who teach and those who learn .
On this basis, the Partner Consortium focused its resources, knowledge and expertise on several specific objectives:
1. Raise student awareness by providing them with web-based training materials and instructions for acting in critical situations.
2. Build behavioral habits in various critical situations by developing an ICT-based gaming approach.
3. Social inclusion of children and students with disabilities through the provision of appropriate materials (curricula, instructions, game models, online courses) to work with them in emergencies.
4. Forming active learning around the subject of security through the provision of appropriate materials (curricula, classroom, thematic discussions, etc.) for teachers to increase crisis literacy.
5. Active involvement of the local community, including parents, experts, public authorities in the process of ensuring a secure environment for pupils through the distribution of the products under the project.
This project was realized through the implementation of 6 activities, including the development of 5 intellectual products and the pilot activities for testing the platform and the educational game with representatives of the target groups. Activities in general are:
– Action 1 “Holistic Training Educational model” – including desktop analysis of the situation in partner countries regarding the study of the level of relevance of the “security” topic in the learning activity, the analysis of the training models on the topic, the preparation of materials and topics to be included in the platform, on-line courses, and the manual.
– Action 2 “E-learning platform” – developing a distance learning platform based on modern ICT where self-learning materials and knowledge self-assessment will be uploaded.
– Action 3 “Online Courses”- developing of 3 courses presenting six different thematic areas – natural disasters (earthquake, floods, fires), anthropogenic disasters (terrorism, violence) and first medical aids.
– Action 4 “Educational game” – development of game covering topics from natural – human disasters, aiming at forming a culture and automating the students’ behavior for reaction in such situations.
– Action 5 “Piloting” – testing of the platform testing and on-line game to the students to determine the level of impact and the effects of applying these approaches.
The project is International and in its implementation took a part Center for Educational Initiatives, Bulgaria; Society and Safety Foundation, Bulgaria; Fundacio d’ecologia del foc i gestio d’incendis pau costa Alcubierre, Spain; University of Crete, Greece and Fondazione Centro studi Villa Montesca, Italy. All of them have significant experience in the field of civil protection education and contributed as well to the realization of all project activities.

Project Website

https://www.nhd-play.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 200746,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

SDRUZHENIE TCENTAR ZA OBRAZOVATELNI INITSIATIVI & Country: BG

Project Partners

• FONDAZIONE HALLGARTEN-FRANCHETTI CENTRO STUDI VILLA MONTESCA
• PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS
• Society and Safety Foundation
• FUNDACIO D’ECOLOGIA DEL FOC I GESTIO D’INCENDIS PAU COSTA ALCUBIERRE