Final presentation (with video) of the YED project, which took place in an OpenSimulator server, Facebook, and a Web Server, involving all secondary schools and a vocational school of the city of Vila Real, Portugal.

1. YED – Young Europeans for Democracy
Conference “Learning EU at school”, 25-26 April 2013

2. The team wished to render students more informed and
participant in their role as European Citizens.
European Citizenship issues are not included at all or only
superficially in secondary curricula in the most EU countries.
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We proposed to use immersive environments in support of
students’ motivation and providing personal context for
these issues, inside and outside of classrooms.
Introduction

3. Mission
The YED project immersed youngsters
in a democratic virtual
enviroment, with oportunities to
understand and practice their roles as
European citizens.

4. Using 3D Virtual Worlds for experimenting, discussing and
demonstrating democracy
Identify learning priorities with the students
Enhance teachers’ competence for promoting Education
for Democratic Citizenship
Prepare innovative resources and methodologies for
Collaborative Game-Based Learning
Design adequate 3D environments for the activities
Involve students using their preferential technologies as
3D virtual worlds, social networks, and (serious) games
Goals

5. Stages

6. Main stakeholders

8. Facebook competition

9. Facebook competition
The Facebook game allowed students to play it wherever and
whenever they wished – multiple choice quiz structure
Team score was integrated with the virtual world game

10. Final conference with 2 events:
• 1st event with all participants in the YED project
• 2nd event with external experts: Portuguese Ministry of
Education, Institute for Sports and Youth, etc.
New project proposal in the 2013 Jean Monnet Call, to
promote students’ role as active citizens and autodidacts:
• SMYLE (Social Media for Youths' Learning in Europe)
• Regional contest in support of creativity skills
using social media and multimedia tools
Final events and future initiatives

11. Connecting schools
with simulators
European students
participating in each
others’ simulations
using eduroam ID
federation
A Federated Identity
Grid for Europe

12. Contacts:
Website: http://yed.utad.pt
YED Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/YoungEuropeansDemocracy
Email: yed@utad.pt