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InFormal Creativity

2023-1-FR02-KA153-YOU-0001283692023Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: FR|RO|EL|IT|DE|TR|HU|PL|LT|ES · Grant: €32,985
Creativity, arts and cultureNew learning and teaching methods and approachesDevelopment of training courses

Objectives

This project “InFormal Creativity” aimed at developing competence of educators, trainers, teachers, youth workers and young people in graphic facilitation and visual instruments, in order to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment which promotes creativity, divergent thinking and critical thinking. Objectives for the TC: - To learn about the impact visual thinking tools have in the learning process both in youth work and education and find out how to apply in educational practice to learn and practice in using basic elements of visuals and how to combine them to create meaning and metaphors in order to develop own visual toolbox To explore how we can visualise and structure complex data using infographics To learn the ABCs of visual note-taking and graphic recording techniques -To create visual instruments to support the self-learning process of visual think and graphic facilitation competence development. -To become more self-expressive and to reduce risks of misunderstanding -To learn how to stimulate critical thinking with creative tools -to learn about the basics of visual storytelling as a way of organising the information flow To discuss the ways visual thinking tools contribute to social inclusion in education and youth work The training course took place on 02-10 March 2024 and involved 33 participants from 10 countries: France, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Italy. The project was supported by the French National Agency of Erasmus+. The applicant organisation is Le Lab Lisieux Normandie.

Project partners (10)