TEGA – DAISSy https://daissy.eu Dynamic Ambient Intelligent Sociotechnical Systems Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:32:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://daissy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/daissy-logo-sq-512-75x75.png TEGA – DAISSy https://daissy.eu 32 32 The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU participated in the final transnational partners’ meeting of the TEGA project, in London https://daissy.eu/news/participated-in-the-final-transnational-partners-meeting-of-the-tega-project-in-london/ Sat, 20 May 2023 13:33:25 +0000 http://daissy.eap.gr/?p=5924 […]]]> logo-tegaOn 4th and 5th April 2023, the partners of the TEGA – Training the Educators to facilitate the teaching and assessment of abstract syllabus by the use of serious GAmes European project, met in London, hosted by London South Bank University (LSBU), project coordinator. During this last Transnational Partners’ Meeting (TPM), the project outputs and deliverables were reviewed and the work plan for the preparation of the final project report was set.

Specifically, during the TPM, Mr Joel Balkwill presented a series of good practices related to the SPIRAL community activities. Additionally, various cases of game-based teaching were presented by Mr Dan Barnard, Dorota Uptas-Tworek and Mark Winter, professors at LSBU. The interactive application that was developed for the TEGA Toolkit, was presented by Mr. Theodor Smith, student at LSBU.

The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), project partner, participated in the final TPM and was represented by Mr. Rizos Chaliampalias, Researcher of DAISSy and Ms. Vicky Maratou, Project Manager and Researcher of DAISSy, who presented the TEGA Community of Practice online platform.

The TEGA project was completed on the 18th April 2023 and its main objective was to develop a game-based teaching strategy to change traditional pedagogical practices in Higher Education. This approach is expected to improve the academic skills of lecturers in Universities, as well as the learning process of their students.

All TEGA deliverables are available on the project’s website, specifically on the Results page. The DAISSy-HOU developed the TEGA Community of Practice online platform, which facilitates the creation of a pan-European network of people who develop games and implement game-based educational practices. It is worth noting that the participation in the TEGA Community of Practice is free of charge and can be done through a simple registration. In this way, each registered member is then able to freely navigate through the platform’s information and educational material, to participate in communications with other members and to download materials.

TEGA was a thirty-month project, co-funded by the European Union, under the Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education, Key Action 2. It was implemented by a consortium of four (4) Universities from four (4) countries (UK, Lithuania, Portugal, Greece) with the DAISSy Research Group of the HOU being the Greek partner.

For more information about the TEGA project, and other activities of DAISSy:

]]> Leveraging tabletop games in education – Multiplier event and workshop of the TEGA project by DAISSY-HOU https://daissy.eu/news/leveraging-tabletop-games-in-education-multiplier-event-and-workshop-of-the-tega-project/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 06:51:06 +0000 http://daissy.eap.gr/?p=5757 […]]]> On Friday 3rd March 2023, the multiplier event of the European project TEGA – Training the Educators to facilitate the teaching and assessment of abstract syllabus by the use of serious GAmes, took place in Patras (Greece). The event included individual presentations regarding the outputs of the project so far, as well as a hands-on workshop on the application of the LEGO® Serious PlayTM methodology in education.

The event was organised by the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), the TEGA project partner in Greece. The event attracted the interest of more than forty (40) teachers of secondary and primary education sectors, who participated actively.

The Director of DAISSy and HOU Professor, Mr. Achilles Kameas, delivered the opening speech by welcoming the participants and presenting the activities of the Research Group, putting emphasis on its vision and mission.

During the first part of the event, the TEGA project was presented by Mrs. Vicky Maratou, DAISSy’s Project Manager, TEGA local Project Coordinator, who analysed its objectives and expected outcomes. A presentation of the TEGA toolkit for the implementation of game-based learning in education followed by Mr. Rizos Chaliampalias, DAISSy Researcher, who held a key role in the research carried out during the implementation of the project.

The invited speaker, Ms. Chara Kokkinou, Logopedist, presented the use of board games in mixed ability classrooms, while Ms. Natalia Spyropoulou, DAISSy Researcher, presented the “SPICE – Special Education STEAM Academy” EU project which aims to strengthen the skills of Primary Education teachers in the implementation of STE(A)M education, targeting the inclusion of students with mild disabilities.

The second part of the event started with a brief presentation of the LEGO Serious PlayTM methodology by Mrs. Maratou and it was followed by a hands-on workshop with the participation of all teachers. The event concluded with a reflection on the activity and a fruitful discussion.

The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU wishes to thank Mr. Spyros Papadakis, Organizational Coordinator of the Regional Center for Educational Design (PEKES) of Western Greece, for the support of the Center and its contribution to the success of the event.

It is noteworthy that in the context of the TEGA project, the Methodological Guide/Toolkit for the design and implementation of game-based learning in education, as well as the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for the training of Higher Education teachers in these practices, were developed. The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU has developed the TEGA online Community of Practice platform, which will facilitate the formation of a pan-European network of people who develop games and implement game-based learning practices in education.

The TEGA is a thirty-month project, co-funded by the European Union, under the Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education, Key Action 2. It is implemented by a consortium of four (4) Universities from four (4) countries (UK, Lithuania, Portugal, Greece) with the DAISSy Research Group being the Greek partner.

For more information on the TEGA project, and other activities of DAISSy:

 

 

]]> The first transnational training activity of the TEGA project and the transnational plenary meeting in Athens https://daissy.eu/news/the-first-transnational-training-activity-of-the-tega-project-and-the-transnational-plenary-meeting-in-athens/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:21:52 +0000 http://daissy.eap.gr/?p=5337 […]]]> On 20-22 June 2022, at the premises of Hellenic Open University in Athens, DAISSy group organised the 1st transnational training activity of the European project TEGA – Training the Educators to Facilitate the Teaching and Assessment of Abstract Syllabus by the Use of Serious Games.

A total of 18 trainees participated, who are lecturers and/or researchers at Lusófona University, London South Bank University (LSBU), Vilnius University and Hellenic Open University.

During the three-day training, the trainees participated in a Lego Serious Play workshop organized and coordinated by Mr. Byron Damasiotis, researcher with DAISSy group. Subsequently, the first version of the TEGA Toolkit was presented by the partners from LSBU and, based on the proposed methodology, the trainees carried out group practical assignments of analog game design, while evaluating the TEGA Toolkit. Moreover, Mr. Rizos Chaliampalias, researcher with DAISSy group, presented and explained the mechanisms identified in board games, while the partners from Lusófona University presented the specific topic of inclusive design of board games. The training concluded with playgame sessions using specific board games and evaluating them in terms of their degree of inclusivity.

On 23 & 24 June the 3rd transnational meeting of the project partners took place during which the next steps in the development of the deliverables, the roles and deadlines were discussed.

The main goal of the TEGA project is to develop a game-based teaching strategy in order to change the traditional pedagogical practices in Higher Education. This approach is expected to enhance the academic skills of lecturers in Universities, as well as students’ learning process.

The DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University (@DAISSyResearchGroup), is involved in all work packages, undertaking the development of the online platform that will support the project’s community of practice, a pan-European network of people who develop games and integrate them into the educational process.

More information about the TEGA project and the activities of DAISSy Research Group:

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