Action for Interactive Anti-Polarisation Learning Experiences for a Better Democracy

<< Objectives >>ActIPLEx aims to combat social polarisation among young people by educating them about the dangers of polarisation and increasing their understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the process. With the help of educational games and social simulations, we will create educational experiences for students and a wider audience, as well as open educational resources about polarisation and dialogue to help motivate young people towards positive dialogue in the situations they face in life.<< Implementation >>Within ActIPLEx,we will:-Develop a set of interactive learning experiences in the form of a Massive Open Online Course on Futurelearn, online courses on the University of Tartu and University of Warsaw's educational platforms-Design,test, refine, and conduct an interactive game-based workshop on polarisation and dialogue, including educational social simulations-Implement and promote the workshop format and online courses within the partnership and for a wider audience (4EU+ Alliance,schools)<< Results >>Main results:-Over 1,000 participants in the MOOC on Futurelearn-Over 250 participants in open online courses on UNITARTU and UNIWARSAW platforms-Over 200 student participants in the game-based workshop-A set of Open Educational Resources for teachers:videos,quizzes,texts,social simulation experiments,an educational game-Three dissemination workshops for teachers-Workshop format tested in 2-4 secondary schools-Participants trained in recognising, understanding and preventing polarisation