A Storytelling Platform for Deeper Learning in STEM Combined with Art-Related Activities

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Miltiadis Anastasiadis, George Tsatsanifos, Frixos Terzakis, Nikolaos V. Karadimas, Sofoklis Sotiriou, Angelos Lazoudis, Jens Koslowsky, Serafeim Spanos, Theofanis Alexandridis, Nikos Papastamatiou, Alexandros Papadopoulos, Andreas Diktyopoulos

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A Storytelling Platform for Deeper Learning in STEM Combined with Art-Related Activities

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ABSTRACT

The STORIES storytelling platform provides the means and the tools along with the necessary collaborative and personalization functionalities to introduce students and monitor their performance in extended episodes of deeper learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) combined with art-related activities (visual and performing arts, music, movie making, 3D design). The platform introduces students in a progressive exploration of the different technologies that can be accommodated from the system, from simple text and video uploading to advanced augmentations of students’ artifacts.

KEYWORDS

Storytelling, Collaborative, STEAM, STEM, Authoring, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Problem Solving, Deeper Learning

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Cite this paper

Miltiadis Anastasiadis, George Tsatsanifos, Frixos Terzakis, Nikolaos V. Karadimas, Sofoklis Sotiriou, Angelos Lazoudis, Jens Koslowsky, Serafeim Spanos, Theofanis Alexandridis, Nikos Papastamatiou, Alexandros Papadopoulos, Andreas Diktyopoulos et. al.. (2018) A Storytelling Platform for Deeper Learning in STEM Combined with Art-Related Activities. International Journal of Education and Learning Systems, 3, 84-92