{"id":14167,"date":"2026-03-02T20:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdcentras.lt\/projects\/visual-creativity-and-design-thinking-as-tools-for-young-learners-in-a-virtual-world\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:50:19","slug":"visual-creativity-and-design-thinking-as-tools-for-young-learners-in-a-virtual-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdcentras.lt\/en\/projects\/visual-creativity-and-design-thinking-as-tools-for-young-learners-in-a-virtual-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Creativity and Design Thinking as Tools for Young Learners in a Virtual World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Visual Creativity and Design Thinking as Tools for Young Learners in a Virtual World<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”yes” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” background_color=”#f7f7f7″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Project No.<\/strong> 2020-1-EE01-KA227-SCH-093376<\/p>\n

Project duration:<\/strong> 1 March 2021\u201328 February 2023<\/p>\n

Project co-funder:<\/strong> EU program Erasmus+<\/p>\n

Project coordinator:<\/strong> Tallinna Kunstig\u00fcmnaasium (Estonia)<\/a><\/p>\n

Project partners:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tartu kunsti kool (Estonia)<\/a><\/p>\n

Educraftor Oy Ab (Finland)<\/a><\/p>\n

Crossing Borders (Denmark)<\/a><\/p>\n

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PROJECT RELEVANCE<\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_column_text]The COVID-19 pandemic had and continues to have a too great impact on the education system and on young learning requiring a re-thinking and re-design of educational approaches. Together with the partners we came to the conclusion that offering them the possibility to learn design thinking, to use and practice Visual Thinking methods using their creativity and the digital instruments, they will acquire new, necessary skills and knowledge to help them stay mentally and emotionally well and continue the learning regardless of the situation and location: in a classroom, or in isolation.
\n\u201cCreative Digital Visualization for the Development of Design Thinking Strategies among students and youth\u201d project was designed to encourage young learners to stay creative regardless of where they are.
\nThe project aim was to integrate arts and creativity to develop digital skills among target groups by the means of innovative practices in a digital era when distance learning becomes the \u201cnew normal\u201d in education and youth work. It aimed at enabling learning opportunities for students, pupils, youth, teachers about innovative digital tools making use of and boosting their creativity. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

PROJECT AIM<\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_column_text]To encourage young learners \u2013 pupils, students, young people, but also teachers, coaches, youth workers to stay creative regardless of their location during working\/studying process by integrating arts and creativity to develop digital skills due to innovative practices such as design thinking strategies and visual thinking techniques in education and youth work; by enabling learning opportunities for students, pupils, youth, teachers to develop a new culture of independent studying assuring the mental wellbeing of the stakeholders.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

PROJECT OBJECTIVES<\/h6>\n

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  1. To enable young learners and teachers to use creativity and arts to stay balanced despite the situation they are facing.<\/li>\n
  2. To develop new skills and knowledge among young learners and teachers to help them to cope with various issues affecting their possibility of movement.<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0To train students and teachers to use Visual Thinking Techniques for the creative visualization of their situation and condition.<\/li>\n
  4. To train students and teachers to use Design Thinking Strategies for the solution processes of various problems in life, in studies, in work.<\/li>\n
  5. To support teachers and youth workers to employ Design Thinking Strategies for planning lessons, delivering activities and content.<\/li>\n
  6. To elaborate a methodological framework for a course to be delivered in schools, youth centers, organizations on Visual Thinking techniques and Design Thinking Strategies.<\/li>\n
  7. To shift the approach to planning and delivering lessons to a new one, more creative, engaging and animated with the use of Design Thinking Strategies.<\/li>\n
  8. To establish a network of partners who will continue the coperation after the project is ended.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    PROJECT TARGET GROUPS<\/h6>\n

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