The Acorn Project launch at The Suck Valley Way Conference in Roscommon
The Irish launch of the Activating Young Rural Development (ACORN) project took place recently at The Suck Valley Way Conference in Roscommon. The conference is an annual event and this year the topic was ‘Inspiring Rural Creativity’. The event was held in association with Roscommon Leader Partnership and the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG). The Acorn […]
Circular Creatives at the Strandhill People’s Market
We are always on the look out for interesting people and stories that fit in with our projects and we are big fans of our local markets, Val our Digital Media Specialist is a regular visitor to Strandhill People’s Market and she spotted two creatives making beautiful things from what others might see as waste […]
The Surviving Digital Good Practice Guide is now live
Our project Surviving Digital / Survivreau Digital has just released an insightful Study: Identification of innovative practices to support the fight against screen addiction. In recent years, scientific studies have shown the harmful effects of overexposure to screens of small children. Currently, no practice has been developed which effectively helps adult educators combatting this trend. […]
The Creative Change Multiplier Event in Leitrim
As part of Momentum’s 20th Birthday celebration, we held a multiplier event for the Creative Change Project. We presented the project to over 80 attendees, from all over Europe at the Momentum event in Leitrim, and there was a lot of interest in Creative Change and the benefits of the circular economy. With the Creative […]
The CollaboratiVET Project Website is Live
The CollaboratiVET (Creating a collaborative environment in VET) Project website is now live and we invite you to take a look at this interesting project. CollaboratiVET is an innovative project that aims to integrate the flipped approach to VET (Vocational education and training) institutions. This involves developing VET teachers’ abilities and competencies to match the […]
An Introduction to the Nudging 360° Project
We’d like to introduce you to the Nudging 360° Project. The project addresses the digital transformation in Higher Education by using nudging and self-nudging to enhance HE educators’ digital competencies. Nudging is a concept in behavioral economics and psychology that refers to the use of subtle, non-coercive interventions to influence the choices and behaviors of […]
The Circular Creatives Project visit CREW Galway
Together with our colleagues in Roscommon Leader Partnership, we were delighted to bring the Circular Creatives Project to Galway recently. We visited The CREW – ‘Creative Enterprise West’ centre, CREW are creating a centre of excellence and entrepreneurial eco-system. It was the perfect location host an Exploratory Panel meeting to gain feedback on the emerging […]
The First Leadership for Diversity Project Partner Meeting
The kick-off meeting of the Leadership for Diversity Project took place in Barcelona, Spain, recently. The project aims to build inclusive and resilient schools by enhancing the competencies of school leaders for the development of educational leadership and diversity management. The Project team had a very succesful meeting and they are making plans that will […]
The Digital Balance Multiplier Event in Leitrim
As part of Momentum’s 20th Birthday celebration, we held a multiplier event for the Digital Balance Project. Digital Balance is a new approach to train VET teachers, leaders and managers in digital well-being. The end result will be to improve educators’ own digital competences, while also boosting the capacity of VET institutions to manage the […]