Project Meeting in Krakow

The workshops were prepared and conducted by Linda Castañeda from the University of Murcia. During the workshops, we reviewed the individual guiding principles of co-creating tasks with students, i.e.

• Roles, participation and perspectives, i.e. identifying the strengths and limitations of different participants. Involving students as active participants and creators (planners, moderators).
• Environment, i.e. supporting an inclusive and fair environment based on trust and mutual respect. Distributing power among partners as equally as possible.
• Results and benefits, i.e. highlighting the link between student input and the benefits it brings to all students. Making the co-creation experience meaningful and valuable for both students and teachers.
• Communication, i.e. providing clear guidelines and expectations for smooth and productive collaboration based on trust and transparency through open channels of communication for the exchange of ideas. Everyone should feel comfortable expressing their opinions, and all voices should be heard through regular and ongoing dialogue.
• Methods and models, i.e. using existing models from the literature as ideas for participants to start co-creation activities, taking into account the gap between the three elements: co-creation, digital competences of learners and active participation of students.
• Preparation, i.e. providing tools and training for all participants, while ensuring an open space for co-creation.

Each of them was analysed in terms of emerging tensions, quotes and preliminary observations of the participants. The discussion was guided by three questions: (1) do we agree with a given principle, (2) which elements need to be clarified or supplemented, and (3) what recommendations can be made to sustain the co-creation process in the long term. The next step was to create a list of the most important recommendations and find potential connections between them.