PUNTE conference and workshop
The Poly-Universe game is a geometric skill development game designed by a Hungarian artist. The novelty of Poly-Universe lies in the ‘scale-shifting’ symmetry inherent to its geometric forms and a color combination system, which can be used universally in STEAM education. The methodological tool has been tested over the last 10 years by thousands of teachers and students at different age groups (6-18 years) in hundreds of institutions and events (schools, math festivals, museums) across Europe.
Johannes Kepler University is a partner in Erasmus+ project PUNTE – ‘Poly-Universe in teacher training education’ which aims at collecting best practices in the use of the Poly-Universe game family in different fields and introducing them into higher education, teacher education and teacher training, thus stimulating a paradigm shift in methodology. The project also aims to develop the skills of students with special educational needs and those from different social backgrounds through the use of games.
The project partners held a multiplier event in Oradea, Romania on 31 March and 1 April 2023 as an international PUNTE conference and workshop. Over the two days, 90 participants gained insight into the different applications of the Poly-Universe. Also, they could learn more about our key project result: a comprehensive handbook published in English and Hungarian providing an insight into the methodology courses launched during the last academic year and the PUNTE interdisciplinary good practices collected during the project.
You can download the handbook here, and learn more about the world of Poly-Universe and our project: https://www.punte.eu/. You can learn more about the PUNTE International Conference and Workshop at the website of our hosting partner, Partium Christian University: https://menedzsment.partium.ro/en/news/punte-international-conference-and-workshop
