Establishing Climate-related Opinion-voicing and Political Participation via Online Learning and Interactive Scenarios
The ECOPOLIS project explores how communication between political representatives and the target group of 14 to 16-year-olds can be promoted through an online platform that combines both playful learning scenarios and opinion expression functionality. The platform provides interactive content that can be easily used in the classroom and promotes a better understanding of the scientific aspects of climate change, as well as providing information on current and future climate policies.
In addition, integrated quizzes and questionnaires can be used to gather general information about the target audience, such as their knowledge of political processes, climate-related science and general opinions. Thus, ECOPOLIS is a potential tool for political representatives for both information and survey purposes.
Credits
Project coordination: Jeremiah Diephuis
Climate Policy: Katharina Gruber, Oliver Schrot
Educational Content: Ingrid Graz, Isabel Guschl, Raffael Maxian, Stefan Strasser
Platform & Game Development: Andrea Aschauer, Paul Huemer
This project is funded by the Climate and Energy Fund and is part of the 14th Call of the Austrian Climate Research Program.