EU-READ&ART. The first European digital library of book trailers and adults creative expressions

"EU-READ&ART" was born from the synergy of 7 partners that are facing the same challenges training adult learners, low skilled at the level of basic literacy, languages, and digital competencies w...

1) Strengthen adult learners' literacy skills (reading in small groups, artistic expression and book trailers creation). 2) To equip adult learners and trainers with important digital skills. 3) To improve competences that strengthen skill development and creativity, as well as to increase the quality, innovation and recognition of non-formal learning in adult education. 4) To create small networks at the local level between partners and local public libraries. 5) To give to local learning processes an international dimension. 6) To make learners feeling included into society and connected with other adults in Europe. 7) Promoting Erasmus for adult learners as a second chance to upgrade basic skills. 8) To achieve a big main Project Result, the "First European Digital Library of Book Trailers and Creative Expressions".

Main activities are divided into 5 chapters: 1. Project Management and Implementation: project management teams developed clear, effective and transparent internal communication - reporting - monitoring and evaluation - maintaining a balanced rhythm between local and international activities. 2. Small Reading Groups with educators were created. Educators empowered adult readers with the literacy and digital skills, organized reading groups work and helped to create artistic expressions and short book trailers. The groups organized Reading labs for more adult learners and citizens. 3. Three transnational Project Meetings: - TPM 1 in Ignalina (Lithuania) – May 2022, - TPM 2 in Paris (France) – October 2022, - TPM 3 in Taranto (Italy) – June 2023 took place. 4. 2 physical Learning, Teaching and Training Mobilities took place: - LTT1 for educators and adult learners in Soverato (Italy) on September, 2022: “EU READ&ART. Creative Trainers, Creative&Digital Learners”. - LTT2 Training for educators and adult learners in Athens (Greece) on May, 2023: “EU-READ&ART. Book Trailers and Creative Expressions in Europe”. The blended training on basics of creating of book trailers – 2 virtual trainings by partners took place: - Virtual LTT for educators and adult learners “Let`s book trailers” by ACADEMIA partners in Maribor (Slovenia) on March-April, 2022. - Online training path for trainers, teachers (not only inside project) by JUMP partners in February-March 2023. 5. Dissemination and Evaluation. - The appealing website built in a Netflix style https://europeanbooktrailers.eu/ was being created with space for book trailers, blogs, project activities, training material created by project partners. - The project Facebook https://www.facebook.com/europeanbooktrailers.eu/ and Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf02S8MNLt8vWCayHPST9JA accounts were being using for more visibility. - All partners regularly spread press releases. - Multiplier Events took place in each partner organization. - Reports and newsletters with analytics data about platform content, users, followers were prepared every 3 months and after every event. - The monitoring activities every partner carried out according to timetable.

As a result of the project, which we created: - The main project result – the website https://europeanbooktrailers.eu/ – the attractive platform for book trailers, blogs, training material, information about the project. - 554 book trailers, promoting reading, literature and authors in very innovative way. - 330 blog articles about news from partners, about book trailers, press releases. - Training material “Let`s book trailer” by the team of ACADEMIA from Maribor (Slovenia), experts on visual art and professional video making https://europeanbooktrailers.eu/trainings/ - 2 tutorials on how to upload a book trailer and how to publish an article at the project website. - Project logo and the video ending of every book trailer – outro. - Tested “Eu-Read&Art” method about book trailers creation in reading groups. Achieved: CONSORTIUM have created a strong network of different organizations which represent, in their local contexts, their nations and explore new ones have shared our common problems and needs with the aim to find a common base of cooperation/understanding have managed a long-term cooperation process. Partners have improved their level of knowledge on EU, Culture, Arts, Creativity, Literacy skills. Improvement for adults have strengthened the role of adult education providers in the EU have solved any eventual conflicts among partners involved in a long and challenging project. EDUCATORS have tried and mastered a clear method to conduct readers clubs, reading labs. EDUCATORS have experienced and perceived the sense of responsibility of belonging to an international team which have developed in them a more European dimension of work have trained them on EU topics, EU guidelines. EDUCATORS have experienced how realized book trailers and creative expressions provided teaching skills more ready to meet the real learning needs of adults, helped them better understand the potential of adult education in Europe to improve the cultural level of all, gave them a clear identity as 'innovators' and 'multipliers' in a deeper sense of general competence, more in line with the EU recommendation. They acquired cultural and creative competences, creating the identity of pedagogues in the field of European adult education, developed mentoring and coaching competences in them, very useful in the teaching profession, improved their English language competences, improved relations between them and with adult learners. LEARNERS. Adult learners have discovered a love of reading, writing and creative expression through the arts, given the freedom to read quietly as 'me time' to themselves or to work in a group, without judgment or grades, but towards a common goal. They learned a method of developing quality reading and writing skills, expression/communication skills, literacy/digital/artistic and cultural competence in one definition, how to create, plan and produce book trailers and video shoots. In general, showed them that the different stages of the learning process brought them to other countries where they had not really been in their lives, developed their English language competences, gave them the ability to understand various aspects related to the book, narrative style, author's choices, story development, characters. Participating in the project's training opened them to the minds of writers and cultures they would never have known (this also applies to teachers and organizers). Project activities for TERRITORY have had a significant impact on the media, new partners and stakeholders who support the cultural sector, created a product that is accessible to a wide range of users, including writers, publishers, and raised awareness of the work of various partners in the education sector for adults. Learners improving their literacy skills encouraged the adult education organizations participating in the project to look for more innovative forms of education and expanded the areas of activity.