Design, Learning and Innovation in Developing a Physical Activity Training Network: L.U.C.A.S Project

Eva Brooks*, Anthony L. Brooks

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper introduces a seven-country international partner consortium project carried out under the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union. The project was titled L.U.C.A.S. (Links United for Coma Awakenings through Sport). Targeted user-group was acquired brain injured, spinal cord injury, and patients recovering from coma – many being profoundly impaired some being vegetative state. Elaboration and sharing of rehabilitation models to consider best practices targeting physical exercise, especially adapted sports, was catalyst of the project theme investigating a posited methodology. L.U.C.A.S. ran from January 2015 to December 2016 and was built upon an earlier Lifelong Learning European Program funded five-country project titled L.U.C.A. - Links United for Coma Awakening having its focus on learning and dissemination of good practices.
The specific focus of the contribution is to briefly share both the Scandinavian research element of the project as well as the holistic outcomes to enable others to use, reflect, and critique the methodology. The paper also introduces the annual European Day of Awakenings that emerged under the L.U.C.A.S. project
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInteractivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation : 7th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2018, and 3rd EAI International Conference, DLI 2018, ICTCC 2018, Braga, Portugal, October 24–26, 2018, Proceedings
EditorsAnthony L. Brooks, Eva Brooks, Cristina Sylla
Number of pages11
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2019
Pages439-449
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-06133-3
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-06134-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event7th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity, and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2018 and 3rd EAI International Conference on Design, Learning and Innovation, DLI 2018 - Braga, Portugal
Duration: 24 Oct 201826 Oct 2018

Conference

Conference7th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity, and Game Creation, ArtsIT 2018 and 3rd EAI International Conference on Design, Learning and Innovation, DLI 2018
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityBraga
Period24/10/201826/10/2018
SeriesLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume265
ISSN1867-8211

Bibliographical note

Erasmus+ EU project dissemination of findings from our research

Keywords

  • Acquired brain injured (ABI)
  • Design
  • International network development
  • Learning
  • Physical training methodology
  • Spinal cord injury (SCI)

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