A group of institutions from Lithuania, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal developed a project over two years with the aim of engaging girls aged 14-16 in STEM subjects. Empower Girls Creativity Through Use of Digital Technologies (SparkDigiGirls) is an ERASMUS+ project that culminated in the creation of an online course. This course consists of 16 challenges spread over different types of technologies (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Robotics, Online Security). Students are challenged to learn about the technology, apply it to real everyday situations or needs, and provide evidence.This course has been converted into a MOOC and integrated into the Chair4Future platform, which has been specifically designed to disseminate knowledge to students and teachers at IPT, partner institutions and the wider community. This platform was created as part of a national project: STRONG - Resilient Skills and Teachers focused on the Next Generations. The aim was to identify the main skills that are lacking and to create initiatives that can develop them.
In this paper we present the initiatives related to the dissemination of the results of the SparkDigiGirls project. The MOOC is described and the results of the user satisfaction evaluation are presented, as well as information about the girls who have taken up STEM-related courses as a result of participating in the project. Regarding the MOOC, support modules for tutors have been added so that anyone interested can be prepared to run it with a group of young people.

Authors:
Inês Araújo, Polytechnic University of Tomar, Portugal
Célio Marques, Polytechnic University of Tomar, Portugal
Hélder Pestana, Polytechnic University of Tomar, Portugal

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