Method description PHASE 3 Digital paper chase A digital paper chase gives participants the opportunity to discover their surroundings. Using their own smartphones/mobiles and the Action Bound app, participants form small groups and select a team name. They have as much time as they like to ex- plore their surroundings and to complete various tasks. Besides the tasks that are included in the app, the two groups were asked the following: What’s the most im- portant place on these grounds you’d like to show the other group? What’s the most important place in the sur- rounding area you’d like to show the other group? Of course, they are allowed to send other photos as well. The team also shows participants, on a map, where the other group is. To show the other group the surround- ings participants record a video of the various places they are at. As soon as the paper chase is over, the photos and vide- os are sent to the other group. Each group first watches its own videos, then those of the other group. The two groups then meet online to share their experiences of the activity. Possible questions to ask: How did you like the activ- ity? Did you find out anything new watching the other group’s video? After watching their video, would you like to visit the other group and explore their surroundings? Why? Digital talent fair Everyone shows their interests and hobbies to the oth- ers in a talent fair. The goal is to give participants in both groups the opportunity to present new things to each other and to try out things for themselves. Each participant thinks about what activity they would like to present (e.g. dance, drawing, sports). They have two hours to prepare a video tutorial to explain what they are doing. After two hours are up they send their video tutorials to the other group by email or WeTrans-
fer. The two groups each watch the other group’s video tutorials, then meet online to clarify any open questions and possibly to answer the other group’s questions. Af- ter that they can each start following the tutorials they have been sent. After participants have tried out the activities, the team offers them the chance to have a video conference in which the two groups can share their experiences about what they tried out, what they enjoyed, etc. Cooperative game with balloons (Both groups do the same activity at the same time) Goal: To use 50 balloons to build something pretty and useful. The groups have 30 minutes to complete the task. Each team first has to agree on what they want to make and to communicate with each other to reach the goal together. Each group will produce a different result. At the end of the activity the team offers the groups the opportunity for online feedback. The aim is to find out what the other group has made and how they communi- cated and cooperated to achieve the goal. Feedback: The two groups both had the same idea and made a garland out of the balloons. The garland was pretty, colourful and useful for decorating the room and the disco on the last day. Boum playlist A Franco–German playlist is created for an online mini boum (the French word for “party”) on the last evening. Everyone gets to suggest one song they would like to share with the partner group. These songs are compiled into a playlist that is uploaded to a music platform such as Spotify or Deezer so that both groups can access it at the same time. The two groups listen to the playlist simultaneously (via Zoom’s audio function), possibly al- ternating between a French track and a German track. During the informal chat at the end, the music can con- tinue playing in the background and the chat function can be left open in the videoconferencing tool so that participants in both countries can write to each other or share their contact details.
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