Social Electricity Online Platform (SEOP) is a European project funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme. Started officially in January, 2014 with mission to develop online learning modules, educational content and online eco-feedback platforms, to raise the awareness and knowledge of citizens about energy, the environment and sustainability, by using modern educational techniques and learning approaches. An important achievement is Social Electricity, an online application helping people to manage their personal consumption collaboratively, by interacting and comparing with friends, neighbors and other users. website: http://www.seop-project.eu/ Social Electricity:http://www.social-electricity.com

1. SEOP Lifelong Learning EU Project
Dr. Andreas Kamilaris
Postdoc Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Cyprus
kami@cs.ucy.ac.cy
Social Electricity Online Platform

2. Introduction
• Started officially in January, 2014.
• Its mission is to develop online learning modules,
educational content and online eco-feedback
platforms, to raise the awareness and knowledge
of citizens about energy, the environment and
sustainability.
• An important achievement is Social Electricity, an
online application helping people to manage their
personal consumption collaboratively, by
interacting and comparing with friends, neighbors
and other users.

3. Purpose
Learning Modules Social Electricity

4. Learning Modules

5. Learning Modules
• Covering a broad range of aspects related to
energy management and conservation through
online tools and ICT applications:
• Course 1: Digital Literacy
• Course 2: Energy Management
• Course 3: Green Practices and Renewables
• Course 4: Social Electricity User Manual

6. Learning Modules
• Highly interactive courses, using modern
educational techniques and learning methods:

7. Learning Modules
• Questions at the end of each course to test the
knowledge of students:

8. Learning Modules
• Real-time feedback on performance and current
score, certificate on completion:

9. Social Electricity
• An online, social, collaborative tool for personal
energy management:

10. Social Electricity
Personal management of electricity consumption

11. Social Electricity
Competitions!

12. Social Electricity
Fair comparisons with similar peers around your country!

13. Social Electricity
Educational material on how to save energy!

14. Social Electricity
Respecting privacy!

15. Social Electricity
Breakdowns of total consumption to individual appliances!

16. Social Electricity
Commitment – setting goals for savings!

17. Social Electricity
Comparisons with people from different countries
and cultures around Europe!

18. Social Electricity
Create your list of “green buddies” – collaborators for exchange
of know-how and experiences towards energy savings!

19. Social Electricity
Educational social games – compare your
knowledge on energy with the online community!

20. Next Steps: Pilot Testing
SOCIAL ELECTRICITY
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Time Plan:
LEARNING
MODULES
Group A
Group B
Phase 1:
User
recruitment
Phase 2: Use of
Learning Modules by
Group A
Phase 3: Use of
Social Electricity by
both Groups A and B
Phase 4:
Data
Analysis
(Q1)
(Q1)
(Q2)
(Q3)
25 May-15 June 15 June- 30 June 1 July- 30 September October
Focus Group
of Experts
Case Studies

21. Next Steps: SE New Features
Smart Metering
Renewables
Collaborative
Consumption
Collaborative
Production
Personalization

22. Thank you!
SEOP EU Project: http://www.seop-project.eu/
Social Electricity App: http://www.social-electricity.com/
Dr. Andreas Kamilaris
Postdoc Researcher
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Cyprus
kami@cs.ucy.ac.cy