Comenius-project MEPWED

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International projects using web based tools
"Midnight Sun" Course Ludo Mateusen
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30 MINUTES
SLIDES
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Experiences Comenius project 6 countries (3
Geneurations, Eline, E-Uth) MICTEP (Methodology
to implement ICT in European project work)
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European projectwork?
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Content Organisation Multi-media
1. Aims 6. International teams of students 11. Pictures
2. Themes 7. Appropriate web based tools 12. Movies
3. Methodology 8. Communication and Collaboration 13. Audio
4. Curriculum 9. Clear written guidelines
5. Involvement students 10. Marks, certification
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Common aims??
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Content 1. Aims. Do partners have common aims?

• Attitude
• Respect other cultures, fighting prejudices,
  awareness own identity
• Knowledge
• Linguistic, subject based, other cultures
• Skills
• Methodological working autonomously, doing
  research, group work
• ICT
• Linguistic
• Personal development

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Content 2. Themes

• General multi-disciplinary theme subtopics
• Subject based
• Interesting for students
• Relevant
• Intercultural dialogue (priority LLL
• Cultural heritage
• Environment / energy
• Work experience etc..

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Content 2. Example themes

• Saving energy
• Types of energy
• Every days life
• Life begins, weddings, life ends
• Celebrations
• Religious, personal, political, national

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Content 2. Example theme Sport

• Addiction
• Mens sana in corpore sano
• Dangerous sports
• Sport and health
• Advertisements
• Nationalism

• Hooliganism
• Sport and TV
• National sports
• Sport at school

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Content 3. Methodology

• Description. What, how?
• Description (what,how) comparison
  differencies/similarities
• Description (what, how) research question. Why?

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Content 3. Methodology. Research questions

• Sport and health
• Main questions
• Does sport always contribute to a better
• health?
• Subquestions
• How do sport contribute to a better health?
• Which sports do contribute well/not well?
• Doping, training and food etc..
• Conclusion/recommendations

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Content 3. Methodology. Description

• 3 GenEUrations. Subtopic. Gender related roles
• Main question
• In what respects have the relations between men
  and women changed with reference to roles and
  opportunities?
• Subquestions
• Are there differences in upbringing of boys and
  girls?
• Are there differences in the ways boys and girls
  spend their spare time and the way they get along
  with their friends?
• Conclusion

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Content 4. Linked to curriculum?

• LLL-programme
• How will the activities be integrated into the
  curriculum?
• Which subjects of the curriculum will be
  concerned?
• (How many hours, lessons, marks given etc..)
• Schools can have different subjects
• Example ELINE
• Nl history social sciences IT English
• No social sciences Be IT-lessons
• Ge English, social sciences Ir transition
  year

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Content 5. Involvement students

• Personal presentations
• Brainstorming subtopics
• Local research interviews, literature, lessons
• National reports (fomats given)
• International report. Comparison

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Content 5. Phase Research
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Content 5. Phase Research Interview in Ierland
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Content 5. Phase Local reports Germany ethics
years 50
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Content 5. Phase Local reports Families 50 Italy
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Organisation 6. International teams of students

• Divide class in smaller groups
• Mixed international groups work on same subtopics
• Two schools E-Twinning / exchanges
• Minimum three schools Comenius/LLL (see
  ELINE/food)
• Innovative option
• Teacher is responsible for the work of the
  students in his/her school
• The Topic Coordinator is responsible for the
  work in his/her international topic group

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Organisation 7. Appropriate web based tools

• E- mail
• Websites
• Chat/discussion forum
• Electronic (or virtual or digital) learning
  environment (contains different tools)
• Moodle, Dokeos, Teletop, Fronter? Blackboard
• Web 2.0 tools (from information to communication)
• Weblogs, wikis, community tools
• Project based environments
• Ejournals, Magazine Factory etc..

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Organisation 7. Criteria ICT- tools for
international group work

• General information (assignments, deadlines..)
• Communication and collaboration between S
• Monitoring students work T
• Structuring of the project T
• Easy to use S T

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Organisation 7. ICT-Tools.
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Organisation 7. ICT-Tools. Information,
communication and collaboration
Information Communication Collaboration
Unilateral Bi/multilateral Bi/multilateral
To show your own product To compare different products To create a common product
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Information Communication Collaboration Monitoring students Sructuring by teacher Easy to use T Easy to use S
E-mail Information xxx Communication xxx Collaboration xx Monitoring x Structuring x xxx / xxx
website Information xxx Communication - Collaboration - Monitoring Structuring xxx _
Web 2.0 tools Information xxx Communication xxx Collaboration xxx Monitoring xxx Structuring x xxx / xxx
Ele (forum) Information xxx Communication (forum) xxx Collaboration x Monitoring xxx structuring xxx x / xx
ejournals Information xxx Communication x Collaboration xxx Monitoring xxx structuring xxx xx / xxx
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Organisation 7. ICT-Tools. Structuring
Chronological
Management
THEMATIC
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Organisation 7. ICT-Tools. Structuring
Chronological
Mixed use
THEMATIC
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Organisation 8. Communication and collaboration

• Communication tools of S
• Synchronous MSN, Skype
• Asynchronous mail
• Personal communication socialising.
• Priority ONE MSN, mail
• Communication about project (in eJournal)
• Live Online (audio)
• Internal message system (mail)
• Comments (simple forum)
• Shared article

B A L A N CE
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Organisation 9. Clear agreements

• Clear written outline created jointly by partners
  
• Content
• Aims/subtopics/formats of articles
• Stages of the project
• Realistic time scales calendar
• Common evaluation tools

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Organisation 9. Model of phases of a project

• Personal presentations
• Preparation of the research OWNERSHIP
• offering choices, brainstorming, making
  subquestions
• Local researchinterviews, literature, lessons
• National reports
• International report. Comparison
• Evaluation. Selfevaluation and marks

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Organisation 9. Phases
Structure
Phase Presentations
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Organisation 9. Phase Brainstorming
Phase Common agreements on what to do.
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Organisation 9 Calendar
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Organisation 9 Deadlines
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Evaluation control ??
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Organisation 9. Common evaluation

• Evaluation self evaluation
• Select a small set common aims to be evaluated
• MICE (Model instruments common evaluation)
• Involve students and teachers
• Use diferent instruments (not always
  questionaires)
• Ready-to-use questionnaires available in
  eJournals?

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Organisation 9. Common evaluation Involve students

• Foto van evaluatie vergadering

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Organisation 10. Certification, marks

• Marks if part of the curriculum
• Marks for gained competences??
• Marks for languages??
• Certificate
• Part of portfolio

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Characteristics
Content Organisation Multi-media
1. Aims 6. International teams of students 11. Pictures
2. Themes 7. Appropriate web based tools 12. Movies
3. Methodology 8. Communication and Collaboration 13. Audio
4. Curriculum 9. Clear written guidelines
5. Final products 10. Marks, certification
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Multi-media

• Pictures, audio, video see workshops
• Pictures tell a story
• Audio and video additional tools
• Added value for communication and content
• Cultural differences
• Privacy issues

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Conclusion The more virtual, the more
structured and well organised

• Ownership pupils
• Creativity and visualisation
• Communication and collaboration
• Innovative tools
• Marks
• Structuring/monitoring teachers
• Linked to curriculum

M I X
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Your own conclusion??

• Please, write down three main conclusions