ODYSSEUS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF MODERN GREEK LEARNING AND TEACHING MATERIALS Lifelong Learning Programme KA 4: Dissemination and Exploitation of Results

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ODYSSEUS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF MODERN GREEK
LEARNING AND TEACHING Lifelong Learning
ProgrammeKA 4 Dissemination and Exploitation of
Results Kick-off Meeting Faculty of Arts,
University of Murcia Murcia, 24-25 February 2008
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• Summary
• Programme, Name, logo, Partners, Duration of
  Project
• Background of Project. Description of Learning
  /Teaching Materials
• Odysseus? What is it about? Aims and Objectives
• Plan of Action. Activities
• Conclusion Expected Outcomes
• 6. Themes for Discussion (Academic Meeting)

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Name of Project Odysseus for the Dissemination
of Modern Greek Learning and Teaching Project
Acronym Odysseus Programme Lifelong Learning
Programme. KA 4 Dissemination and Explotaition
of Results Duration of Project 24 months. (from
1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009) Logo
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• Participating Institutions
• University of Murcia (P1, Coordinator, Spain)
• British Hellenic Educational and Development
  Association (P2, Athens, Greece)
• Elea Computer Systems Ltd (P3, Athens, Greece)
• European Centre of Education and Development Ltd
  (P4, Plovdiv, Bulgary)
• Agenzia per il Patrimonio Culturale
  Euromediterraneo (P5, Lecce, Italy)

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2. Background of the Project. Description of
Materials
Travel to Greece III ?a??d? st?? ????da ???
Business Greek ?p??e???µat??? ????????
Dissemination and Exploitation
Greek for Science ?p?st?µ????? ????????
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2. Background of Project. Description of Materials
Travel to Greece III (?a??d? st?? ????da
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Lingua, 2003-2005 Partner Institutions Coordinato
r British Hellenic Educational and Development
Association (Athens, Greece) Partners University
of Murcia (Spain), University of Mesina (Italy),
ELBEA Ltd (Sofia, Bulgary), ELEA Computer Systems
Ltd (Athens, Greece). Description CD Multimedia
and Printed Handbook. Advanced Level (?p?ped? G).
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2. Background of Project. Description of Materials
Business Greek (?p??e???µat??? ????????) Financied
by European Comission, Programme Leonardo
(2004-2006) Partner Institutions Coordinator
British Hellenic Educational and Development
Association (Athens, Greece) Partners University
of Murcia (Spain), University Alexander Ioan Cuza
of Iasi (Rumany), ELBEA Ltd (Bulgary), EKEA Ltd
(Bulgary), ELEA Computer Systems Ltd (Athens,
Greece). Description CD Multimedia and Printed
Handbook. Intermediate Level (?p?ped? ?). Greek
for specific purposes
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2. Background of Project. Description of Materials
Greek for Science (?p?st?µ?????
????????) Financied by European Comission,
Programme Leonardo (2005-2007) Partner
Institutions Coordinator British Hellenic
Educational and Development Association (Athens,
Greece) Partners University of Murcia (Spain),
University of Lecce (Italy), ELBEA Ltd (Bulgary),
ELEA Computer Systems Ltd (Athens,
Greece). Description CD Multimedia and Printed
Handbook. Intermediate Level (?p?ped? ?). Greek
for specific purposes
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3. Odysseus. What is it about? Aims and Objetives

• Dissemination of the Materials resulting from
  previous projects (2 Leonardo, 1 Lingua)
• Exploitation of Materials (to implement, to test,
  to use the results)
• Improvement of the teaching Resources at the
  institutions involved in teaching Greek
• Achieve a higher number of trained teachers in
  Greek
• Promote Greek in secondary, vocational and higher
  education institutions and in non-formal
  education
• Promote the Greek Language and Culture

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4. Plan of Action. Activities
4. 1. Management Activities
4. 3. Human Resources Training Activities
4. 2. Promotion and Dissemination Activities
4. 4. Elaboration of documents, studies and
papers
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4. 1. Management Activities

• Management of the project trough the restricted
  area in the official website of Odysseus
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• Participation in the Meetings of the Project
•       Kick-off Meeting, Murcia (25-26 February)
•     Coordination Meeting, Bulgary or Italy (July
  2008)
•    Coordination Meeting, Athens (February 2009)
•      Concluding Meeting, Murcia (October-December
  2009)

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4. 2. Promotion and Dissemination Activities

•   - Coordinator
• Design of the logo of Odysseus
• Design and creation of the official website of
  Odysseus
• Post of teaching materials in the virtual
  platform of Odysseus
• Design and Print of informative leaflets and
  posters about Odysseus
•  - Elea Ltd
•         Copy of teaching/ learning materials

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4. 2. Promotion and Dissemination Activities
All Partners - Link to Odysseus website at each
partner institution - Publication of at least 2
notices and announcements in specialized reviews
in each partner country - Distribution of print
publicity and information about Odysseus at each
partner country - E-Mailing to institutions and
specialised societies related with Modern Greek
Teaching and Greek Culture at each partner
country - Spread out of Teaching Materiales at
each partner country - Public presentation of
Odysseus at each partner institution
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4. 3. Human Resources Training Activities

• Organization of, at least, two courses of Modern
  Greek Language for Students
• Organization of, at least, two training courses
  for Teachers of Greek
• Organization of, at least, one Cultural Workshop
  / Seminar / Cultural activity related to Greek
  Modern Language and Culture
• Participation in the Final Congress

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4. 4. Elaboration of Documents, Studies and Papers

• Elaboration of a register with institutions,
  associations and societies involved in teaching
  and promotion of Modern Greek Language and
  Culture at each partner country
• Report about the situation of Modern Greek
  Teaching/Learning in each institution partner
• Report about the situation of Modern Greek
  Teaching/Learning in each partner country
• Writing of, at least, one academic / scientific
  paper for the Concluding Congress

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5. Conclusion. Expected Outcomes

• Odysseus website
• Corporative logo of Odysseus
• 4 links to Odysseus website (one per partner
  institution)
• Post of Teaching Materiales in the virtual
  platform
• 4 Public presentations of Odysseus and the
  Teaching Materials
• 200 Copies of the Teaching Materiales
• Ca. 1000 informative leaflets abour Odysseus
• Mailings (post and e-mail) to university
  networks, specialised societies and alike

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5. Conclusion. Expected Outcomes

• 4 Coordination Meetings
• 8 announcements and notices in reviews
• 8 courses of Greek for Students
• 8 training courses for Teachers of Greek
• 4 Seminars / Cultural Activity
• Final Congress
• Minutes Volume
• Papers, Reports and other relevant documents
  deriving from the implemented activities

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Odysseus as Framework
Odysseus is just a framework for the
dissemination of Modern Greek, which means it
should hold not only the proposed activities but
any other initiative that could reasonably fit
these dissemination purposes.
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6. Themes for Discussion
How can I fit Odysseus in my institution /
country needs and possibilities?
Lecce, Italy
Odysseus
Europe
Athens, Greece
Plovdiv, Bulgary
Murcia, Spain
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6. Themes for Discussion

• What is the best way to promote and disseminate
  the Greek Language and Greek Culture in my
  institution / city / country / in Europe?
• What is the best way to publish / disseminate
  the results in my country / at European level?
• - How many courses can my institution organize,
  how many seminars? What kind of courses
  (intensiv, conversation, greek for specific
  purposes? What kind of seminars?
• Who are our principal target groups? (students,
  teachers, inmigrants, professionals)?

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Gracias ! Thank you ! ???a??st? !